Archive | January, 2010

Cruel season

Today is one of those days when the weather is so brutal you expect to hear reports on the news about people dying because of the cold. Normally this would just be par for the winter suckfest course up here, but last week we had unusually mild temperatures. It’s been so mild, the snowbanks all [...]

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You say tomato, I say make this sauce. Now.

I feel a bit cheated that I only found out about this recipe today. Many people have talked about this sauce on their blogs (too many to list here), and if it weren’t for them, I never would have found this recipe. I was skeptical that one could make a flavorful tomato sauce without the [...]

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Everything but the kitchen sink

When you have a baby, there is no “just picking up and going” anywhere. There’s stuff to be packed. Babies require accessories.

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Turns out Mom was telling the truth

I am the eldest of four children; my brother and I are adopted from Korea. (My mother gave birth to my two sisters later.) She always told us that she “loved all of us the same,” regardless of whether we were her adopted or biological children. I mostly believed her. I didn’t think about the [...]

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2010, the short list

What can I say about 2009? I had a baby. What else needs to be said? Even though I haven’t said much, I’ve thought a lot about 2010 and how I’d like it to go. I’m not one for making a list of resolutions, but I do have some goals. So here they are, in [...]

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