The Reluctant Grownup – Page 127 – Growing old gracelessly.

Categorizing Things is Overrated

Wind

A ferocious wind blew last night. We all slept heavily, and I dreamed. We were in a split level house, on the top floor, and I walked out of the…

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February 12, 2009

Categorizing Things is Overrated

Pleased

Last night, I taught Jack how to say "Yes We Can." I also taught Virgil how to say "I Have A Dream. . ." I live with a…

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November 5, 2008

Categorizing Things is Overrated

Thrilling Disaster

The Monte Carlo in Vegas has caught fire. From the pictures, it looks as though the very room I stayed in when I was there a couple of years ago…

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January 25, 2008

Parade #1 – Cleopatra the Queen Made Us Wait

RG / February 16, 2012

Our first parade of Mardi Gras 2012 fell on a rainy, chilly night. We almost skipped Cleopatra, but a last minute glance at the radar showed that the rain had moved on, and…

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Valentine’s, Updated

RG / February 14, 2012

I was going to do a survey of Valentine’s days with my Valentine, when I retrieved from the dusty recesses of my brain the memory that I had already done that. (It was…

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MILP Roundup #239

RG / February 13, 2012

Magic Cookie dazzles with her first go at the MILP roundup*, and solidifies her status as overachieving multitasker! *MILP Roundup = a weekly look-see at what all the Mothers In the Legal Profession…

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CDing

RG / February 12, 2012

This here is going to be a (short) primer on cloth diapers, so if that ain’t your bag, then I’ve provided this link as an alternative activity for your next few minutes. (Hat…

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Distracted

RG / February 9, 2012

I just read an article about being a distracted parent. It was a bit overwrought in my opinion – MAN, do twenty first century parents really know how to beat ourselves up –…

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