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Now I have to wonder if “The Princess and the Pea” is about kids with allergies.

Make that three times I’ve been pranked today. I’d forgotten which of Ray’s baby teeth had come out and which hadn’t; the tooth I thought was a chipped baby tooth was an adult tooth coming in at an off-kilter but perfectly acceptable angle. Silly me; she chipped a different tooth while trying to pry a

After years of running with a perfect April Fool’s Day record, I have been caught TWICE today. TWICE!

Scientists have created a black that is blacker than black. Enormous fish-women swim closer through the stars.

Carol at Alinea at Home GOT HIRED BY GRANT ACHATZ! To work at Alinea! How cool is that? Food blogger makes good 🙂

I finally finished watching Iron Man today. Not bad. But my brain jumped a few links and ended up here: the publishing revolution will depend on better batteries. I’ve been reading Doyce‘s links and ponderings about the future of the publishing industry. Most self-publishers, no matter what that crowd self-reports, currently come across like a

There’s blood on the floor, and there’s not supposed to be. It’s only one drop of a nosebleed, but there it is, still mahogany-red on the tiles. There’s blankets on the couch, and there’s not supposed to be. But it’s lonesome back in her bedroom, and she can listen to the sounds of us breathing,

We played Faery’s Tale from Firefly Games tonight with Ray, her first RPG. Lee GM’d. Game review: Good setting for kids: faeries vs. goblins. The rules were easy enough for Ray to understand (at 7.5 years old). The rules and character creation were not so oversimplified that I was frustrated. There are options for different

HBO is doing a series for The Ladies’ No. 1 Detective Agency, and the first episode is tonight.

Easter is going to be a Ray Day, which works out pretty well, since it’s right around the half-birthday mark. We will spoil her rotten, favorite foods, treats, an Easter-egg hunt…the works. One day a year to spoil someone you love is not enough, you know? Special request: a silly-string fight. So we were discussing