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Standing on the edge of the shore

Published on August 31, 2009 By spyderkl

Since Evil Dad has been what we euphemistically call “between gigs”, he and I have been going for hikes during the week. It’s accomplished a lot of things: his back pain has eased up considerably, especially when we go for an hour or more; I feel stronger, and while I know damn well I haven’t [...]

A reason to go or stay

Published on August 22, 2009 By spyderkl

On Wednesday, while School Girl and Best Friend Bear were having a sleepover, we got a phone call. It was from C. I took it outside right after I mentioned what’s been happening here, and got complete silence on the phone. When she said, “I’ve got some bad news…not sure how to say this…” – [...]

Goodbye Buddy

Published on August 6, 2009 By spyderkl

I’ve never been fond of dogs. And by “never been fond of dogs”, I mean terrified beyond all logic and reason. Well, there is a reason, but it happened a long time ago when I was 2. The dog wasn’t attacking me, he was just overenthusiastic. But I didn’t know that, being 2 and all. [...]

Here’s another good reason to get vaccinated

Published on March 12, 2009 By spyderkl

Because children can die from things like whooping cough (pertussis). True, 4 weeks is too young for immunizations; IIRC, the first round of vaccines are around 2 months of age or so (then again, I was suffering from sleep deprivation at the time, so my memories are a teeny bit fuzzy). However, any adults (parents, [...]

Good Things About “Barney”

Published on March 10, 2009 By spyderkl

This past weekend School Girl brought home one of her books for the Accelerated Reader program. (Incidentally, we’re all about that here – if you’re unfamiliar with it, go here to find out more about the software program.) It was The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst. As part of her homework, she [...]