That creaking you hear may be my knees

I’ll admit it. Today I’ve got creak in the knees. I went for a walk last night. I figure if the lovely and talented Mir can get off her couch (she has a better cause than me, though, I’m just fat) – then I can do it, too. Walking is easy, it’s fun, it’s inexpensive. […]

Feeling the breeze

This morning we went to practice, and it was going to be just me and my son (who is, you know, practicing). At the words “time to leave” the baby grabbed her shoes and claimed a car seat – referencing No Child Left Behind. So off we went. Moments after we arrived, I knew something […]

New Years from around the world

Every now and then I toss out what could be a political comment or (usually) sarcasm aimed at someone or other. It’s not that I’m hiding my opinions on weighty matters, it’s that they aren’t exactly fun things to write about and discuss. It occurs to me that just about everything I’ve been writing about […]