Monthly Archives: February 2007

The difficulty of focus

The boy and I were eating dinner tonight — fettucine alfredo from a "chicken helper" box — and it was all I could do to focus on eating. I kept wanting to open a book, to check out a recipe … Continue reading

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By the way

My e-mail has been screwed up (a typepad and/or domain registrar problem), but that should be settled now. So all you commenters, fear not the bounce!

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Energy

In one week, I’ve managed to pay overdue taxes to NY state, get our car’s registration renewed, pay some overdue medical bills, take care of a longstanding issue with my apartment in New York, and follow up on some other … Continue reading

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As the World Turns

I woke up last night and couldn’t get back to sleep. I lay there in the dark, with equally dark thoughts going through my mind. If everything turned to shit and I had to support myself and the boy, could … Continue reading

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Following in My Footsteps

My worst nightmare is coming true, I fear. The other morning, as we were dropping the boy off at day care — a rare dual parent drop-off — the provider pulls us aside and says she wants to talk to … Continue reading

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