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ARCHIVE / January, 2006
Going Mad
One of the great things about being a parent is throwing a party for your child. One of the most frustrating things about being a parent is throwing a party for your child. That’s where I’ve been lately.
Two years ago, it was a pirate birthday for Carter’s 4th. We created some crumpled-up maps that led [...]

Posted on Jan 29.06 to BlogSchmog, Creative Corner, Papa Journal, Parenting Add a Comment
Perfect Attendance
I don’t get it.
I feel like Tom Hanks in the movie Big. I just don’t get it.
Stay home if you’re sick, but if you come in sick, we’ll print your name up in the newsletter and congratulate you and call you exemplary. We’ll talk about how you and your parents are “promoting excellence,” and give [...]

Posted on Jan 23.06 to BlogSchmog, Mama Journal, Mama Rant, Parenting Add a Comment
Pipe Dreams and indoor play areas
OK. So it’s a pipe dream. I get that. I imagine liability insurance would be a nightmare and it would be prohibitively expensive. But for the sake of exploration:
Our local indoor play paradise has closed. Apparently there’s a note on the door that says, “W-2’s are in the mail,” with no other information. It wasn’t [...]

Posted on Jan 20.06 to BlogSchmog Add a Comment
What are your hidden superpowers?
Humorscope Superhero Discovery
It’s 11:47. Have you seen your sidekick today?
Sincerely,
Green Lad (currently eating Cheetoes)

Posted on Jan 15.06 to BlogSchmog, Carter's Superheroes, Creative Corner Add a Comment
Work-In-Progress-in-progress
It was a butt-kickin’ kind of week for me. After working fairly hard on the final two weeks of “vacation,” I knew there was a lot to do this first week of the new semester. The only thing I didn’t get completely done on my to-do list was to hand my PhD application materials to [...]

Posted on Jan 13.06 to BlogSchmog, Of Course Add a Comment
Am I a girl? … Why, thank you.
On Bloomington Transit yesterday, en route across town, the bus was crowded with IU students, probably headed home to the west side of town for lunch. In the back, I could hear some male voices talking about the previous night. The phrase that caught my attention first was, “So I said, let me know when [...]

Posted on Jan 13.06 to BlogSchmog, Papa Journal 3 Comments
The Best Radio Station. Ever.
Katrina hit WWOZ hard, sending them into exile (”Endangered Culture”). The station got back into town, though, in December and are taking steps to return to their place of prominence as the best radio station. Ever. The N.O. community of musicians, led by the Marsalis family, are creating a Musicians’ Village to build homes and [...]

Posted on Jan 09.06 to BlogSchmog, Family & Friends, In the News Add a Comment

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