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• Jane, motherhood, the fourth trimester

  I think this qualifies

  01.06.11 | Permalink | 23 Comments

  My mom and I had an enthusiastic discussion about wigs on New Year’s Eve. She said she’s been in the wig shop several times, but every time she goes she sees cancer survivors and feels like a poseur. (She didn’t use the word poseur, she said something about feeling ungrateful or melodramatic or something.) If [...]

• Jane

  Dick is gonna kill me (but it feels sooooo good)

  11.12.08 | Permalink | 24 Comments

  What happens when you put this much hair in your trash can? I shaved my head when I was nineteen and out of the country for the first time. It was a sign of rebirth and a new direction in life. Plus it was awesome to take care of while backpacking on Eurorail and staying [...]

• blogging, friends, Jane

  BlogHop ’08. (No, Mom, I don’t have any friends in real life) (Happy now?)

  07.19.08 | Permalink | 16 Comments

  A couple days ago, my only friend who lives near enough to swap babysitting with moved. We’d like to move too, but haven’t found the right house to buy. I’ve lived in at least 23 different places, and I confess sometimes I ignore my neighbors, because, well, they probably won’t be my neighbors for long. [...]

• Family, Jane, personal history

  The Searing Truth: A Memoir

  03.11.08 | Permalink | 7 Comments

  After all the flap about fraudulent autobiographies (holocaust faker, addict exaggerator, gang survivor wanna-be), I’ve decided to write my own memoirs. It (they?) might be extremely boring, but I promise to be truthful, and really, why would you ever prefer a good story to The Truth? Here’s my story of shame and degradation, humiliation and [...]

• 5 minutes for mom, blogging, carnivals, Jane, ultimate blog party

  Welcome to the Until Business Peaks (UBP), er, Ultimate Blog Party

  03.07.08 | Permalink | 89 Comments

  I’m still not sure whether this Ultimate Blog Party thing at 5 Minutes for Mom is a great way to make new friends or a crass self-promotion frenzy. Or both. If you’ve come to my site as part of the party (and even if you haven’t), I’d love to visit your blog, so be sure [...]

• health, Jane

  Could be worse

  02.22.08 | Permalink | 8 Comments

  I have a bum shoulder. It’s not my only unfortunate physical characteristic. I also have a Down Syndrome palm. Well, two of them if you’re counting. Dick likes to say Just think how smart you’d be if you didn’t have Down Syndrome. I think he wrote an “Ode Down Syndrome Girl” when he was courting [...]

• health, Jane, running

  10 things I hate about running 10Ks, and 10 I love

  02.09.08 | Permalink | 10 Comments

  10 things I hate about running 10Ks 1. People who run a few miles before the race to warm up show off. 2. People who run a few miles after the race to get a ‘real’ workout. 3. Overly cheerful people. Why are you so happy? You’re back here running with me. Now you’re a [...]

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