Having a wonderful, relaxing, enoyable, chilly time in Denver with my friends and their almost-three year old daughter. We are all exhausted from the travel, the slight time change, the all-day noshing, some imbibing… the things that make up a good vacation. And a good life. There is ever so much for which I am [...]
I watched The Business of Being Born last night. Every woman that is pregnant or may become pregnant should see this documentary. Seriously. Here is an excellent article on the film. What this documentary is NOT about is suggesting all births should be done at home in a pool of water. It is also NOT about [...]
Sun found her father’s small stash of cigars. Most were given to him the day she was born. She brought the Ziploc bag to Nola, who, in turn, thought to herself, “Why, yes, thank you.” Nola then sat on her darkened front porch and enjoyed the autumnal weather and a cigar. The next evening, Pete [...]
When I am full of angst, sorrow or sadness, I am filled with words. I could write all day long. It’s an extension of wallowing. And I LOVE a good wallow. But when things go well, when I am happy and not worrying, my words leave me. I can describe misery and the pangs of [...]
I have been tagged by Wet Bank Guy. He likes meme’s about as much as any man. But he obliged and thus I will too. First The Rules. Link to the person who tagged you. Post the rules on your blog. Write six random things about yourself. Tag six people at the end of your [...]
Today, for inexplicable reasons, the holiday season began for me. I even started listening to Christmas carols. I think it’s that New Orleans had its first legitimate cold snap. Or that my office is having its Turkey Day this Wednesday so I have had to start looking at recipes. Or that I sent out invitations [...]
CS and I have talked several times about having another child. We talked again last night. And we both feel for a multitude of reasons that we are done. Just for fun, here’s the highlights of our list: Cons: Sun. We have a daughter that we give a good amount of attention to. CS [...]
Before I had Sun, I worried about money all the time. ALL. THE. TIME. How could we save enough for retirement? Get out of debt? Travel and enjoy life? Ever afford a child? Now, with Sun and a tanking economy, money is tighter in my life than it has been in a decade. And I [...]
In the ache of the heart, In the back of a memory, There is a solid mass. In the broad light of day The mass is but a fading bruise. But in the wee hours The mass sustains. Who’s to say what is real And what is reinvented? When all that matters Is who we’ve [...]
Today was not a good day. The list of things that went wrong for me is long, and irrelevant. By tomorrow, most of what went so wrong today will be put into perspective and not matter (so much). But I can’t shake the weight of the day off. I even passed on dinner out with [...]