Tag Archives: circumcision

Totally Quotable Arlo: circumcision edition

By Mark | January 24, 2017

So, yeah, today’s the day Arlo found out that his grandparents were responsible for cutting off the “safety part” of his father’s penis, something I’m sure they’ll hear about come Sunday, during our weekly call… If you’re reading this, mom and dad, you’ve got five days to come up with a good explanation. For what […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Special Projects | Also tagged Arlo, Mark's penis, penis, penises, Totally Quotable Arlo | 12 Comments

Celebrating the anniversary of my extraction

By Mark | February 11, 2013

On this day, many, many years ago, I was pulled from the womb of my unconscious mother with forceps. Later, according to my mother’s account, when a nurse brought me to her, she refused to take me, saying, “No, I haven’t had my baby yet.” A few friends and loved ones seem to think that […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Uncategorized | Also tagged birthdays, Mark's birthday, Norman Lear, Southern Foodways Alliance | 16 Comments

Happy first birthday Arlo Lao Maynard

By Mark | December 4, 2012

A year ago yesterday, Linette and I we welcomed our son Arlo into the world. Like his sister, once he made up his mind that he wanted to join us, he came shooting down the birth canal like a rocket. I think I must have mentioned it here before, but, eight years ago, when Linette […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Photographs, Uncategorized | Also tagged Arlo, Arlo Gutherie, baby names, birthdays, Charles Maynard, Clementine, Curtis Florian, Friday Night Lights, home birth, Linette, Mark's penis, midwifery, miscarriage, natural childbirth, penises, Photobooth, tintype, water birth | 17 Comments

Ypsi’s water tower, and its missing whatsit

By Mark | September 26, 2010

My friend Eric sent me a huge photo of Ypsilanti’s infamous water tower yesterday. The image, which is beautiful, was taken in 1900, when women carried parasols, and Cross Street was still a dirt road scarred by wagon tracks. It’s an amazing photo. The structure was just ten years old at the time, having been […]