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Guest Napper #118 – Incompletely Inked
With the onset of half-day school for my kids, I have also seen an increase in the number of dead-asleep-colored-too-many-alphabets-today naps. Molly may be suffering from one too many trips to the library. It looks like she’s sitting at Mom’s desk, too. Has she been overdoing those educational computer activities? Who can say… You may …
Guest Napper #65 – Ow ow ow ow!
Folks, I’m about to make you feel really old. At very least, I’m about to drive a huge spike in memberships at yoga studios for the week. Nilam sent me this picture of her daughter Karina. Now you go do it.
Crashed-Out Christmas Help
So, what was your first job? As the holiday season gets into full swing, I am reminded of my very first minimum wage position at Miller’s Outpost in Moreno Valley, CA. I think I had just turned 16, so it was December of 1988. I spent Christmas selling acid-washed jeans, studded denim jackets and pleather …
Guest Napper #49 – Puppet Party
This week, I was talking with some friends about their sons’ obsessions with things like trains and firetrucks. When I asked one of these firemen-obsessed boys if he’d like to be a fireman when he grows up, he thoughtfully informed me, “I don’t know. I can be lots of things.” Serves me right for asking …