In Which Peanut Cuts to the Chase
Unlike previous letters to Santa, Peanut's latest missive is rather charming in its simplicity:
View ArticleIn Which I Can't Sleep Worth a Damn Tonight
I am lying on my couch, tucked in with a blanket and pillows, staring out the back windows. It is 1:44 am. My nose is just stuffy enough to bother me and my elbow is just twanging enough to keep me...
View ArticleIn Which I Try to Catch Up
So.Yeah.Hmmm.Not sure where to begin, after so long away from the keyboard.The holidays were good, and tough, and then blessedly over.December was hard for Peanut. After discussing the possibility for...
View ArticleIn Which I Can't Get This Damn Song Out of My Head
I used to sing a lot. Chorus, chorale, glee club - these were some of my favorite activities in high school and college. Once you get past that age, though, your recreational singing opportunities are...
View ArticleIn Which I Remember Summer Fondly
Face it: winter kind of sucks. After the first flush of Holidays! and Snow! and Oh So Cozy By The Fire! wears off, you just want to go somewhere warm. Everything seems like a slog - all those extra...
View ArticleIn Which I Share Some Art I Am Working On
After school started last fall and I got hit with the FREEDOM!!! Stick, I went a little crazy with plans for all my wide-open hours. One of the biggest downers in my life is the lack of time for...
View ArticleIn Which We Have Yet Another Reason to Hate Clowns.
It is that time of the year again. Yes, The Big Secret Activity that I Can't Blog About is back. A few more weeks and I'm free of the responsibility until next fall, should they choose to participate...
View ArticleIn Which I Can't Talk About It.
Oh, yes. It's that time of the year again. BSAICBA time! Since this is an ongoing activity that I lead with a bunch of kids that I love, and since this is a secret-ish blog that very few people in my...
View ArticleIn Which The BlogHer Swag Comes in Handy
Every year, I get at least one bad respiratory illness. So far this winter, I've been very lucky - the few little head colds I've caught haven't settled in my chest. Notice how I said, "So far...?"Yup....
View ArticleIn Which We Love the Big Apple and Things are Generally Swell.
Sometimes, no news *is* good news. The last month has not been unproblematic, thanks to the Annual Bronchitis, but has overall been pretty **** skippy.Peanut has been having a good spell, an even keel,...
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