The long river in Egypt is called "the Nile." It is also the brunt of a joke when one is referring to someone being in "da-nile," aka, denial. I have been giving Cougar Prednisone every other day for quite some time now, to help him feel better, and to help him, well, poop properly, due … Continue reading My sweet, "lil’ ole’ man…"

I realize that I've been Twittering my little heart out, and not being as good about blogging. I'm sorry. I really am.As I work on philosophical dissertations to share with you, I WILL share that there are NO bubbles to be used by toddlers learning to blow bubbles other than GAZILLION Bubbles. Seriously. It blows … Continue reading Product placement, and guilty pleasures

some are cute...more cat picturesSome are funny/smart...more cat picturesSome are just spot. on...more cat picturesAnd some are really cute, but um, SO photoshopped...more cat picturesRegardless, enjoy the lolz! (Can you tell I had some brochure stuffing to do today?)

I have so many posts floating around in my head, that I am almost paralyzed to write anything at all.So instead, I give you bullet points, and a meme from our dear Cali.-Narda going back to work full time at Lion King, and what that means for our family - good, bad and otherwise-Malka's new … Continue reading bullets and memes

Or... yet another reason we're SO happy with the new school for Malka.Not only did every teacher run into her room on the first day to comfort the screaming banshee that is known as "our daughter on the first day of daycare;" not only did the Israeli teacher in her room mention that she was … Continue reading Affirmations – Updated!

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Same-sex marriages legally performed elsewhere will be recognized in New York in response to a state court ruling this year, Gov. David Paterson's spokeswoman said Wednesday.Um, WOW. So Narda's and my relationship, which is basically a marriage, has the potential to be legally recognized in the state where we live.And it's … Continue reading Could it be possible in our lifetime?

30 seconds of the mele going on across the street.Originally uploaded by shellipsmThere was a shooting in Harlem last night. We saw hundreds of teens running out down our street.Narda went out to see what was going on, a few of the teens said: "we're just having a cook out."On today's news, however, we learned … Continue reading 30 seconds of the mele going on across the street.

A wee bit ago, I was informed that my 20 year HS reunion would be taking place this summer. Ever since that news, I've been doing my own version of the time warp.Seriously.I'm streaming the 80's channel on the aol radio, and scanning pictures from "way back." I will probably not be able to go, … Continue reading Stuck in the 80’s

I never blog about my family.But I'm "shepping such naches" at the moment, that I just have to share this tidbit about my dad...(He did say it was OK) Adkins leads by example in Reach the Beach ride By Cliff Newell The Lake Oswego Review, May 15, 2008 By riding 100 miles on Saturday, May … Continue reading My Dad’s a Superstar!

Otherwise known as:Whereby we are all jealous of Bri, because Dooce is now her bff!PS - KLG was a twit!