Category Archives: Kids

Intermission

The days between the excess and exhaustion of the holidays and the dawn of the New Year are strange ones. Most people are pretty much done with the merriment, but it takes that week to really get your head wrapped around the idea of the New Year. Cormac suggests simply conking out in a sunny …

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Guest Napper #55: SHHHH! I’m Shopping!

I just got back from Wegmans. At 9 a.m., the entire produce section was like a piranha feeding frenzy. The olive bar resembled a game of Duck, Duck, Goose, with patrons circling the kalamatas like anxious predators. Tense shoppers parked their carts in gridlocked spots around the cheese island, looking like they need a Valium …

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Comfort Food

Speaking of grilled cheese…evidence is mounting that it has a strong soporific effect. Contrary to his spicy attire, Cormac is feeling extremely laid-back after, apparently, eating all but the crusts of his sandwich and then arranging them in some kind of modern art installation on his Easter egg plate. Now, my boys aren’t even twins, …

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Snoozeworthy Sofa Arm

Who out there has a sofa that really could stand to be replaced, but which is so comfortable that you can’t bring yourself to do it? This little loveseat has been an absolute champion. I bought it for my tiny studio apartment when I lived in Chelsea in Manhattan. It was really hard to find …

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