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Holidays can be hard, especially with our family. Or lack thereof. But we had a surprisingly splendid Thanksgiving. First, at a lovely gathering hosted by Mehgan and Christopher. After an enjoyable afternoon at their place we ventured forth to our annual vegan Thanksgiving, 2009 edition, at the little man’s bio-dad’s house. It was magnificent, as [...]

Friday I just narrowly averted a major bout of hyperventilation. For some time now managing my finances has been a precarious balancing act. But last week I fell, without a net, and I’m still trying to figure out why. Over the years I’ve been to some financial counselors, through a non-profit agency and also at [...]

Halloween is behind us and November is nearly over (Thanksgiving is next week!) which means we’ll barrel right on through the holidays and then BAM, 2009 will be over. And it was a year that was as unpredictably topsy turvy as any in recent memory. The highs of 2009 were downright euphoric but the lows [...]

Most of the time I can tune out the rest of the world, merrily skipping along with my son while ignoring what others may think of us. But now and again I’m faced with reality checks - often in the form of random unpleasant interactions with strangers or peers - but sometimes they come at [...]

I really ought to go on vacation more often. Definitely feeling refreshed this week.
Five more good things:

A co-worker purged his home library and brought in a buttload of science fiction and fantasy novels to share. I’ve been in need of new fiction (and yes, my NaNoWriMo attempt for 2009 didn’t really take).
Motorola future/Populuxe fantasy [...]