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LookyDaddy had a bad night, and memories

Published on October 10, 2006

Stay-at-home Dad had a fun evening.  And I’m truly sorry for him and the child who is ill.  Hate to play the “I’ve got a better one” game, but I do have some 30 more years of experience to pull from, my memory is still fairly good (except when it comes to finding car keys or the other […]


Guess who came to dinner?

Published on October 8, 2006

So I’m sitting peacefully at work, working hard at my knitting and repeatedly saying, “I’ll connect you with the Public Information recording” about 5,000 times, when I get a message from Brian telling me that he’ll be down for dinner shortly after 6.  Well, that’s great news, wonderful news, but I’m wondering —  Who’s home cooking […]


And we celebrate October how????

Published on October 3, 2006

My daughter informs me that, because it is October, I must knit socks.  Why???  Because it’s October.  Because it’s gonna get much colder soon?   No, because it’s October.  You want socks?  No, I’ll knit my own damn socks!   Are we sending them off somewhere?  Donating them to some cause? No. Then why do I have to knit […]