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• pseudo or otherwise

  Monday, October 23rd in rant

  Ever since Not So got his Cold of Doom last month, I’ve had off-and-on sinus woes. This is nothing new. My sinuses are a sort of catch-all for any unpleasantness that enters my body. Allergies? Sinus headache. Cold? Sinus headache. I’m used to it. It’s relatively easy to deal with - just pop an Advil […]

• the quick and the bis

  Thursday, October 19th in parenting, geek, random

  Happy Fun Baby is hanging out on the futon watching Noggin. We collectively enjoy everything before Franklin and Little Bear, but The Upside Down Show is the highlight of my afternoon. Hot Australian brothers spazzing out on camera? It’s like Mom Candy. Hey, did you know that you’re supposed to refrigerate Bisquick? There’s a note on […]

• trimet: you’re on notice

  Wednesday, October 18th in the baby, rant

  So there I was, sitting at the bus stop with my kid. This isn’t by any means unusual since I don’t, you know, own a car. Yes, you heard me right. I don’t own a car. We possess no vehicular transportation devices. TriMet is our only way of getting around. Want to know something else? […]

• you take the good, you take the bad…

  Friday, October 13th in the baby, rant, picspam, all i ever wanted

  Last night was a non-sleeping extravaganza. A festival of insomnia. A treasure-trove of wakefulness. Happy Fun Baby apparently has a stuffy nose. I say apparently  because he doesn’t actually seem to have a stuffy nose, but since the only way he would sleep last night was propped up to a practically seated position, I’m forced […]

• google you, google me

  Wednesday, October 11th in geek

  What joy - Google is becoming Mactastic. It only took them, what, ten years? Never mind. It is good news, especially since, as I believe I’ve mentioned before, Google owns my soul. I love the Google Calendar, the Google Video (now with more YouTube!), the gMail and the searchy goodness. I am deeply covetous of […]

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