teacher, mother, secret lover

So one might wonder whether having a child brings a sense of fulfillment in what might be seen as an otherwise empty life.

What a ridiculous question.

While children may have their charms, true fulfillment can only be found through a well-architected fall TV schedule and a DVR.

How dare her crying interrupt the premier of Lost?

the no-kidding answer i gave at a meeting to the question of, "so how is your baby doing?"

"Well, she's still alive."

Seriously, what the hell is wrong with me?

whilst tapping code...

Working with NHibernate (and now that I get it, having grand fun), and enjoying Charlie Hunter.

Brighter, tighter, out-of-sighter.

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Somone should invest in the above for this entire f-ing family. From Barbara Bush re: Katrina refugess in the Houston Astrodome:

And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them.

Thank god for natural disasters.

NY Times article

are you kidding me?

Stunning, just stunning.

We've got a lot of rebuilding to do. First, we're going to save lives and stabilize the situation. And then we're going to help these communities rebuild. The good news is -- and it's hard for some to see it now -- that out of this chaos is going to come a fantastic Gulf Coast, like it was before. Out of the rubbles of Trent Lott's house -- he's lost his entire house -- there's going to be a fantastic house. And I'm looking forward to sitting on the porch.

Are you f-ing kidding me? Did anyone proof this thing?

Asshat.

Time article

White House Press Release

to the previous poster

You sir, are an idiot.

The charm of a newborn is considerably lessened when, as you attempt to change this child for the second time in five minutes, watch poop actually arch out of her and land no less than 1' down-range.

My little howizter.

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Tastefully done, of course.


Hell yeah this girl can cry. Her hunger knows no bounds - to the point that she managed to give herself a fever whilst in the hospital she was so hungry. That's my girl.

But all is well now as we (it's worth noting up front that by "we" I inevitably mean "Jennifer") adjust to our new tax break - learning day-by-day the subtle tricks that make life a wee bit easier with a newborn.

For instance, I have already learned that a solid night's sleep is difficult to come by. Feedings at 12, 2, 4, and 6 will drain the life out of most, and Jennifer, polite as ever, has promised to be much more quiet when getting up from now on.

It's early yet, but I think we've already learned a valueable lesson re: parenthood:

It is what it is.

I remember looking at friends holding these screaming infants and wondering how on earth they do it (the parents, not the infants). How can that be fun? And the answer is, it isn't. Holding a screaming little girl where you can't do anything to console her (esp. if you lack the proper "feeding insturments") is not fun on any level. And despite what anyone says, it's not rewarding either. But this is:

exactly what happened to the pecking order around here?