Monthly Archives: July 2006
gerund article noun
is the formula for a rash of paperback titles, movies, and most recently to me, blog posts. Seems as though you can manage to lure people in if you can keep this madlib handy at title time. It really lends … Continue reading
Filed under Food, language, naming, Uncategorized
Did you hug your sysadmin today?
I had one onsite until I made the switch. But I did have the pleasure of co-writing a very public thank you to the systems team where I work. Make sure you thank yours today.
40 in 94 days?
Through my late 20′s, my birthday was the center of my calendar. I usually knew how many days remained until the day upon which I hoped to be lavished with gifts. And it wasn’t just the day – it was … Continue reading
Filed under 40th Birthday, aging, Birthdays, IT, lipstick, look at me, marriage, men, women
I scream, you scream, omg… it’s soycream?
Gourmet setback: Ben can no longer eat foods with milk. He can sing “Ice Cream” to just about any melody, but the real thing (along with butter and cheese) are now said to be “things we don’t need to get … Continue reading
Filed under boston, cambridge, dessert, Food, ice cream, MIT, mother, personal, restaurant, soy, soy cream, soy desserts, supermarket, trader joe's, whole foods
catching the hummingbird
The other day, a delivery man for the cabinet company showed up at our house with a replacement cabinet door and a 70′s style retro t (font and illustration quality) that read “I ‘heart’ birdwatching”. Seemed weird. The guy had … Continue reading
Filed under mother, Motherhood, personal, son, summer
the kindness of strangers
The best take on Minnesota nice made its way to me via visitors and a transplant, during a very unexpected layover last week. I had thoroughly enjoyed my short trip to Boston – company and conversations at mealtime, seeing people … Continue reading
Filed under Bad Customer Service, Bloomington, boston, cambridge, Food, Mall of America, Minneapolis, Minnesota, MIT, mother, Northwest Airlines, restaurant, son, vegetarian
Worse than an affair – a trip to Boston
Boston is the 800 lbs gorilla in our household. In our marriage, it is the illicit significant other. Worse than any ex, its allure escapes my husband. Hearing its name leaves me with a wistful expression, and leaves him feeling … Continue reading
Filed under boston, cambridge, coffee, cooking, Food, ice cream, MIT, personal, restaurant, Uncategorized
recommended reading, and judging books by their cover
Ben enjoys reading, especially if the books are about animals, or if I sing as I read to him. He now has favorite books; here are the most recent: My very first Mother Goose (which he calls Molly Goose), edited … Continue reading
Filed under mother, Motherhood, personal, Reading List, son
slipping through my fingers
He has only been here for two years, but already I am forgetting small things about what Benjamin has done, has said. It doesn’t seem fair; who will be able to tell him what his first word was? I’m not … Continue reading
Filed under Motherhood, personal, separation anxiety, son
