On Gifts

Baguette loves gifts, and she gets a lot of them. Mr. Sandwich and I are constantly buying her books, and she had grandparents on both sides who are always on the lookout for toys and games that will capture her… Read moreOn Gifts

SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM

I’ve gotten nearly 200 spam comments in two days. I get them from time to time, but this flood is new. I’ve closed comments on older posts, but they’ve moved to pages. And I’ve long since arranged my settings so… Read moreSPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM

Music to My Ears

Baguette has a phenomenal memory, and she remembers songs and TV episodes and books with no trouble at all. One day she’ll suddenly recite part of a Sesame Street episode that she hasn’t seen in months, and act it out… Read moreMusic to My Ears

Happy Blog-day!

It’s been 9 years to the day since I started blogging. That first post is pretty content-light, so here’s my most recent one for contrast. My blogging has changed a lot, as you can see–and also as I detailed two… Read moreHappy Blog-day!

Some Stuff About Some Things

There’s a lot going on, and while I really want to write, it’s hard to come up with a unified concept. So here are a handful of thoughts and recent developments that are not at all unified. Baguette had a… Read moreSome Stuff About Some Things

Things I Don’t Get

These aren’t things I hate. I just don’t see what the big damn deal is. Pro sports Dr. Who Kate Winslet’s acting Neon clothing and accessories Jackass and Tosh.0 and shadenfreude directed toward strangers (actually, I do kind of hate… Read moreThings I Don’t Get

My Balance, Revisited (Again)

I want to blog, but it’s so hard. So. Hard. Time is fleeting, and filled up. Here’s what my balance looks like, for the past two weeks and the foreseeable future. 5:00 Alarm goes off. Hit snooze button. 5:09 Hit snooze… Read moreMy Balance, Revisited (Again)