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The Black Cat Lounge: November 2006
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The Black Cat Lounge. Sunday, November 26, 2006. Merry Christmas, here's your pooper scooper! The Christmas season is upon us, and I am accosted daily by an ever growing list of desires from my brood, Caroline in particular. No session of cartoons takes place without several cries of "I want this! From the living room, to the point that I asked her to come get me if anything she DOESN'T want comes on TV. Most recently she begged me to come see a commercial for a new Barbie. She is soft and furry, jumps o...
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The Black Cat Lounge: October 2007
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The Black Cat Lounge. Wednesday, October 03, 2007. Back in the saddle. . . again. My bike euphoria nearly obscures the fact that my rear end is throbbing and that all the nice old couples out for strolls with their precious little dogs appeared more than a little disgruntled at the sight of 5 adults and 9 third grade Cub Scouts zipping along the path at the park. One of them even sighed audibly as we passed. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Atticus keeps watch over the computer. The Joy of Soup.
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The Black Cat Lounge: May 2008
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The Black Cat Lounge. Friday, May 02, 2008. Welcome to America. Now Show Me Some Papers. The bank's new building is slick and modern, at once open and strangely cavelike. I stepped under the lowered ceiling sheltering the counter, where the tellers sat in front of the soft blue glow of an LED illuminated backdrop. It looked eerily futuristic, and I halfway expected them to be dressed in the uniforms of the Starship Enterprise. Or to ask for my boarding pass and how many carry-ons I had with me.
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The Black Cat Lounge: back in the saddle. . . again
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The Black Cat Lounge. Wednesday, October 03, 2007. Back in the saddle. . . again. My bike euphoria nearly obscures the fact that my rear end is throbbing and that all the nice old couples out for strolls with their precious little dogs appeared more than a little disgruntled at the sight of 5 adults and 9 third grade Cub Scouts zipping along the path at the park. One of them even sighed audibly as we passed. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Atticus keeps watch over the computer. The Joy of Soup.
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The Black Cat Lounge: June 2007
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The Black Cat Lounge. Saturday, June 02, 2007. Turn around, turn around. The voices of older mothers echoed in my thoughts: "Enjoy this time; it will be over before you know it." I hear myself repeating those sentiments to younger mothers, even as I struggle to comprehend them coming true in my own life. How can eight straight years of being pregnant or nursing- and sometimes both- pass so quickly? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Atticus keeps watch over the computer. Fun Things to Peruse. . . The Joy of Soup.
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The Black Cat Lounge: July 2007
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The Black Cat Lounge. Sunday, July 15, 2007. I have spent several of the past 24 hours diligently researching and ultimately purchasing 3 hermit crabs. Not for myself, mind you- my taste in pets runs along mammalian lines- but for my two oldest children, and the youngest, who is getting old enough to be a tag-along in everything they do. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Atticus keeps watch over the computer. Fun Things to Peruse. . . The Joy of Soup. View my complete profile.
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The Black Cat Lounge: How Crazy People Spend Valentine's Day
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The Black Cat Lounge. Wednesday, February 13, 2008. How Crazy People Spend Valentine's Day. Yes, when it comes to this sort of thing and I'm in project mode. Laid back? Yeah, in a perfectionistic Martha Stewart kind of laid back way. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Atticus keeps watch over the computer. Fun Things to Peruse. . . The Joy of Soup. How Crazy People Spend Valentines Day. View my complete profile.
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The Black Cat Lounge: Welcome to America. Now Show Me Some Papers
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The Black Cat Lounge. Friday, May 02, 2008. Welcome to America. Now Show Me Some Papers. The bank's new building is slick and modern, at once open and strangely cavelike. I stepped under the lowered ceiling sheltering the counter, where the tellers sat in front of the soft blue glow of an LED illuminated backdrop. It looked eerily futuristic, and I halfway expected them to be dressed in the uniforms of the Starship Enterprise. Or to ask for my boarding pass and how many carry-ons I had with me.
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The Black Cat Lounge: Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old Like a Skank
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The Black Cat Lounge. Tuesday, November 13, 2007. Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old Like a Skank. It's happened. My little girl, all arms and legs, has stretched her way out of a size 6X and has entered the world of girls' size 7-14. A survey of her closet revealed she needs some dressy things for church and the upcoming holidays, so I thought- a couple new dresses. No big deal, right? Oh, yeah, they're over at Strasburg Children, at $100 and up a pop. What creeps me out the most is what dressing young gir...
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The Black Cat Lounge: How not to cook a turkey
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The Black Cat Lounge. Monday, November 26, 2007. How not to cook a turkey. Ahh We survived Thanksgiving. I managed to cook most of a Thanksgiving meal alone- and clean the house single-handedly, while S. lay recuperating from a, er, procedure. That required him to be pretty much flat on his back for a couple of days. I also realized I had cooked the entire thing upside down, which of course is a little embarrassing, though my mother in law assured me Emeril recommends this for juicier results. After I go...