Archive for December, 2006

So say you’re about eight months pregnant and things have reached the back-aching, no sleeping, shallow breathing stage.
Now, suppose you come down with a sinus infection that halves your already meager amount of sleep and energy. Then say that the copious nose blowing creates a large cut in one nostril. This cut becomes infected and […]

Sock Monkey Ornament

Originally uploaded by MaggieMason.

In early December, NPR asked me what I got for Bryan this year. I couldn’t answer, because obviously Bryan was listening. Our tradition is to only buy stockings for one another because we both think that part is the most fun.
Anyway, now that he knows what he got, you can […]

Clement Street, printed in the cement in childlike block letters:
“You are not my boyfriend.”

The kid already has me awake at 5:30 a.m. on Christmas Day.
Merry Christmas, everyone. I encourage you to have cookies for breakfast today.

Stacked headlines onCNN yesterday:
Wall Street bonuses bubble into the billions
Dining on rats to survive in Zimbabwe

In case you hadn’t heard, Andrea and Matt had their little baby boy! Also, he’s incredibly gorgeous, and not in an “all babies are beautiful by definition” kind of way. Good genes, those superheroes.

More tributes to Leslie written by The Morning News contributing writers.

My friend Leslie Harpold died a few days ago.
When she heard about the baby, Leslie sent us a care package because she thought an email wouldn’t be enough of a celebration. It contained:
-Punk Rock Baby and Hip Hop Baby, lullaby versions of punk rock and hip hop classics
-Two bibs, one that reads, “Notorious B.I.B.” and […]

My good friend Brent Rector of the Fuel Creative Group just finished designing his first book! It’s called Rockin’ Down the Highway: The Cars and People that Made Rock and Roll. It’s a gorgeous coffee table book filled with rock stars, hot rods, and lots of meaty articles about both. If you have a grease […]

The most compelling parts of The Big Moo, edited by Seth Godin:
(Thanks for the loan, Evan!)
Name something.
“If it has a name, your peers can measure it. If it has a name, they can alter it. If it has a name, they can talk about it. And if it has a name, they can eliminate it.”
Finish […]