By now, a day before my due date, I’ve scoured the Internet for birth stories — stories of water breaking, of castor-oil-taking, of mad rushes to the hospital, of C-sections. I’m looking for clues of what to expect. Nine months ago, we started down the inexorable path to the baby’s birth. As the clock counted…
Family
Thoughts at 39 Weeks
We’re standing on the edge of a whole new family reality, ready to emerge on the other side as a foursome, rather than a threesome. For now, though, things are pretty normal — well, as normal as they can be with a nearly-three-year-old and a nine-months-pregnant woman in the house. Bloated and enormous as I…
Beauty – And the Appreciation of It
My colleague Bill Brazell turned me on to this amazing Pulitzer Prize-winning piece from the Washington Post. It starts with a very simple premise — what would happen if a world-class violinist posed as a street musician in the D.C. Metro? — and manages to explore profound questions of beauty and priorities. The bit that…
Quiche Eating
I’ve recently become quite enamored of quiche. I’m not sure why, exactly, but perhaps it’s because I’ve realized what a versatile dish it is. And, because it’s basically scrambled eggs (or an omelette) in a delicious crispy crust, it’s usually quite acceptable to the increasingly-picky 2.5-year-old of the family. Any cheese, any meat, any veggies…