July 2007
The Archives
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Health, Life
I’ll be sacked as the asparagus ambassador.
A few weeks back, I was checking out a few grocery items at the local Target. My dinner plans included asparagus (“the Cadillac of vegetables,” as my former roommate’s Dad calls it). This confounded the clerk. “What is THIS?” She looked leerily at the green stalks. “It’s asparagus,” I replied with a tone that suggests […]
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General, Life
More married-people interactions…
07.11.07 | Permalink | 2 CommentsI made a midnight snack of peanut butter and jelly sammiches so we could do our important after-Zoe-goes-to-bed activities: reading stuff online (Joel) and writing personal statements for medical school application (me). We use the incredibly messy peanut butter that you have to stir (damn the trans fat for being bad and robbing us of […]
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Pets
Takers?
Does anyone want our dogs? Or know anyone who might? The cats are available, too. But mainly, the dogs. I’m sort of serious – if we can find an appropriate environment for them, it would be better for all involved. They love tennis balls, rawhides, playing fetch, and long walks and runs. They can sit, […]
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General, Life
Questioning life decisions, part 1
Joel: Has there ever been a decision you didn’t waffle on? Me: I didn’t think twice about eating that brownie. Sorry this is just a reporting post; the cicadas are so loud I can’t hear myself think.
