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Plop

I keeled over. I am the Maritime Journal’s bitch. My eyes are red, my head is swimming, and I’m 81 footnotes into a 212-footnote article edit.  BLARG.  I’ll be glad…

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September 9, 2010
Categorizing Things is Overrated

Homeschooling

So today’s the first day of homeschooling, and the morning was challenging. With all this social distancing I’ve felt pretty sanguine thus far – I’m good in a crisis, can…

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March 16, 2020
Categorizing Things is Overrated

I’m scared of the dark

Last night, you woke me in the middle of the night by standing by your grandparents’ grandfather clock and wailing into the dark.  I heard you and came down, picked…

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June 25, 2012
  • Phil Robertson, affluenza, and the War on Christmas

    RG / December 20, 2013

    What do these trending topics all have in common? They all make me want to quit facebook.  Jeezy Creezy. I’ll spare you my thoughts on these trending topics – I’m sure that if…

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  • Who Turned Up the Heat?

    RG / December 17, 2013

    I don’t know who cranked up December, but holy hell, ya’ll.  I’m probably going to bill my first 200 hour month – in DECEMBER, with, like, CHRISTMAS and holidays and stuff in there. …

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  • My three year old is systematically destroying my will to live, one morning at a time

    RG / December 11, 2013

    The Professor is on his last sojourn out of town for work for the foreseeable future, meaning I am no longer a single mom 3 weekday mornings a week.  This comes about a…

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  • Mothers in the Legal Profession Roundup No. 330

    RG / December 8, 2013

      The weekly Mothers In the Legal Profession Roundup is hosted on a rotating basis at the Butterflyfish, PT Law Mom, Attorney Work Product, BJJ, Law, and Life, The Reluctant Grownup, and Magic Cookie blogs. Week of December 2…

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  • Christmas Ham

    RG / December 6, 2013

    I am carrying one around, in mah belly.  He’s close to fiveish pounds at this point – a guess based on ultrasounds which we all know are + or – 2 pounds on accuracy,…

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