Category Archives: Random

TweetI would go to a different museum every day if that’s what it took to get Wanda to keep saying “Moo-zeum” in her cute little gravelly voice. Doing this, however, would require planning, hopefully on the part of someone other … Continue reading →

TweetWe used to slide our ballots into electronic vote-counting machines. Several years ago, King County moved to an absentee ballot system to save money. I miss the camaraderie of standing in line at a fire station with my whiny kids … Continue reading →

TweetThere are a few new awesome recipes up on my food blog, she types humbly. I’ve had great inspriation from amazing chefs and I present to you: The World’s Best Cornbread Make it. I promise you’ll be glad you did. … Continue reading →

TweetWanda’s been drawing squiggles and scribbles for ages and then suddenly tonight she did something amazing. Out of the nowhere, she came up with this classic: Dan: Wanda! What did you draw? Wanda (coyly, studying her own handwork): Well… It’s … Continue reading →

Tweet The Olympics came to Calgary in 1988. I was ten and at that point it was fully the most exciting thing to ever happen to me. Everything in my life became Olympic-themed. EVERYTHING. School. Gymnastics. My every waking thought. … Continue reading →

Tweet“That’s right! It’s true! Education needs revenue!” This is what I heard my 6-year-old chanting as he brushed his teeth for bed tonight. Although it would have been funnier to hear one of the more saucy, constitutionally-based, vocabularically rich chants … Continue reading →