By Mark | December 2, 2013
Here, on the occasion of my son’s second birthday, are ten random thoughts that I wrote to him last night. As I suspect that he may misplace the letter that I handed him as he went screaming through the living room, I thought that perhaps I’d reprint it here as well. 1. Arlo, I’m loving […]
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By Mark | November 2, 2011
Occasionally, Linette will wake up in the morning, angry at me about something that I’d done in a dream that she’d had. This morning, I awoke to the accusation that I’d thrown a puppy, that had just chewed its own balls off, into her neck. If there are any dream interpretation folks out there, I’d […]
By Mark | September 27, 2011
When I get a cold, like the one I’ve had for the past few days, I tend to make and eat spicy chili. It never makes me well, but, for some reason, I’m convinced that one day it’ll do the trick. (As I believe antibiotics are overprescribed, and refuse to take them when I get […]
