It’s Pyjama Day at the boys’ school today and – this may not seem significant to you, but it IS – Mark is wearing pyjamas! Not once has Mark ever worn pyjamas on Pyjama Day. He has always preferred to wear just regular clothes, despite the pyjama clad children everywhere. His refusal to conform to […]
Archives for 2012
Are you feeling sad? It’s Blue Monday!
January 16, 2012 by 11 Comments
My very good friend reminded me this morning that today is Blue Monday, the saddest day of the year, and yet I’m not feeling sad. That’s a win! I am, however, feeling cold; our mild, springlike winter has suddenly ended. The dog keeps looking at me balefully, probably trying to telepathically communicate to me his […]
Saturday the Fourteenth, the Black Boot Edition
January 14, 2012 by 8 Comments
I am not a very superstitious person, so I am not going to put any weight on the fact that I woke up last night and the clock read 3:16. In related news, did you know there is a football game with very high (emotional) stakes tonight? Things are going to be TENSE in the […]
The fog has lifted.
January 11, 2012 by 8 Comments
The fog has lifted, so to speak. It turns out that I have a raging sinus infection, which certainly explains why I was just getting worse and worse and why I would sleep for ten hours a day and still be completely exhausted and why I felt like I was walking around underwater and why […]
A Fabulous New Weight Loss Plan!
January 9, 2012 by 7 Comments
I have a fabulous plan for all of you who wish to lose a couple of pounds as per your New Year’s Resolutions. First, come and hang out with me while I cough and hack away and – presumably – pass this very weird virus on to you. Next, wait until the virus settles into […]
Inspiring!
January 7, 2012 by 7 Comments
This weird little Christmas holiday virus seems to be the gift that keeps on giving – every day it’s a new and different symptom, and although I am feeling better – i.e., functional – I am far from being my usual energetic and healthy self. For example, my cough is now almost all gone but my […]
You say you want a resolution
January 4, 2012 by 9 Comments
Well, you know. We all want to change the world. I used to be a dedicated non-resolution-maker, but in the past couple years I have made – and kept! – resolutions at New Year’s. Of course, one of those resolutions was to learn how to bake bread, so it’s not like I’m asking the impossible […]
