The Reluctant Grownup – Page 196 – Growing old gracelessly.

Another Item Checked Off the To Do List

Jack now has a haircut. I like to call this style the "Forrest Gump." Too short at the ears, a bit uneven, layered with obvious (lack of) skill. I’m hoping…

August 6, 2009

Tex

Two Vignettes for Baby

Like an ape, leading with his belly, shoulders thrust back and arms trailing behind him, he strides around the house free range, a tiny man in charge of his own…

April 14, 2015

Categorizing Things is Overrated

February 10

What a time to be an American employment lawyer. In other spaces I am vociferously resisting the rapid destruction of protections for me and other non-majority folks by a fascist…

February 10, 2025

Blog Crush

RG / July 14, 2009

So, I’ve been preparing myself for law school in several ways. These include useful prep, like reading a lot of law textbooks and beginning my outlines for class; shedding stuff like it’s my…

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Awe

RG / July 13, 2009

So this amazing thing happens tonight, right? And what this amazing thing is, is that at around 8:07 pm I look at my kid, sitting on the floor, pinging my ukulele strings with…

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The Five Environments – Stratford-upon-Avon

RG / July 10, 2009

Ah, Stratford. How I love thee. How I dote on thee! Except thy weather, which was depressing. Thy Tudor homes, thy smoky pubs, thy sweet immersion in Shakespearean history. Ahhhh,…

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The Five Environments

RG / July 7, 2009

I read a blog post about The Five Environments that I really enjoyed, as much for the pictures as the topic. The blogger reprinted a comment from a commencement speech about the five environments, and determining how they impact your well-being…

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He nods his head, Ladies and Gentlemen!

RG / July 7, 2009

So we’ve had a lot of time at home together lately, son o mine. It’s been lots of fun. First we had a family vacation, and then it was the July 4th holiday,…

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