Year archives: 2004

Happy Valentine’s Day, Charlotte!

I have a very special daughter who is honest and smart and makes me laugh every day. Here’s some more stuff about Charlotte: Way back when she was seven, she used to sing Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” complete with barnyard noises. “Ode to Joy” is one of my all-time favorites and I have yet to …

Where Yin and Yang Meet and Harmony Ensues

“And I love you so The people ask me how How I’ve lived till now I tell them I don’t know I guess they understand How lonely life has been But Life began again The day you took my hand.” – from “And I Love You So” by Don McLean Some bits and pieces of …

Michelle Meets the Pervert

NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN* Throughout our lives, Michelle and I have taken walks together. We’ve walked through shit, and we’ve walked in sunshine. We have had all of our best talks about shit and sunshine on these walks. This is the story of the night when we walked into a true pervert, and it’s a …

I Can’t Bear It*

Part of a letter I received from the principal of Charlotte’s school in regard to an upcoming parent/teacher conference date: “We hope to accomodate as many parents as possible. Please bare with us.” If I show up naked, do you think they’ll get all pissy about it? *Yeah, I know either spelling is technically correct …

Stigmata

If you’ve been reading me for any length of time, you may remember how dramatic I can be about dental visits and how annoying that might be to others in my life. Well, believe me, I’m way more irritating in person than you could possibly get your mind around without having witnessed it firsthand. My …