College Ain’t Free

Archive for March, 2008

Overheard – The Force

Her: Can you make me some frothy milk with vanilla (squinty cute face included).
Him: Incredulous Do you KNOW what you’re asking…I mean, Vadar is on his ass.
Her: Oh. That’s right. It’s okay, wait unitl after the Deathstar is blown up. It’s cool.
Him: No. No. It’s cool, I mean THIS time Luke might not make it…he [...]

Newsflash: I have a younger brother. When we were young he was constantly sick…check that, now that we’re old he’s still constantly breaking bones (ask him about his shoulder the next time you see him, go on, ask), so, I guess his ongoing tour of primo emergency rooms in the US continues.
Zeke was ALWAYS [...]

Marching of the Dimes

Last year we didn’t dare participate in the March of Dimes due to the RSV threat, which was at def-con level III all winter and spring.
This year, it’s a different story.
Jack is going to be walking (and yes, the child is walking, right now he’s doing it with an empty Sierra Nevada bottle [...]

Greek Baby

My son is speaking in tongues – “Upa” he says. That’s all he says anymore. “Upa” – over and over again. Our backs hurt with lifting him “Upa…”
We’ve started saying “OPA!” back at him. It may be confusing to him that we are referencing the greek goddess of plenty – or saying the word “up” [...]