Author Archives: The Daring One

Speedily Down to Hell

Posted on May 18, 2010 by The Daring One

Today in the car, Magoo noticed that several cars were speeding past us. Magoo: They are going off the speed limit mom! Totally! Me: Yep. They’re going pretty fast. Magoo: They’re going too fast. We don’t drive like that. Me: … Continue reading →

Posted in around town, driving, faith, moto-racial profiling | 7 Comments

Rambo Gardening Techniques and Punk Firefighters

Posted on May 17, 2010 by The Daring One

My approach to gardening this year is to kill kill kill everything in sight. I wanted to plant some things but there is no room in my yard for useful vegetation because it’s all been taken over by crazy soul-sucking … Continue reading →

Posted in domesticality, nintendo, scaring the neighbors | 6 Comments

Food for Wanda

Posted on May 12, 2010 by The Daring One

Wanda doesn’t so much like to nurse any more. If the room is dark and silent and she is extremely tired but not deliriously tired, she will maybe possibly nurse. She is more likely to nurse if we are lying … Continue reading →

Posted in baby stuff, food | 5 Comments

Breakup Weight Gain

Posted on May 12, 2010 by The Daring One

Wanda’s winding down on nursing, trying to break up with me gently. I’m a bit sad, a bit excited about getting my body back and a bit scared about what will happen to that body when it’s back under my … Continue reading →

Posted in baby stuff, health, parenting, weight loss | 1 Comment

M-Day

Posted on May 9, 2010 by The Daring One

Happy Mother’s Day from our bed of revellers to yours!

Posted in holidays, parenting | 3 Comments

Baffled by Facebook

Posted on May 9, 2010 by The Daring One

I cannot figure out how to make a button to get readers of this blog to “Like” it on Facebook. If you “like” it with or without the quotes in real life, will you please go and “Like” it with … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, technology | 3 Comments