Monthly Archives: December 2007

Water Torture is for Sissies

If you really want to wreak havoc with your mortal enemies’ psyches, pump their house full of rabid fruit flies that have no identifiable nesting ground or food source. The flies will billow in clouds around their heads driving them … Continue reading

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More Thoughts on the ER

Well after reading your comments today, I checked back into the “male nurse” fiasco and discovered that he is actually a Nurse Practitioner so I feel a little sheepish. I feel much more calm after letting it sit for another … Continue reading

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Gender Roles in the ER

On Sunday Laylee was in agony-induced meltdown mode over a sore neck which got more and more stiff as the day wore on. By noon she was unable to turn her head at all and sobbing every time we moved … Continue reading

Posted in around town, kid stuff, near-death, women | 26 Comments

Ty’s Toy Giveaway — AKA — This is About a Giant Miffy

When I got a message in my inbox with the subject line — Re: This is About a Giant Miffy — my first thought was that it was a creatively euphemized inappropriate spam email. Then I noticed it came from … Continue reading

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Smells Like December

I’m starting to sense that it may be December. This sensation is apropos and in regards to the following significant significations: 1. Magoo will not stop with the “jiggy bells.” Yep. He really calls them that. 2. When we breathe … Continue reading

Posted in fun, fun, fun, holidays, kid stuff | 11 Comments