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When she’s on the verge of frustration, she goes into her Karate Run. It’s her usual Stompy Run, but with vertical karate chops to the air as she goes. She likes to sing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” but she only… Read moreThings About Baguette Right Now
I read a lot of other blogs. And on one of them was posed the question: What surprised you about becoming a mother? Note: I’m sorry I’m not crediting you and linking to you, Other Blogger. I would, if I… Read moreTales of the Dragon Mother
I like to think my Independence Day tradition is watching 1776, but the fact is that I don’t always do that. In fact, I suspect I usually don’t. But I love that movie so much that it feels like it… Read moreTraditions: What We Did on the Fourth of July
Bio Girl has a post about the father-daughter weekend her dad requested for his birthday. It sounds like a great weekend–and a wonderful birthday gift. I did something similar, although it wasn’t for a birthday. Mr. Sandwich and I dated… Read moreLife With Father
So between Sheryl Sandberg, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Anne Marie Slaughter, and more, there’s a lot of talk about whether women can “have it all.” The more I think about it, the more I think that phrase is meaningless. What is “all”?… Read moreHaving It All, or Not, or What?
Sometimes it takes me a while to get around to certain topics. It’s not that I don’t have a lot to say about reproductive rights or access to health care or marriage equality–it’s that I spend so much time ranting… Read moreAll the Single Ladies
Mr. Sandwich: We’ll try to strike a happy medium between oppressive control and Lord of the Flies chaos. Me: I miss Brontosaurus. Mr. Sandwich: What do you mean? Me: They got rid of them. Now they’re Apatosaurus. Mr. Sandwich: What?… Read moreTalking Points
Do you go on regular Date Nights? We don’t. The last movie Mr. Sandwich and I saw in the theater was True Grit. Hey, it could be worse. It could have been the John Wayne version. Now that would have… Read moreDate Night?
Nearly a year ago, I was inspired by a post by Oil and Garlic to write about my balance. So, where do we stand now? 1. What’s your work schedule? I still drop Baguette off at 7 so I can… Read moreMy Balance, Revisited
Father’s Day on Wikipedia Stories that make no sense in the era of DNA testing, on IMDB. Even the Google Doodle is getting in on the Father’s Day action on The Guardian. Photo by pirate johnny, via Flickr. Happy Father’s… Read more5 Things I Found While I Was Looking Around: Father’s Day Edition