Archives for August 2013
Money, Money, Money
Managing money doesn’t come naturally to me. Maybe because I’ve never had much of it to manage-not enough hands on experience. If I had a dime for everytime someone said “don’t let that money burn a hole in your pocket”, well, it would all be gone because I’d have spent it. After several years of […]
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An Open Letter to Penelope on Education
Dear Penelope, By now you know I love to read. For pleasure and instruction, and in special circumstances, both. Before we flew to China I joined several message boards about adoption and parenting. I had nothing to offer to the parents posting about their joys and struggles, so I sat back and read, took mental […]
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My Cat Had A Toothache But Didn’t Tell Me
We have too many cats. I knew it the moment we crossed the half-dozen mark. And I remember the moment vividly. Jenn was inside the veterinarian’s office to ensure the latest stray, a calico named Chloe, would not spread disease and pestilence to our existing herd. I told Jenn “This is a bad idea. Think about […]
