The Reluctant Grownup – Page 129 – Growing old gracelessly.

Wonder Women

My post for the day is over here. As we get closer to D Day, it becomes less and less possible for me to think of anything except impending parenthood. …

March 7, 2008

Categorizing Things is Overrated

Thursday's Dream

I was attending a New Hire Orientation for a new job. I had worn what I thought was a beautiful blouse patterned with young old-fashioned ladies holding large flowers, but…

February 29, 2008

Categorizing Things is Overrated

Jazz Festing

We went to jazz fest last Sunday. We brought camp chairs this time and parked at the Fais Do Do stage all day. Jazz Fest is set up at the…

May 7, 2023

Housekeeping

RG / January 18, 2012

This term is (knock on wood) starting off swimmingly – just like my last term was seeming to go, before I broke my back and knocked my karma out of whack (not to…

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It Still Resonates

RG / January 16, 2012

From MLKJ’s last speech in Memphis: “You know, whenever Pharaoh wanted to prolong the period of slavery in Egypt, he had a favorite, favorite formula for doing it. What was that? He kept…

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Citizen of the world

RG / January 15, 2012

On my graduation application: Hometown (to be printed in commencement program): ____________________ I never know what to put for these things. Luckily nobody cares.

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19 months

RG / January 13, 2012

So, firstly, you never sleep, and that really sucks. However. You talk a lot. You sing Twinkle Twinkle Wil Staw, How I Wonder What Aw. Up Abuh Woo High, Wike a Di Eye,…

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PS

RG / January 13, 2012

(After harping on the summa cum laude thing, I feel it’s only fair to admit to you that I barely passed my Masters program. Which was in Shakespeare! Which I loved! And I…

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