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The Virtues of Restraint

Posted on October 19, 2010 by David

Shortly after we moved into our house (which She Who Must Be Obeyed bought me for my birthday fifteen years ago), we were given a bonsai juniper as a housewarming present. Since I deal with all of the Chez Belm … Continue reading →

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80,000

Posted on October 15, 2010 by David

Today, while loading the remaster of David Bowie’s Station to Station (the three-CD box that includes the complete 1976 Nassau Coliseum concert), I noticed that “TVC15” was song number 80,000. The decrease in the intervals between 70, 75, and 80 … Continue reading →

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I Married a Cartoon Character

Posted on October 1, 2010 by David

I‘ve always had suspicions that She Who Must Be Obeyed was more than she seemed. I first noticed it at the 2000 Toy Fair in New York, where we both had our photos taken in a Sanrio instant photo sticker … Continue reading →

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Cooking the Books

Posted on September 28, 2010 by David

My cookbook shelf in the kitchen had managed to overflow onto the sideboard in the dining room, a situation She Who Must Be Obeyed advised me wouldn’t be tolerated for long. Unfortunately IKEA stopped manufacturing the twenty four inch wide … Continue reading →

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A Critic Is Born

Posted on June 22, 2010 by David

Today was the last day of school for He Who Will Not Be Ignored. Included in the sheaf of art projects, returned tests, and other work sent home from his classroom was a stack of poems from his most recent … Continue reading →

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Fifth Annual Birthday Dinner

Posted on May 9, 2010 by David

It’s that time of year, when I pull out all the stops and host a birthday dinner party for She Who Must Be Obeyed. I try to top the previous year’s menu, which is getting harder to do with each … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Couple

Posted on April 30, 2010 by David

This weekend I’m taking She Who Must Be Obeyed to New York for a dinner to celebrate a major birthday (her 39th, to be precise, at least that’s what I have been told to say under threat of a savage … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Miles

Posted on April 20, 2010 by David

Just before his fourth birthday, we took Miles to Disney World, the location of this, one of our favorite photos of him: In the intervening years, he became He Who Will Not Be Ignored, but I still get the drop … Continue reading →

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A Look Into the Future

Posted on April 1, 2010 by David

Miles has made his first attempt at predicting the future. The Venn diagram seen here is from his math homework, in which he was asked to compare this year with what might be possible in the year 2157. Why that … Continue reading →

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Feeding the Maws of Doom

Posted on March 9, 2010 by David

It’s been three months since I set up my iTerrarium. I must be doing something right, because the Nepenthes alata has developed two fully-formed pitchers (front and rear in the photo), with a third (to the right) on the way. … Continue reading →

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