Biggest Phone Bill Ever

Posted by on Dec 31, 2005 in dish | 0 comments Phone rings. I pick up. I hear, “This is the AT&T operator–“Great, I think, telemarketer, but then he says, “–with a collect call from Iraq. Will you accept the charges?”Hell, yes!It’s baby bro, who has two convoys and a lot of paperwork to execute before climbing on a plane to Kuwait. Woo hoo! January 5 is the big day! He talks to mom. He talks to...
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The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by on Dec 30, 2005 in dish | 0 comments BED LIST: LL COOL JI tend to play a lot of music in my classroom, and whenever LL Cool J’s “I Need Love” rotates on, all the kids sing along with him. So do I. There’s something about this guy that’s just irresistible. Probably the growly voice and the six pack. The muscles don’t hurt, either.DINNER LIST: DICK CLARKThis man is a miracle of genetics, or modern...
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Back to Normal

Posted by on Dec 27, 2005 in dish | 0 comments Christmas fun’s over. Time to clean again (oy). The living room at Chez mimi has been exploded with toys, which now need to migrate down the hall, especially since mimi will be hosting yet another family dinner (dad, stepmom, baby sis/hub, sis/hub/nephew) on New Year’s Day. Yikes.Resolution season is coming, too, so I’m in the frame of mind to be changing some things. Like...
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Gee, thanks, Dad!

Posted by on Dec 26, 2005 in dish | 0 comments If you’re sharp, you get the sarcasm in the title, but if not, let me explain. My dad went gray early. Like totally-white-by-the-age-of-fifty early. And of course, I am just. like. my. dad.Gray hair started popping up when I was in my twenties. My early twenties. Luckily, I have a lot of curly hair, so they were easy to hide, but I’m vain enough to want some reinforcement. So I turn...
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Merry Christmas

Posted by on Dec 25, 2005 in dish | 0 comments Santa Claus came to town. Did you get everything you wished for? I already have. Wonderful husband, beautiful and healthy children, dogs, mortgage, car payments. Suburban paradise.All I want now is peace on earth, good will toward men. But that’s going to need some cooperation from some other folks.Merry Christmas. And to my baby bro in Mosul, only 11 more days!!
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