I’ll be live-blogging our family experience with this historic 2008 election.
The Optimistic Poor
We are not habitually poor. We are optimistically so. The optimistic poor are people who will have the means to rise above poverty but are fighting through the process to get there.
The Lap Dog
The little dog had been found wandering a local highway. She was a terrier, the shelter told us, and probably nearly fully grown. They were off by several breeds and about 35 pounds
Six Million Dollar Dog
In the thirteen years we have known her, Snooks has survived poison, vitamins, electrocution, car bumpers, and a bum spleen. This time, we think it’s her stomach.
Live trees, Christmas stockings, and Feral Santa
The latest addition to the Makice holiday traditions—joining live Christmas trees that can be planted in January and the Magic Box, a form of Santa-attributed morning event in December that brings a holiday inspired present to the boys—is Feral Santa, an adorable hand puppet turned into a nighttime ritual of animal attacks and torn flesh.
Our Miss Snooks
A woman stood at the door. Like a number of unexpected visitors on our busy street on the outskirts of Bloomington, she had the look of someone about to ask for directions. Instead, she asked if I knew who had the black and white dog in the neighborhood.