On Monday I held a baby and her mom said, “If you sing a song, she’ll sing, too,” even though the baby is too young for words (or even, probably, coherent thought). So I sang a song from Broadway’s “Peter Pan,” and the mom said, “I think you need to sing a song she knows,ContinueContinue reading “A mad jumble of life”
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On teapots
It struck me last night, as I washed all the dishes, how needlessly wonderful it is that teapots exist. I mean, they have a purpose, sure. They’re supposed to hold hot water as the tea leaves steep and stain the liquid for us. But, when I was a kid, my mom would sometimes brew teaContinueContinue reading “On teapots”
The lengths I’ll travel for dental health. Or something.
From what I understand/ have been told, there’s a famous short-story by Leo Tolstoy where a series of things happen—some considered “good,” others “bad.” During the course of these events people will comment to the protagonist, “How fortunate!” or “How unfortunate!” and his answer is always something along the lines of, “Who knows if weContinueContinue reading “The lengths I’ll travel for dental health. Or something.”
Some days are just rough rough rough
When I was in college, I came to this odd realization (but it worked for me) that once a semester I would have a bad day. I know, it’s weird. But, inevitably, it would happen. One day would just be the worst of all days and all the tests I got back that day wouldContinueContinue reading “Some days are just rough rough rough”
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