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A while back a friend described herself, about one week after the birth of her first child. She said, "I stumbled into a La Leche meeting, crying, with breasts of granite…."' This phrase, "breasts of granite" ran through my head … Continue reading →

The other day Ben came home with a form of ice cream that contains frozen chocolate chip cookie dough. I'm not really a fan of it as I find it too grainy, but I ate a few bites anyway, just … Continue reading →

Elias has neatly divided the animal kingdom into two groups: those who roar and those who meow. This is not as easy as it might seem. Sure, you say, lions roar. Sure, kittens meow. But what do you do about … Continue reading →

There's no more room for denial: we have mice. Sure, you can tell yourself that perhaps… just maybe… someone has been playing with black licorice sprinkles on the counter. Or maybe, just maybe there's a tiny Thumbelina-sized Carmen, sneaking in … Continue reading →

When I was in grad school, my friend, internationally renowned poet and soon-to-be bride Elline Lipkin , and I both noticed a missing term in the English language. The term was for that sensation when you've been to the hair … Continue reading →

One of the many benefits of being awoken two to three hours before dawn each morning, and then kept awake until well after sunrise, is getting to see Venus rising. It's really stunning. It's like, you take the five brightest … Continue reading →

Working as a team, I do believe our boys could totally prevent me from sleeping whatsoever. They tend to alternate, such that they each get plenty of rest while I get little. Last night, I was thinking about this while … Continue reading →

 I know you'll be as pleased as we are to learn of the cat's anal tone. It's perfect! Really there's not a thing wrong with it. The bleak prognosis of a lifetime of fecal incontinence has not been at all … Continue reading →

 The latest cat news is pretty good. Throughout the day I've been getting up-to-the-minute reports from the vet. I've never met this vet, and we are getting to know each other under unlikely circumstances, but I really like her. She … Continue reading →

A certain song from my days as a young camper on the shores of Lake Minnetonka has been playing in my head all day. … the cat came back– the very next day, oh– the cat came back– they thought … Continue reading →