Category Archives: Personal Journal

Luiza’s first Christmas. Oliver’s third, but his most aware yet. (Ask him about Santa Claus!). The menu (just the four of us): Ham with glazed apricots Succotash with herbes de Provence (sort of Aix-em-Savannah) Carrots with Marsala (a la Elizabeth … Continue reading →

“Oliver, your five minutes are up.” “No! My five minutes are down!” “I don’t want that bandaid. That bandaid is ridiculous.” For a long time, after returning from Brazil in August and making the difficult transition back to using both … Continue reading →

my is Cindy,25yrs lady straight raised up in United States of American,Am looking for nice peacefully cool place to rent in Ur city on this month, B’s have a great project to do in Ur city for my company this … Continue reading →

If these ever learn just to say “Is the apartment still available,” we could be in trouble. In the meantime, who is going consider an inquiry like this?: Hi, My name is Julian ,22years old,female, a very simple and quiet … Continue reading →

As a fan of the game of baseball more than any particular team, I place a high value on good sportsmanship. I’ve been watching the Dodgers a lot this season and, despite their rough start, enjoying the players and especially … Continue reading →

For practically Oliver’s whole first year, I’m not sure I ever looked at him asleep without wondering in the back of my neurotic mind if I could remember the details of infant CPR if needed. With Luiza… …no such problem. … Continue reading →

He spells his name funny, but I think we’ll keep him. Here’s why.

If Internet spammers and spammers could invest a little in correct English in their emails, they might get a lot more victims. Could the fact that they don’t mean that they get enough victims anyway? Advertising our condo for rent … Continue reading →

Our daughter, Luiza Maria, was born on Feb. 6. She weighed 8 lbs. 4 oz. Unlike our nearly glabrous first-born, Luiza came out with a full head of dark hair, about an inch and a half long! Oliver, taking a … Continue reading →

I was sitting in the living room at a little before 2 a.m., listening to Sibelius Symphony No. 5 through headphones. I felt a quick, sharp vertical movement and thought I heard a bit of a bumping noise. Did I … Continue reading →