Monthly Archives: August 2013

The Flower of Suggestion

Posted on August 29, 2013 by larva225

People have spent lots of time daydreaming about which historical person they’d like to clone or somehow resurrect and bring to the present day.  Some answer quite nobly:  Jesus, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa.  Others answer with angst:  Hitler/Stalin/Bin Laden, … Continue reading →

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One Is the Onliest Number

Posted on August 28, 2013 by larva225

When one thinks of introverts vs. extroverts, you typically think of either shy wall flower vs. party animal. Or someone who wants to stay home and watch The Killing vs. going to this year’s Mardi gras parades. It does go … Continue reading →

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Best In Sheaux

Posted on August 27, 2013 by larva225

I’ve confessed before that one of my guilty pleasures is watching Honey Boo Boo.  I could honestly care less about HBB, but am endlessly fascinated by the dynamics involving the rest of the family.  It’s so disgusting that it’s thrilling … Continue reading →

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Sharker Image

Posted on August 26, 2013 by larva225

In a not-so-amusing turn of events, my “good sleeping” child has been showing me his butt at roughly 2 hour intervals for the past 5-6 nights.  I have not had more sleep than that at a stretch in that long.  … Continue reading →

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Things That Go Dump In the Night

Posted on August 23, 2013 by larva225

My children continue to take turns keeping me awake.  To be fair, Stella has largely gotten better.  I think once she’s back in school and settled in, this will improve even more.  As for Felix?  Who knows.  Maybe he’s growing.  … Continue reading →

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The Life of Why

Posted on August 20, 2013 by larva225

Things are pretty rough right now.  I think the word “discouraged” doesn’t sum up how I feel most of the time.  Sure, some of it is the Stella stuff that I talk about a lot, but there are other things … Continue reading →

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Third Person of Interest

Posted on August 19, 2013 by larva225

My speech pattern has been irreparably damaged, I think. When you are encouraging your kids to speak, experts say that you should narrate everything you are doing.  I think most of us parents find ourselves referring to ourselves in third … Continue reading →

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A Nightmare on Elmo Street

Posted on August 18, 2013 by larva225

About a year ago, Oui Oui gave Stella some Elmo DVDs that she had picked up second-hand for cheap.  We had given Sesame Street a go several times.  Stella loved Grover;  he was the object of her first character-child love … Continue reading →

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Babble of the Sexes

Posted on August 15, 2013 by larva225

When you live with another person, there will be face-palm moments.  It’s natural.  And pop culture and psychology/evolutionary biology shelves are full of texts talking about the cognitive and behavioral differences in the sexes.  I’ve read some of those and … Continue reading →

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I’m Going Off the Rails on a Crazy Grain

Posted on August 13, 2013 by larva225

We all have buttons that people can push – those little issues and tics that help make us who we are and demonstrate how neurotic we can be.  Maybe it’s a word or phrase: a name in vain, a word … Continue reading →

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