Author: Aimee

New Omnioculars, Etc!

Hey! Guess what! I got new glasses! And they must look exactly like my old glasses because not a single soul has noticed! Except if you look really close, they are green!But don't worry, I still love my caramelly specs. But I have all this…

Onkel Heinrich

God, it's been a long and crazy day. It started with a phone call from my mom and aunt. A call to let me know that my great uncle Heinrich in Germany had passed away. Once off the phone, I wept for a while. Because,…

An Ode to Rosebuds & Chainlinks

Yesterday was a total family day, spent at Washington Park, where the flowers are still in bloom, the geese are still gliding across the lake... and holy crap, a lot of people are still squeezing the last bit of fun out of summer. We managed…

A Dissenting Opinion on The Lactivists

I am going to get in soooooooo much trouble here.But I am going to have to disagree (somewhat) with the buzz right now among the Mommy Blogs.Yes, I have seen the clip of the Bill Maher breastfeeding thing. And I have to say, I agree…

The Great State Debate

Julie did one thing that irked me when she moved to Colorado. She referred to this state as the "midwest" in her blog bio.Seriously? The Midwest? When everybody and their brother calls Denver a "cowtown?" When, before our wedding in 1996, we actually had friends…

Get out the broom…

WHAT *IS* PATHETIC:My first attendance of a baseball game this season occurs on September 20th and it is only at the request of our insurance brokers from work.WHAT IS *NOT* PATHETIC:The Rockies sweep the Dodgers in a final thrilling 9-4 game while Pam and I…

Talk Like A *Parrot* Day???

I've told you that I work with some of the most awesome folk on the planet, right?Remember how last September 19th, several landlubbers (including my husband) went all out for TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY? (Which, if you haven't put it together, is TODAY?)Well... James…