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…who repeatedly searched my site with the term “badgirlspictures”: I am pretty sure what you are looking for is illegal in your country.


Posted at: October 21st, 2009 - 10:31 am - Number of Comments » 5

Before preschool dropoff: “Mommy, when we get inside, I want two hugs and two kisses before you leave. Because if I get three hugs and three kisses, you will be late for work and you will miss the party.” Nobody told me about the party. I think my son is going to be heartily disappointed […]


Posted at: October 15th, 2009 - 10:43 am - Number of Comments » 3

“I love you, Buddy.” “You say that all the time, Mommy” “Well. Does it bother you when I do?” “No. Because when you say it all the time, I know that it means you love me very, very much.” “Yes, baby, I do. More than anything” “I know.  That makes me happy in my heart.”


Posted at: October 14th, 2009 - 3:44 pm - Number of Comments » 1

My mother is awake. Which wouldn’t be so profound an announcement if it weren’t for the fact that she has been asleep for three weeks. While I was on my vacation in St. Maarten, she developed an infection.  Considering what her Infectious Disease Specialist has told me about the identity of the bacterial culprit, it’s […]


Posted at: October 8th, 2009 - 9:23 am - Number of Comments » 5

One of the reasons that my blogging has slowed down is that there have been so many things over the course of my recent life that I lack the ready words to process the experience.  The time I spend reaching, searching through the combinations of my vocabulary, have produced nothing adequate to express the workings of […]


Posted at: October 2nd, 2009 - 11:36 am - Number of Comments » 1

To the anonymous sweetheart who paid for my coffee order in the Starbuck’s Drive-Thru in North Little Rock this morning: You completely made my week. Thank you.


Posted at: October 1st, 2009 - 10:10 am - Number of Comments » 1