This is the title of an email I received today. It was one of those “we would like to wire you $10 trillion so please give us your bank account number” junk emails.
I must confess that I actually enjoy reading those emails because they are so ludicrous that I can’t imagine anyone falling for [...]
Archive for February, 2009
26 Feb
Impasto Grizzled Howler Urning
18 Feb
My Toddler Is On Steroids
Ginger woke from her nap yesterday barking like a dog, which any parent knows means croup. We zipped over to the doctor’s office, and Ginger got a steroid shot to help with her breathing.
The pediatrician warned that the steroid may cause her to be hyper for the next couple of days, and that she [...]
16 Feb
Sick
Hell is having to care for two young, rambunctious children while sick. (Worse hell – is there such a thing?? – is if they get sick, too).
I can’t hide in my office with the door closed and my head on my desk. I can’t take a quick snooze in my car. I [...]
10 Feb
Operation Feed My Brain
In an effort to reverse my brain rot, I am reading more of the news and actually paying attention while doing so, rather than letting my mind wander to the 10,000 other things that need to get done. A multi-tasking brain can be difficult to control.
I just ordered some books from Amazon.com on economic [...]
4 Feb
Wanted: Mental Gymnastics
I had a heartburn moment recently. While perusing the local newspaper during a rare spell of quiet time (both kids were napping), I caught mention of a former co-worker and law school classmate at my old firm. The blurb pertained to a high-profile client of the firm. In standard defense attorney form, [...]
2 Feb
Diaper-Free And Loving It!
Tonight is a big night. Ginger asked not to wear a diaper to bed. She has been asking for this for a week or so now, but I’ve been to terrified to let her. After spending 12 days of doing an insane amount of laundry because of the stomach flu that worked [...]
