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children

the last of the littles hits 2

Last week, we had parent-teacher conferences for Maddie the 5-year-old and Owen the 3-year-old at their preschool. At Maddie’s, I learned she tends to hold her pee until she’s visibly uncomfortable, so she doesn’t miss anything going on in class.  She likes helping the younger children and being a leader, […]

Military, Travels

a muskrat in maryland!

Last week, your government did all of us the service of sending me to Frederick, Maryland for some critical training in the art of watching PowerPoint slides.  Luckily, there was some down time in the evenings. At the suggestion of my Baltimore-residing friend with expertise on all things Epicurean, Charlie, […]

product reviews

a review of my bidet

Because of my mother’s reaction to my question about the toilet tissue holders tightly wrapped in paper and stacked in a box on top of the toilet in my parents’ bathroom as a child (something like “That’s a private product meant for women only!”), I was hesitant to ask whether […]

Gratuitously offensive

happy easter!

Or else it gets the hose again.

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