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2023 (11)

September 26th The Change
August 28th 18
August 3rd Ok but ALSO:
July 12th Midlife POV
May 16th Influence and Dooce
April 25th Horse therapy
April 5th You can’t go home again
February 21st Obsolescence
January 29th Before and after
January 8th A cringe confession on friendship
January 4th Ostrich virus

2022 (24)

December 30th Holiday lasts
December 7th Always wanting less
December 1st From the mind of Jordan Peele: NAH
October 28th Grateful to be here I GUESS but ALSO
October 6th TikTok Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Algorithm
September 29th Gland to see you
September 21st Onward and upward
September 1st 17
August 12th Am I the only one (yeahhh) am I sexual (uhhhh)
August 10th Grumbling towards acceptance
July 15th Eugene to Rushmore to Yellowstone and back
June 1st Biological entropy
May 31st Noticing small things
May 18th Same old story
May 2nd Back to abnormal
April 9th Tears in rain, weeping trees
March 28th 48
March 8th Dear Diary
February 23rd Mahalo
February 3rd Pandemic perimenopause: BUMMER TURDUCKEN
January 21st That time we all got COVID
January 15th A short story
January 13th Mask test follow up
January 5th Omi-nous

2021 (39)

December 30th An incomplete list of things that didn’t suck in 2021
December 2nd Familypic.jpg is missing
November 26th Lover of shadows
November 17th Erin
November 14th Sleepless in Eugene
November 9th A room of my own
November 4th Reluctant carpet commander
October 28th Gentle women
October 10th Brave front
September 28th Stupid and contagious
September 19th Look at the helpers
September 10th Human grip PSI
September 7th Sixteen candles
August 23rd Give and take
August 5th A supposedly fun thing I’ll probably do again
July 20th Perspectives
June 30th End of June
June 11th Blather, small but heartfelt rant
June 3rd Scenery change
May 27th Another correction
May 25th Myehhhhhhh
May 20th Course correction
May 11th Museum of blather
May 5th 20th anniversary
April 27th Shift
April 15th Slow down. Zoom in. ENHANCE!
April 10th Inside the cave
April 9th Enthusiasm not yet flagging
March 19th Shopping roundup
March 13th Matryoshka
March 11th Vaccinated
March 9th Virtually cool
March 7th My own shape
February 24th Hunting by proxy
February 10th Namastay right here
January 31st How the kids are doing
January 19th A lost friend
January 15th A big disgrace
January 8th A single word

2020 (59)

December 22nd Last days of 2020
December 16th Spoonfuls of sugar
December 9th Scraping by
November 9th Starting to exhale
November 2nd Fingers crossed
October 26th Lost in translation
October 16th Back in my day we didn’t need a point to tell a story about our own stupidity
September 28th ISO: purpose
September 25th BFBoS
September 17th Bad air, bad vibes
September 9th Zero percent containment
September 4th The bad card
August 28th Choose your own adventure
August 21st Cawfee talk
August 19th Life 6 months later
August 12th Summer daze
August 2nd Post-trip pondering
July 9th Going back east
July 3rd Rogue trip 2020, part 3: a love story
June 30th Rogue trip 2020, part two: if something gets in your way, turn
June 28th Rogue trip 2020, part one: back in the pulse
June 17th Somewhere between fear and IDGAF
June 13th Footing
June 5th Hard things
May 24th What to binge during the apocalypse
May 21st In order to feel safe
May 16th The joy/existential dread of a hair appointment
May 12th Ugh
May 7th Deus ex machina, MIA
May 5th 19
April 30th The secret is high quality cocoa + bone-deep sighing
April 26th Oh that
April 23rd Foibles
April 21st I miss your face
April 17th Idle hands, devil’s work
April 14th Bear spotting, no refs
April 11th Just for today
April 8th Light and dark, dark and light
April 6th Something about Alanis and Zoom calls
April 3rd Strange but caring
April 1st It won’t always be like this
March 30th Dear diary
March 28th Inequitable
March 27th Beware of The Bog
March 25th Down in it
March 24th Passing connections
March 23rd How to be a hermit
March 22nd The hum of traffic
March 20th Spring break forever
March 18th Day … whatever
March 17th Viral diaries
March 16th The curse of interesting times
March 4th Out damned spot
February 4th Modern Maytag
January 27th Cat lady FAIL
January 23rd Shareholders
January 17th Mommyblogging in 2020
January 8th With feathers
January 1st New Year, more please

2019 (22)

December 12th Winging it, part 94802357318471340
December 9th Christmas with littles
November 23rd Painfully vain pursuits
November 19th Among the paperbacks
October 29th A few gift ideas for the hard-to-buy-for
October 22nd On foot
October 7th Small update, and Sundry Buzz
September 20th Goodbye tiny cowboy
September 5th School, and fourteen
September 4th Better late than never: an ode to Barre3
August 20th Currents
August 8th Sparkle lights
July 25th Spectacularly unspectacular
June 10th Alaska
May 14th A different, beautiful brain
April 30th The birds in the trees
April 5th The happiest place
March 21st Don’t be rash, now
February 14th Richer or poorer
February 6th Mom cold
January 27th Thirteen and ten
January 7th The good fight

2018 (42)

December 30th Obsolescence
December 10th Smooth criminal
December 6th The new nesting
December 3rd Bits and pieces
November 16th Getting real
November 14th Change of scenery
November 5th Grace and learning
November 1st Old favorites, new twists
October 30th Wax on
October 29th Lifetouch
October 26th Is this thing on, etc
August 24th Piece of paper
August 21st Scenic views
June 18th New to Me: my book!
June 7th Just literally some stuff about my cats
May 14th Motherhooding
April 23rd Magic carpet ride
April 9th It’s okay to suck at things
April 6th Now playing
April 3rd Brief interlude
March 22nd Hospice files: one visit
March 21st I love you and I want you to be scared
March 16th Thumbs
March 12th Smart things you said
March 7th Checking in
March 2nd Fourth grader’s favorites: a brief tour
February 26th Mahalo nui loa
February 13th PyeongHarangue
February 12th Life on pause
February 8th Everything hurts and I’m dying
February 5th Dylan is 10
February 1st Unlikely friction point
January 29th This friggin guy
January 24th Viva
January 18th Not about me, part one gazillion and five
January 16th Splenda in the grass
January 12th Turn to the left, turn to the right
January 10th You’re in the great game now
January 8th Dr. Jeckle and Mr. Asshole
January 7th Sin City: PG version
January 5th Visibility
January 3rd Ring ring, hypocrisy calling

2017 (44)

December 23rd Fa la la la bleaargh
December 21st A lot
December 14th December
December 1st This and that
November 28th Daily dose of duh
November 16th Wry five
November 14th Hospice files: M.
October 26th The Velveeta cave
September 21st Hospice files: P. goes home
September 18th 7 books I’ve read lately
September 15th Social phobia and a Stop-n-Go
September 11th New windows
August 27th A glass of wine
August 17th Groovy
June 28th Summer retail therapy
June 5th Wild thing
May 28th Hospice files: P.
May 25th Standardized
May 18th An incomplete list of inventions I’m hoping for in 2017
May 15th Airtight
May 12th Mother’s day
May 11th Dab, flip, spin, STFU
May 8th Sweet 16
May 1st The picky child and school lunch
April 28th Feedback required
April 20th An inconvenient truth
April 18th Addiction and recovery
April 13th Forever winging it
April 10th Nothing changes if nothing changes
April 6th Baby blog archives, from 2006-2007
March 28th Slices of pie
March 20th Mahalo
March 3rd Let’s go back to commenting on the weather
February 22nd Mishmash
February 15th The Afrin files
February 7th Another birthday comes and goes
February 1st 90 days
January 25th Rabbits bearing gifts
January 18th Avalanche of duh
January 16th Maybe just keep scrolling next time, self
January 11th Different glasses
January 7th Om
January 3rd Back to reality
January 1st Theme for 2017

2016 (24)

December 29th Blocked
December 22nd Diversion
December 15th Fool’s gold
December 12th Uterus: on notice
December 7th Cure for the doldrums
November 28th Same plot, different villain
November 16th Reading rainbows
November 14th All the ways of chasing oblivion
November 13th 12 days sober: Gratitude and hope
November 11th So anyway I guess I need more pens now
October 30th The places you know
October 17th Erratic
October 11th MRI
October 10th Creature comforts
October 5th Clip clop, clip clop
October 3rd Bumbling towards acceptance
October 1st It’s Saturday night and I’m ranting about toilets, WITNESS ME
September 29th I went on a cruise and now you get to hear allllllll about it
September 14th Trashy
March 28th Where I’m at
February 23rd La’i lua ke kai
January 27th Observations of a classroom helper
January 14th Idle Thursday thoughts on children’s laundry
January 12th Growing

2015 (24)

December 21st Restricted movement
December 18th Holiday receipts
December 14th Critical
November 5th Stayin’ alive
October 27th Every story contains three parts: the beginning, the middle, and the twist.
October 23rd Amazon is my spirit animal
October 20th Shut up, Coffee-Mate
October 8th I’ll see your fruit flies and raise you a trifecta of WTF GO AWAY
September 28th A brief roundup of life at fortysomething
September 24th Six months and change
September 21st Table for ew
September 16th A few questions I have about ‘Fear the Walking Dead’
August 15th Calgon, cat-style
July 9th Salvation and chance, AA and God
June 9th New arrivals
June 1st Way deep down
May 21st Turn, turn, turn
May 13th T.C.
May 6th One month, 27 days, 15 hours
April 30th The gummy is dark and full of terrors
April 23rd Contents may have shifted
April 20th Inventory check
April 15th Excavation
April 13th Muffled

2014 (39)

December 9th Confusion, podcasts, kerfuffle, all’s well that ends well
November 4th More and more and better and better
October 27th The Curious Incident of the Dog Toy in the Night
October 21st Good, bad … I’m the guy with the gun
October 6th The scary things and the helpers
September 30th Please stand up, please stand up
September 19th All hail the good teachers
September 15th Dis-cord
September 8th Fiber
August 28th My state of decline
August 21st Perverse attractions
August 18th Everything is easier for me if you are there
August 13th Next chapters
August 11th Eye on September
August 7th Being married to me is awesome and not at all tedious
August 6th Wipeout
August 4th Just checking on you
August 1st Felled by a snout
July 31st Ruby
July 29th Things happen
July 28th Itch
June 9th Only this
May 28th Your life in forecasts
May 12th This one time at seagull camp
April 22nd Complying
April 15th A book you should read: Wave, by Sonali Deraniyagala
April 9th How we learn sometimes
April 1st Oh my god Becky look at her butt
March 28th Homebuying Moment #872: Chaos, Coveting, and Compromise
March 24th Time off
March 16th 266 days and counting
March 6th Below the belt
February 25th Today I learned that I am a creepy whisper-tingler
February 22nd No sense of moderation
February 11th Just like you wanted
February 5th Six
January 29th The Prowl, praise, perspective
January 21st Best trip. BEST.
January 8th Leaving (for) Las Vegas

2013 (79)

December 31st New Year’s quiz, 2013
December 19th WarGames
December 18th And everyone telling you be of good cheer
December 12th Redrum. Redrum.
December 8th Winter wonderland
December 2nd Hopped up
December 1st Re-entry
November 25th Thanksgiving week miscellaneous
November 23rd On the bright side, you don’t need a helmet
November 20th Sparkling repartee
November 18th A little to the left. No, right. Nailed it!
November 17th Weekend accomplishments
November 14th Pelage
November 12th Workout music request, part IV
November 11th Unmoored
November 10th Kick your own ass in 21 minutes
November 8th Watching and leaving
November 6th A typical day (in November of 2013)
November 5th Greener grass
November 4th What is your emergency
November 3rd This is my jam
November 2nd Johnny Feelgood
November 1st Expecto Adorabum
October 26th Space
October 25th SafeSearch is off
October 21st Near miss
October 18th Friday good things: canceling the hippoblotamus
October 15th Best medicine
October 12th Gratitude
October 3rd Forty more years
October 2nd Brief parking lot transmission
October 1st Stronger
September 27th Hellbreaker launch date
September 24th Go round and round
September 23rd On mattering
September 20th Hindsight
September 19th Summer 2013 photo roundup
September 8th Let it go by
September 1st 8 years old
August 27th What could possibly go wrong?
August 22nd The Prowl
August 18th Tones
August 10th Bravery: MIA
July 23rd I am here, this is me
July 19th Things to do with kids in Oregon: road trip edition
July 18th Happy Family contest reminder
July 12th On seeing things differently
July 5th It’s been a good week
June 24th Happy Family video
June 21st Coming soon to a cringe near you
June 18th Things to do in Oregon with kids: camping on the Rogue River
June 5th Leveling up
May 26th Things to do in Oregon with kids: Crescent Lake
May 19th Like the ducks
May 18th Ruffed grouse, says Google
May 15th Solo parenting lemonade
May 10th A shirt, a music player, some songs: small things that make a difference
May 9th Polar waters
May 8th My life with Dylan, from 7:30 AM until 3:30 PM
April 28th Good days
April 21st Then there was soccer
April 4th Riding styles
April 1st Magnolia Workshop testimonial (or, why I no longer automatically make an elaborate gagging pantomine at the term “life coach”)
March 27th How road trips have changed
March 18th Happy Family video shoot (OF TERROR!)
February 24th Conversations
February 22nd Compliments
February 20th Hamster wheel
February 19th Cruel parental photojournalism
February 18th Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
February 17th One reason why the division of household labor is never going to feel entirely fair
February 13th Infinite loop
February 6th Five years later
February 5th Proud
January 28th It seemed like one was there
January 27th Last April, with toast
January 20th Long game
January 8th At odds
January 3rd The Sleep of the Parents

2012 (87)

December 29th 2012
December 26th What I got for Christmas
December 17th That’s good hustle
December 14th No warning
December 12th Erasing lead with a Sharpie
December 3rd The teachings of the house
November 28th The Jello salad with candy and mayonnaise
November 26th BMX boys
November 19th Breaking bad
November 19th Holiday gift ideas for the hard-to-shop-for
November 13th Bad milestone
November 5th 72 miles away
November 2nd October (is over?)
October 23rd Shuteye
October 17th The harder we work, the luckier we get
October 13th Break
October 12th WWYD?
October 8th Boulders and hills
October 4th Crazy cat lady
September 24th Steenking badges
September 19th It all vanishes
September 17th Ze Frank’s ‘An Invocation for Beginners’
September 14th Sunroom
September 13th Last gasp of summer
September 7th Brainwashing
September 5th School years
September 1st Seven
August 30th Update
August 30th Go f*** yourself, Aaron Sorkin
August 28th Hellbreaker
August 20th New place to call home
August 11th Michigan J. Frog
August 7th Carpet padding, you go to hell and you die
July 26th Mellowed
July 18th July
July 7th A little time
July 2nd 2.5 hours to paradise
June 28th Diamond in the rough
June 22nd The house next door
June 22nd BabbaBox winner (and updated coupon)
June 19th BabbaBox review and giveaway
June 11th Putting down roots
June 7th 9 skin & hair products that don’t suck
June 3rd The new normal
May 28th Arrived
May 23rd From there to here
May 20th Crunch time
May 15th Mother’s Day
May 14th One nation, divisible
May 8th An objective analysis of the dateability of the male Avengers
May 7th Solo parenting, day 3
May 1st Tetris
April 25th Butterfly effect
April 23rd Weekend activities
April 19th Perspective
April 18th Basic math
April 18th Things I’ve found while packing
April 14th Le freak, c’est chic
April 11th One step at a time
April 10th WE ARE MOVING HOLY SH-
April 6th Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring BANANA PHONE
April 4th Fresh coat
March 22nd They don’t give enemas any more, do they?
March 18th 11 beauty products that don’t suck
March 14th All of me
March 13th Stranger danger
March 12th Creeper cat is creeping on you
March 7th What To Do If Your Sofa Has a Vagina
March 4th Two months of me
February 29th Leap day
February 25th Groove
February 20th Downton Abbey: let us talk of the finale
February 17th Sandman
February 14th Four
February 12th L.A. story
February 7th Best birthday weekend ever
February 1st On such a winter’s day
January 26th Off to the deep end
January 24th That’s what kids do
January 20th We now paws (HAAA) for dog identification
January 19th What’s been happening around here
January 15th Skin deep
January 12th 3 workout DVDs that will kick your butt
January 9th His own man
January 6th Friendships and firepower
January 4th Resolved
January 3rd Update on Vioguard

2011 (122)

December 29th Yearly recap: 2011
December 28th Hook, line, and sinker
December 27th Heartbeat
December 23rd Hold the figgy pudding
December 18th A few of my favorite (tree) things
December 15th Six and counting
December 12th Red pill
December 9th Tiny Tiger app
December 7th 3 things, unrelated
December 5th It was a blast, really
December 4th Egg mob
December 1st Creeped
November 30th Night moves
November 29th The mystery of the lost job that maybe never existed
November 28th Ba-doop ba-doop ba-doop
November 26th Pixel perfect
November 22nd Full of thanks
November 21st Improper signatures
November 20th Balls, boots, and recipes
November 19th Saturday miscellaneous
November 18th Lake bed
November 14th Family resemblances
November 9th Sky Metalwala
November 7th Memorable evenings
November 4th Non-fiction Friday: hating the Pledge of Allegiance
November 4th Fiction Friday: FENCES
November 1st October 31st just keeps getting better
October 30th A raucous viewing of ‘It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’
October 26th Home on the road
October 25th Lucky
October 23rd Misc.
October 21st Friday bowl of serial
October 17th Learning to say it again
October 10th Working from not-home
October 7th TRY TO STAY ALERT
October 5th Okay
October 2nd Buds
September 29th Stasis
September 27th Equinox
September 23rd Someone new
September 21st Treasure everywhere
September 21st Contest winner
September 19th Back to school giveaway
September 14th Chapter books for a six-year-old
September 12th Understanding
September 8th Age expectations
September 6th Well, I didn’t cry (in front of him)
September 1st Mensa disqualification, #28605
August 31st Family branches, miles apart
August 29th Cabin birthday
August 23rd Three great mysteries of male behavior
August 22nd ISO: birthday tips
August 21st Despite it all
August 17th Thoughtful, timeless advice from ‘Working Mother’ magazine
August 16th Lowering the bar
August 11th Tick tock
August 9th VolcaNO
August 8th Back to reality
August 3rd The Sea Monkey Shirt
August 2nd Still fighting for justice at 38
August 1st Too quiet
August 1st Hot dog, we have a wiener
July 28th Cute clothes from Tea, and a potential freebie for you
July 25th Work release
July 21st Fun House Chronicles
July 18th Montana
July 12th Culture of calm
July 7th His own way
July 6th Mishandled
July 5th July 4th weekend, freeze-framed
June 28th Wildlife safari
June 26th Holes
June 22nd All dogs go to heaven
June 19th Father’s Day
June 16th The myth of perfect
June 13th May, Instagram-style
June 9th The state of things, fitness-wise
June 7th Closer
June 1st Last stop, crazytown
May 31st 1937-2011
May 25th Two quick plugs and a question
May 24th April, Instagram-stye
May 22nd Everyone out of the memepool
May 16th Wings of desire
May 11th I have time to listen
May 8th Hallmark moments, Mother’s Day edition
May 5th Ten years
May 3rd Didn’t even have to use my A.K.
April 27th Scenery change
April 26th Pros and cons of attempting to write a book
April 20th March, Instagram-style
April 18th Tilt-shift
April 15th It’s been a long, long winter
April 11th Partial payback for three years of midnight wakeup calls
April 6th Bark
March 29th Noise
March 26th Propellant
March 23rd Preserved
March 22nd Throwing in the towel
March 20th Hard sell
March 13th Odd numbers
March 8th Gastronomy
March 6th On CrossFit and other forms of self-torture
March 4th Parts of them are like Dennis Hopper
March 3rd Watching ‘Waiting for Superman’ didn’t help this
February 28th On lying
February 27th Solo vs. Ensemble
February 24th February, thus far, Instagram-style
February 16th Really?
February 13th February in Seattle
February 9th Green grass
February 6th Three
January 30th Terrible Twos apparently giving way to Please Pass the Xanax Threes
January 28th Girl stuff
January 27th Indulgent
January 25th Marco polo
January 24th Winterized
January 18th Cruelest month
January 17th Space
January 12th Three
January 9th Inhale
January 5th Surface polish

2010 (164)

December 29th Yearly recap: 2010
December 28th Maybe it’s just the post-Christmas blues
December 20th Holly jolly
December 19th Just because
December 16th I like it here
December 14th Forks in the road
December 12th Next stop, YouTube
December 7th Deleted scenes
December 5th Cheer
November 30th Bulls in a china shop
November 28th Holiday mixtape
November 23rd Winter wonderland
November 21st Clean eating
November 18th Up and away
November 16th Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven
November 12th No more horse penis
November 11th Scales
November 8th The doctor is in
November 7th Dairy farm tour
October 31st Oct. 31: perfect
October 27th Two steps back
October 25th Everyday ordinary weekend of not much
October 24th Random thing I realized today
October 20th 3 things
October 20th Gratified
October 19th New skin
October 18th Artifacts
October 17th I promise to never, ever call it ‘scrapping’
October 14th Reason for the season
October 13th Koolaid
October 12th Tempting fate
October 11th Naptime
October 9th Halloween things to do this weekend
October 7th Embracing it
October 6th Deciding to care
October 5th Tuesday notes, II
October 3rd Solo parenting, punch-drunk
October 1st Weekend company
September 30th Monster under the bed
September 28th Tuesday notes
September 26th School daze
September 23rd Money, get back
September 22nd 5-year-olds and double rainbows
September 20th Bubbles
September 19th Welcome to CrossFit
September 18th Preconceived notions
September 15th Downgrading
September 14th Less is more
September 12th Unfamiliar
September 9th First week of school
September 7th Sleeping arrangements
September 6th Last day at daycare
September 3rd Learning to fly
September 2nd Brand new day
August 31st Five
August 26th Grand Klong
August 24th Why the sign is in the yard
August 22nd Middle of the story
August 21st Here
August 18th Love the one you’re with
August 17th Reasoning with a toddler
August 16th Seasonal denial
August 12th Cloudbursts
August 11th Hey man, is that freedom rock? Well, turn it up!
August 9th Jimmy Dean, Great Dane
August 8th I ♥ NY
August 4th Rush hours
August 2nd Probably going to break a hip soon
August 1st Gahhhhhh, not again
July 30th Interactive education
July 28th Advil
July 27th Getting ready
July 25th In color
July 23rd Connections
July 22nd Upon a star
July 21st What works
July 19th Sentimental storage
July 15th Miscellaneous
July 14th Five years later, still winging it
July 13th Life, worthwhile
July 13th Three things I keep thinking about
July 12th Marshmallows and mosquito bites
July 9th Bring out the gimp
July 7th Glow
July 6th A week off
June 28th Running to here
June 27th When binges go wrong
June 24th ISFJ in the hizzy
June 23rd And now for something completely different
June 22nd Absence
June 21st Girl genius, briefly
June 20th Seasonally affected
June 18th Gracie
June 17th Shiny
June 15th Duel
June 14th Manifestations
June 10th Terribawesome twos
June 9th Pink stuff
June 7th 5 things
June 5th Grass
June 3rd Pathways
June 1st Fix
May 31st Sunshine: file not found
May 30th It’s all normal
May 28th The long week
May 26th Happy place
May 24th Pieces
May 21st Gymnastics
May 20th Services rendered
May 19th The fret-pelt is itchy
May 17th Active
May 13th Reassurance
May 11th Milestones and indecision
May 9th Perfect day
May 5th Four, briefly
May 2nd 26.2: DONE
April 28th Out on the roads
April 26th A weekend in semi-crappy iPhone images
April 22nd Consumer
April 20th Renewal
April 15th I’m proud of me too
April 14th Solve for ACK
April 13th Frat
April 8th Nonstop chatter, 26 months
April 6th Peptalking out loud
April 4th Eostre
April 2nd 19 is the loneliest number
March 31st If it is to be, it is up to me
March 30th 140 characters
March 29th Bullseye
March 25th Clouds in my coffee
March 23rd Scare
March 22nd Just being a dad
March 19th Making the grade
March 15th Very superstitious
March 10th Atten-HUT
March 9th Intervened
March 7th Years
March 4th Next
February 28th 13.1: done
February 24th Tangible
February 23rd Working on working
February 22nd Countdown
February 20th Good times
February 17th In the news
February 16th Water
February 15th Sprung
February 12th Back from cloud nine
February 8th Tenacity
February 4th Two
February 2nd Thoughts during my first official night of homework
February 1st Garbage in, garbage out
January 28th Sleeping horses lie
January 27th First day
January 26th In the membrane
January 25th Shadow
January 20th Goodnight moon
January 19th From scratch
January 18th Personal Jesus
January 14th Cabin fever rages on
January 12th Life out loud
January 9th Omissions
January 5th Tending the sheep
January 2nd Poope diem

2009 (171)

December 30th New Year’s tradition
December 28th This one’s for me
December 27th Holidaze
December 23rd Christmas card
December 21st Turning
December 20th Gears
December 16th Music, art
December 14th Pep talk
December 10th All the pretty (frozen) horses
December 8th Keeping score
December 7th Seven miles, Great Wolves
December 1st A Xanax in a pear tree
November 30th Thing one and thing two
November 29th One holiday down
November 23rd Thankswhinging
November 22nd Easily entertained
November 19th War wounds
November 18th Cheers
November 16th Good stuff, lately
November 12th Feeble
November 10th Familiar territory
November 9th Living
November 6th Stewing
November 5th Diagnosis: mystery
November 4th After some 23 years of this, you’d think I’d recognize the symptoms
November 3rd Stop me if you’ve heard this one before (spoiler: YOU HAVE)
November 2nd Sugar hangover
October 28th Decision tree
October 25th Thrilled
October 22nd Fifty more plates
October 20th Booyah
October 18th Stop
October 16th Shortfall
October 13th The consistent character flaw
October 11th Lessons from the undead
October 9th The F word
October 7th Refocusing
October 6th Hamthrax! Maybe.
October 4th Refresh
October 3rd Embiggen
September 30th Windfall fantasies
September 29th The best you can
September 28th Fretful
September 24th Kappa Babble Upchuck
September 23rd Same as it ever was
September 20th Tri tri again
September 17th 19 months
September 15th Four more days
September 14th Through it and out the other side
September 9th Muddling
September 7th Doing it wrong
September 2nd Cliff notes
August 31st Four
August 28th Trying new things
August 27th To clarify
August 25th Things I learned last weekend
August 20th Equilibrium
August 19th Twilight
August 17th Misc.
August 13th Cat
August 11th 18 month state of the union
August 10th That which doesn’t kill you
August 6th Not like the books
August 4th Rage Against the Meshugenah
August 3rd How it goes
August 2nd Fighter jets and birthday cakes
July 29th Reactions: perfectly normal
July 28th By any means
July 27th 17 months: there is no resting. Ever.
July 26th Après BlogHer
July 20th Advice for young people
July 19th Weekenderies, again
July 16th My life at the moment, part II
July 15th Real
July 13th Aiming slightly upwards
July 10th My life at the moment
July 8th New vistas
July 6th July 4th getaway
July 1st One-trick pony
June 29th Short cuts
June 28th TGI(almost)M
June 24th Bruiser
June 22nd Roadbumps, revisited
June 21st Father’s Day
June 17th Blanket apologies
June 15th Life on the Umpqua
June 11th Loves company
June 9th Ways in which children are strange
June 8th What was, what isn’t
June 6th Backup, footnoted
June 4th A really good crayon
June 1st Deep thoughts during a 5K
May 31st Pieces of a whole
May 28th Picking up speed
May 27th File: New
May 25th Holiday weekend in 46 words or less
May 21st Another charming new trait
May 20th Needs improvement
May 18th Weekenderies
May 15th Night at the Museum premiere
May 13th Kid questions: May 2009
May 11th I’ll be happy to listen
May 10th Good times
May 6th Bullets
May 4th For no particular reason
May 4th Flipping Out winners
April 30th Flipping Out over Marshall Karp
April 29th Accolades, flu-ry
April 27th DC trip
April 24th Outings gone bad
April 23rd So hard for it honey
April 22nd Crabby
April 20th Blink
April 17th Hokay
April 16th $4.25 an hour
April 14th Just sayings
April 8th Monster babies
April 6th Parenting poetry: Dylan edition
April 5th Hack, sprung
April 2nd Hardassery
April 1st Tranq gun: loaded
March 31st The publish button is totally my Magic Eight Ball
March 30th Millions of choices
March 29th Edumacation
March 26th Life in a yellow shirt
March 25th Quarterly report
March 24th Farewell
March 23rd Mulling
March 20th Dichotomy
March 19th Heh. Nutflesh.
March 18th Next chapter
March 17th In measured hundredweight and penny pound
March 16th Rested
March 11th First night
March 9th Sleep cycles
March 6th Nothing good comes easy
March 3rd Bests and worsts, one year
March 2nd Feeling Minnesota
February 28th More grousing from the peanut gallery
February 26th Not exactly anthrax
February 25th Skills and learning curves
February 23rd Allsorts
February 22nd Appearances
February 20th Steps, styles
February 19th Wove, sweet wove
February 16th Adult life and interests
February 14th Pathways
February 10th Travels
February 9th Passing
February 6th Cupcakes, pajamas, stairs
February 3rd Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes
February 1st Preservatives
January 30th Procrastination
January 28th ‘Roid rage
January 27th Self-inventory
January 26th Whirlwind
January 22nd Housekeeping
January 21st Breaking, entering
January 19th Low-key
January 18th Sunday blather
January 16th Clouded
January 14th Never just one
January 13th Wakeup calls
January 12th Lighter fare
January 12th Monday morning
January 11th Liberating
January 10th Celebrate good times come on
January 8th Kids in the pool
January 5th If you never go away
January 3rd Miscellaneous
January 1st Favorite things

2008 (221)

December 31st Pop quiz, hotshot
December 31st Your end-of-year recaps
December 28th Christmas II, New Year’s quiz
December 27th Comfort
December 24th Not a creature was stirring (EXCEPT CATS AND HAMS)
December 23rd Family time, CAT OR HAM
December 21st Day in the life
December 19th Stormy weather, food
December 18th Snow day, potty trouble
December 15th Blue ribbon
December 13th Wary
December 12th Friday
December 11th Travels
December 10th Dingo wrangling
December 9th Grateful
December 7th Reluctantly festive
December 5th Sealed
December 4th Close-mouthed
December 4th Sidestepped
December 2nd Bodies in Motivation
November 30th Day 30
November 29th Downtime
November 28th Post-holiday
November 27th Squeaking in under the wire
November 26th Taking a break from packing to post this
November 25th Milking it
November 24th Male readers can just skip this one, okay?
November 23rd Crafty
November 22nd What I’m doing today
November 21st Captured stages
November 20th Sleep, clogged
November 19th Making it up as I go
November 18th Documented
November 17th Light, returned
November 16th Short, sweet
November 15th Jeez, crackers, whine
November 14th Friday night
November 13th Second-guessing
November 12th Re-run: parenting poetry
November 11th Wasted adrenaline
November 10th But when they’re held for pleasure they’re the balls that I like best
November 9th Uncle
November 8th Gene pools
November 7th Filler content, brought to you by NaBloPoMo
November 6th Franks, beans
November 5th Temporary
November 4th Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
November 3rd Voting criteria
November 2nd Halloween wrapup
November 1st Retail therapy
October 30th Halloween eve
October 29th License to shop
October 27th Happier places
October 27th Nurture
October 25th Re-calibrated
October 24th In between days
October 22nd Action items
October 19th Stages
October 17th Elasticity
October 16th Remember
October 15th Cookies, formal wear, dong
October 14th On the range
October 13th Adult content
October 10th Unpredictable
October 8th Re-visiting
October 7th Sleep, interrupted
October 5th Whys and whereroars
October 1st Grousing
September 28th Recap, photostyle
September 25th Do-over
September 24th Happy place
September 23rd Obscured
September 20th Gearing up
September 18th Goodness gracious
September 17th The more things change
September 16th Things I have learned about diet and fitness
September 14th Crusty
September 11th Objects in mirror
September 10th Objectives
September 8th Recharged
September 7th New normal
September 4th Healing
September 3rd Battered
September 2nd Ducks
August 30th All I ever wanted
August 26th Dylan, six months and counting
August 25th Small plates
August 24th Swing low, sweet blaring trumpet
August 20th Awkard phase still going strong
August 19th Green, mean
August 17th Geowhatnow?
August 13th Randomly, lately
August 12th This
August 11th Letting go; clinging tight
August 9th Hopefully babies absorb nutrients through their skin
August 8th Fibrillation
August 6th Moving on up
August 5th Sharing time
August 4th Best guess
August 3rd Onward, oldward
July 29th Break
July 27th Family ties
July 24th Flyby
July 21st Written to pass the time on the flight home yesterday
July 20th Homeward bound
July 19th BlogHer, Day 2
July 18th Checking in
July 14th Inside the norm
July 10th Misc.
July 8th Kaboom, poop, Downward Dog
July 7th It ain’t nothin next to baby’s treat
July 6th Jiggety jog
July 1st Postcards
June 30th Briefly
June 27th Bikini milestone
June 24th Tuesday blather
June 22nd Mandals, Mondays
June 20th Life as usual
June 17th Poop, squawk, Q&A
June 15th Lucky
June 13th San Francisco treat
June 12th Aim for the head
June 11th Searching for my inner STFU
June 9th Navel-gazing, take infinity
June 6th Freshly released
June 3rd Smoosh
June 2nd Room for improvement
May 30th Allsorts
May 28th I AM CRANKY ABOUT THESE THINGS
May 26th Apres-weekend
May 23rd Three, unrelated
May 21st 9-5 and otherwise
May 19th Parenthood lately, bullet-style
May 16th This sh!t is ROUGH
May 16th Resources
May 14th Four (4) random things
May 13th Worrywarting
May 12th Offers on the table
May 9th Motherfickle
May 8th A different sort of newsletter to my children
May 7th Quarantine
May 6th Bob Loblaw’s Law Blog
May 4th Turn to the left
May 2nd Smells like teen spirit
May 1st Sleeping, shoes
April 29th Pause
April 28th Strength training
April 27th Going green
April 25th Balance beaming
April 23rd Is “commenter” a word? TextEdit thinks No.
April 22nd Expenditures
April 21st Upcoming returns
April 16th Jolie laide
April 15th The list
April 14th Sleep, spiders, and invisible balls
April 12th Checking in
April 10th Exposure
April 7th Seven hours south
April 5th Status
April 3rd Sweet dreams
April 1st Get your motor running
March 30th Glory days
March 28th Waiting impatiently for spring weather
March 27th Ready to lose this jelly
March 26th Uptick
March 25th Things just got a lot easier
March 24th 5 pointless things
March 23rd Easter wrapup
March 22nd Fun with referrals
March 21st JCOOAHD
March 20th Necks, nutbars
March 19th Another Hallmark moment
March 18th Six weeks
March 16th Money well spent
March 14th This again
March 13th Tapas style
March 12th Still (one month and counting)
March 11th Mind wide shut
March 9th Rhetorical questions
March 8th Baby steps
March 6th Ladies and gentlemen, my husband
March 5th Imposter
March 4th Man jelly
March 3rd Blog currently set to All Baby Talk All the Time
February 29th Highs and lows, creamy middles
February 28th Hot dog, we have a wiener
February 28th Photo caption contest, ENTR 2 W1N CA$H PR1ZE!
February 27th Committed
February 25th Movies, mocking the children
February 23rd Sensitive subjects
February 21st Flailing but still above water
February 20th Tidbits
February 19th An inauspicious start
February 18th Sir Pukes-a-Lot
February 17th I replaced a binkie 395857 times while typing this entry
February 14th Target demographic: DONG
February 12th Observations
February 11th T & A
February 9th Dylan’s birth story
February 7th Like riding a bike, only with more explosive poops
February 6th Post-op
February 4th Dylan Emmett
February 3rd The night before
February 1st Status quo: maintained
January 31st Groceries and Xerxes
January 29th Dispatch from the bucket
January 28th Another thrilling update, but with naughty words
January 28th An inconvenient precipitation
January 26th Planning ahead
January 23rd Navel gazing once again not a metaphor
January 21st Initial henna photos: the bellying
January 21st Caps lock MENUDO!
January 18th Two
January 15th Low-impact name calling
January 14th Let us all hide in the tent together
January 10th Shiny
January 9th Feelings, whoah whoah whoah
January 7th Tales from Blimp City
January 5th Black fly, Chardonnay
January 3rd Same old, same old
January 2nd Idle hands, devil’s workshop

2007 (213)

December 31st New Year’s meme, version 2.007
December 28th It’s the end of the year as we know it
December 22nd Spirit officially brightening
December 19th Brim
December 18th Unrequited
December 15th Movies, new blog, crackers
December 12th Bitching all the way, ho ho ho
December 9th Really kind of hoping my mom skips this one
December 7th Large and somewhat in charge
December 4th As stupid does
December 3rd Rant and rain
December 2nd Moderation
November 30th One bad apple
November 29th Sickly, Sicko
November 28th Avoiding entropy
November 27th Maybe Mr. T is pretty handy with computers!
November 25th Restless post-turkey dispatch
November 20th Finding faults, giving thanks
November 18th The results are in
November 16th A slow Thursday night, before Survivor started
November 15th Braaaaaains, or a lack thereof
November 13th Miraculous
November 13th Bloggy news
November 9th The Tao of the Mundane
November 8th This and that
November 7th Final words on the subject
November 6th Life decisions: tastes like uncertainty
November 4th Weekenderies, again
November 2nd Three things
November 1st Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited
October 30th How to deflate a dirty phone call in one second flat
October 29th The pumpkin, the pumpkin, the pumpkin’s on fire
October 28th More webkeeping; ‘ware the tiny mummy
October 26th Quick housekeeping question
October 24th Less Flipper this time
October 23rd Contractors, Quentin, dolphins
October 21st Best weekend ever
October 19th Stormy weather
October 16th Baked goods, internal body-slams
October 15th Back in the States
October 10th One more for the road
October 9th Ramble
October 7th Our weekend in pumpkins
October 4th Strange times
October 3rd Dreaming of squash, O Canada
October 1st Banished
September 30th Sunday morning: easy like
September 28th Keegans, Wyatts, and Graysons, oh my
September 27th By any other name
September 25th Memey, but for a purpose
September 24th Y chromosome
September 22nd Small plates
September 20th Seat of my pants
September 18th Toxins, eight-legged freaks, the burning question
September 17th Waist not, want not
September 16th Plastic spoonfuls
September 13th Waiting for Google Maps: Personal Life Decisions Edition
September 11th More meta, more blogging
September 11th Meta: blogging
September 10th More of my scintillating opinions
September 9th Little ado about not much
September 6th Unwelcome companions
September 5th Story, scurvied
September 4th Home
August 29th 730 days
August 28th Vegetative states
August 27th Produce
August 26th Swim diapers and sawdust
August 23rd Q&A: Part Two
August 22nd Q&A: Part One
August 21st Taking procrastination to a new level
August 21st Under construction
August 19th Exit only
August 16th Contrived conversational topic du jour
August 13th Revealing vibrations
August 11th Contents may include wheat, chemicals, opinions
August 10th Why sometimes one outing is more than enough for the day
August 9th Missed
August 7th Itchy
August 6th Momentum
August 5th Saving up for the therapy
August 2nd Not drowning but waving
July 31st Breathe easy
July 30th How do you spell relief?
July 29th Good genes
July 27th Won’t you be mine
July 26th This title intentionally left blank
July 25th Paging the internet oracle again
July 24th Crushes and beebees
July 23rd Linked, lately
July 23rd Navel gazing
July 22nd Drippings
July 19th Typed from a dusty keyboard
July 18th Proof I am a very bad person
July 17th Keeps on slipping
July 16th Fear of greens; query
July 15th Recovering from the monkey
July 13th Gadgets and plans
July 12th Whining
July 11th Chafing
July 10th Rhetorical
July 9th Warm hands, cold bum
July 9th Eating for two (thousand)
July 5th Back in the saddle
June 27th Short break in programming
June 26th Secondtopus
June 25th The arrrrrt of war
June 24th Sound off like you’ve got a pair
June 20th Berber musings
June 18th Three months
June 17th Port Angeles images
June 14th This week brought to you by the letter I for Introspection
June 13th Moving on (COUNT IT! COUNT IT!)
June 12th Part 2: a love story
June 11th Fallout
June 7th Wherever did you come from?
June 6th For the love of thin crust
June 5th Asking the experts
June 4th In pursuit of heartburn
June 3rd Sunny days, donuts, Waterloo
May 31st And on this farm he had a Genus Alouatta
May 29th No buttery, thanks
May 26th No one updates their blog on a Saturday, for god’s sake
May 25th The same question I always ask
May 24th Lampooned
May 22nd In praise of the flatlands
May 20th Another weekend recap
May 18th Ashes to
May 16th Dispatch from the taint
May 15th Caught by shutter lately
May 15th Allsorts; questions
May 14th Flights of fancy
May 13th Screw Hallmark
May 10th Alphabutts and questionable parenting skills
May 9th Calibrating an internal gauge
May 8th Looking for a soundtrack
May 7th Guilty material
May 6th Back to earth
May 3rd On my mind
May 2nd Getaway cars, idling
May 1st Cheap hotel thorax
April 29th Lustful seaweed wrap fantasies
April 26th Diapering torches and holidays
April 25th Mother Talk blog tour: On Becoming Fearless
April 24th Random and denim
April 23rd Picking up the pace
April 21st Boomsticks and more
April 19th Under fire
April 17th Bent
April 16th Everybody wants prosthetic foreheads on their real heads
April 15th Weekend wrap-up, marinated
April 13th Remedial remodeling
April 12th Thoughts of Calgon
April 10th Hurting the ones we love
April 9th Pictorial update
April 5th Not really a good use of the publish button
April 4th Whiffs, haircuts, weekend activities
April 3rd Spectacularly boring diet update
March 31st Weekenderies
March 29th Less content, less filling
March 28th Decisions, decisions
March 27th Denim, death, decay
March 26th Stress relievers
March 24th Somewhere else, far away . . .
March 22nd This and that
March 21st Affirmations
March 20th Resurrections
March 18th Goodwill hunting
March 15th Boundaries? I don’t understand the word
March 13th Braaaaaaaaainssss
March 12th Delivering justice and counting points
March 11th Walls and flooring and countertops, oh my
March 9th Second turd, same as the first
March 8th Crude offerings
March 6th Kibbles n’ bits
March 6th Dispatch from spic-and-spanville
March 4th Weekend recap
March 2nd And the kitchen sink
March 1st Dollars and points
February 27th … even if it means me taking a chubby, I will suck it up
February 26th Unclean! Unclean!
February 22nd The gamble and the guess
February 20th Shortcuts
February 19th Returned to sender
February 15th Karma and weekend travel
February 14th Sweet wove
February 13th Ailments and such
February 11th A little more conversation
February 8th Assorted ass taffy
February 5th Accommodation
February 4th Inertia and dairy products
February 2nd 2nd verse, same as the first
February 1st Question, and an eerie resemblance
January 31st Spoon-feeding and Corgies
January 30th Manufacturing love through strap-on technology
January 28th Lazy Sunday update
January 25th Cat, by request
January 24th Weight matters
January 22nd Hair apparent
January 21st Bad hair day, Stockstock, Paaaaarliaments
January 19th Never say manty
January 18th Definitely getting in trouble for this one
January 17th I wasted naptime writing this instead of cleaning
January 15th From hell, by Fisher-Price
January 13th Back in the saddle
January 12th Day four dispatch
January 10th Day three dispatch
January 9th Day two dispatch
January 9th Day one dispatch
January 7th Question and pix
January 4th Pre-show jitters
January 3rd Family trivia and Diet Coke
January 2nd Heaven

2006 (148)

December 31st 2006 in exciting meme format
December 29th Kicking buckets and whistling in the dark
December 26th Boxing Day update
December 20th Preparing for festivus
December 19th The Saltine challenge
December 18th Not It to pick up the Porta-Potty
December 14th A bunch of hot air
December 12th Only a moment to spare, typey typey publish
December 10th You’re not ready for this bowl full of jelly
December 7th Various trace elements
December 5th That which is most important
December 4th Bunnies and wheels
December 3rd Good PR, bad PR; I’m the guy with the gun
December 1st Wahmbulance
November 29th Cabin fever
November 27th Did she just say snausage?
November 26th Happy to be back in the land of 2-ply
November 21st Upswing
November 18th Saturday chitlins
November 16th Uninformed societal musings and pie
November 15th Thin
November 14th Comparitive difficulties
November 9th Ferries, not ferry boats
November 8th Dispatch from PukeVille
November 6th Bumps in the road
November 5th Yes, it’s been kind of a slow Sunday, why?
November 5th Sunday afternoon movie roundup
November 2nd Short collection of nothing much
October 30th Mobility is a fearsome thing
October 28th Real, not Memorex
October 24th A festive outing
October 23rd Hamlets and new machinery
October 19th Hoteliers
October 17th This complicated life
October 15th Weekend, highlights thereof
October 13th All skate
October 12th Blawgs; ba ba
October 10th Parks and meerkats: secrets
October 9th Pull my trebuchet
October 4th Pavilions and huts
October 3rd Everyday misinterpretations
September 28th Fancy underwear dancin’
September 27th Short dispatch from Leprosy Central
September 26th Housecleaning and sea lions
September 24th Weekend in pictures
September 22nd Naughty pillow barricades
September 21st Life obscured and lovely
September 20th Turbo horks and new website
September 17th Geocaching around Mouseami
September 16th Thousands of words
September 15th Fiction Friday #2
September 14th Lair of the warmed tile
September 12th No common theme here today
September 11th That was the goose
September 10th Brouhaha; today’s activities
September 8th Storytime
September 7th Music to my ears
September 6th Crikey, he was a beaut
September 5th Back to the familiar
September 1st Post-birthday wrapup
August 31st Year of marvel
August 30th Waiting
August 28th Various types of plumbing
August 26th Eat yourself some candy
August 24th Ugly
August 22nd Snakes, movies, tables
August 21st Unmasked
August 20th Summer weekend, pictured
August 18th O frabjous day
August 17th Made with crushed minerals from…the *earth*!
August 16th Purchase potential
August 15th Category: uncategorized
August 13th Like the Da Vinci code, except with less Jesus
August 11th Things that suck
August 9th Units of language
August 8th How to have a good week
August 6th Team America, f*ck yeah
August 3rd Oh big ol’ jet airliner…don’t carry me too far away
August 2nd They never outgrow their fussiness
August 1st 11 months
July 31st Dreaming of dentures
July 27th Shagging and carpet-chewing
July 25th The spoon of moo, and other assortments
July 23rd In the summertime when the weather is high
July 20th There can be no such thing as too many hyphens
July 18th Walking on oak and eggshells
July 17th Minutiae
July 16th Crossing all appendages
July 14th Secrets in our skin
July 12th I am full of good ideas
July 12th Placeholder
July 11th Whistling in the dark
July 10th Cat: found
July 8th Jiggety jog
June 30th Heading to a van down by the river
June 28th Gratitude; summertime; “it’s really more of a gesture”
June 27th Arterial byways
June 25th Weekend activities
June 22nd Something random and fun
June 22nd I could never be Jack Bauer
June 20th Heh heh heh, “swedish finish”
June 13th Menudo!
June 10th Junk in my trunk
June 7th Houston, we have a problem….a *sexy* problem
June 6th Some random links for your viewing pleasure
June 5th Dough and d’oh!
June 4th As long on the outside as he was on the inside
June 1st I my loved one’s watch am keeping
May 31st Rugrats (HAR HAR HAR)
May 29th Things I saw over the weekend
May 27th Candy mountain
May 23rd Curses, foiled
May 21st This old (lubricated) house
May 19th WWJD
May 18th Poit, and other deep thoughts
May 16th Potpourri
May 15th …oh my
May 14th Home again, home again
May 11th Purple Is a Fruit
May 10th Advancing in distraction
May 10th A term almost as appealing as mommyblogging
May 9th Today, this morning
May 8th Planning changes, changing plans
May 8th The silly jeans contest; third prize is you’re fired
May 6th The best jeans for dropping it like it is, in fact, hot
May 5th Cinco de Mayo
May 4th You ask, and I deliver
May 3rd Department of LAME
May 1st Eight months and counting
April 30th Farmtastic
April 27th Sitting in mood swings
April 26th The regret I wish I could forget
April 25th Drinking it all up
April 24th Recovering from the testosterone overload
April 21st My thrilling weekend plans: hookers and blow!
April 19th A non-baby blog and pointless baby toys
April 18th Reading between the lines
April 17th Mucus and misunderstandings
April 15th In the grand tradition of posing for holiday photos
April 14th No curtain calls, please
April 13th The sunny side of life
April 12th P.O.U.S’s (Pants of Unusual Sizes)
April 10th Everybody wants a rock to wind a piece of string around
April 6th Buttery
April 4th In the face of adversity
April 3rd Seven-month savings time
April 2nd Brief update on the thrilling website change
April 1st Testing, testing

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