Little Oblivion

when your kid slams his teeth into his tongue when he falls off a chair, and bites through his tongue, it bleeds. a lot.

Posted on February 17th, 2009 under Uncategorized. Comments: None

“The beefy and bread got stuck in my throat and then went into my tummy and got yucky. Mac-y-roni and corn and chocolate milk will make it all better.”
“A kid at school ate the pretend apple for real. We don’t eat pretend apples for real, right, Mommy?”
Claire: “Mommy, are you on the ceiling?”
Mommy: “No, I’m [...]

Posted on February 17th, 2009 under home life, kids say the darndest things. Tags: claire. Comments: None

On my way to Chicago, I was delayed by two hours.  This gave me enough time to read The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch.  I think this is a very naked book, that has no pretense.  And it made me think, which is exactly what it was meant to do.  I appreciated having the airport [...]

Posted on February 17th, 2009 under book thoughts. Tags: the last lecture. Comments: None

I think this year was good.  I attended maybe 2 things a day, wrote every day (my goal), and spent some great time with friends, without overeating (usually a very hard thing to avoid).  I went to the Art Institute and saw lots of art, including some great photos by Yousuf Karsh, and Edvard Munch [...]

Posted on February 15th, 2009 under Uncategorized. Comments: 1