Archive for September, 2006

The Amazing Physical Feats of a Sleeping Mother

Monday, September 11th, 2006

I can sleep motionless.
I can sleep motionless in the bathtub. I don’t drown.
I can sleep motionless in a bed and not disturb the delicate machinery of a baby’s unconsciousness, nor pinch a little hand or foot or nose in restlessness.
I can hold a bottle in the air while sleeping. My arm will not […]

Arachnaphobia

Thursday, September 7th, 2006

I was just outside taking the wilted buds off of my petunia plant when all of a sudden I noticed a gargantuous orange spider slinging itself along on its web under my armpit. I know this is supposed to be a blog about thinking, but there were no thoughts involved in my reaction. […]

The Hitch

Thursday, September 7th, 2006

Alright, the hitch with my beautiful list (see two posts down for an explanation of THE LIST) is that some things do need to be done in a certain time frame. It’s all very well to have “Take the garbage out” on my list, but I need to get to the task before the […]


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