Brief History of Bun

The care and feeding of the impossibly small

Random Crap Generator

The odds and sods of this and that

The Cancer Chronicles

An accounting of my father and his resident alien

The Chicken Saga

An accounting of my folly with fowl

The Ascent of Boy

Person rearing for amateurs

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Nice rack
January 29, 2004 – 10:18 pm | No Comment

I’m being objectified for my boobs.
Hahahahahaha!
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My Tired Butt Can’t Keep Up
January 29, 2004 – 9:42 am | No Comment

I know you all are way beyond “winners” and “losers” in the baby roulette, but I figure that I’m a person that finishes things, so here goes.
Special, extra warm thanks to for compiling the …

Things that are good
January 28, 2004 – 11:44 am | No Comment

1. He sings while he eats. It breaks my heart.
2. He’s a vampire bat boy. No, really. When dad is holding him upright, he flings his little toothless gums towards his neck in a “I’m …

No rest for the weary
January 25, 2004 – 5:18 pm | No Comment

Yesterday: Husband stepped in cat ralph at 4:00 am. Baby crying. Boobs hurt.
Today: Got out of bed wincing and leaking. Cat alarmed. Jumped on baby. Shower running, standing stark naked feeding an inconsolable tot as …

Moments in surrealism, chapter 1
January 21, 2004 – 10:14 am | No Comment

“I have cabbage on my boobs, and I’m so happy.”
Things actually said in the middle of the night, and meant. I really did have cabbage on my boobs, and I really was very, very happy …

The tables are closed!
January 20, 2004 – 1:43 pm | No Comment

Meet the newest member of the family, Mr. Milo Xavier. He joined us early January 17th, at 2:14 am after a great deal of effort, and we were damned happy to meet him! He weighed …

Well.
January 14, 2004 – 10:10 am | No Comment

It seems that many of you, while taking my call to arms seriously, haven’t been going the extra mile with that “Look at me, I’m running through the streets naked so that Readymade can have …

Today is “Bring the Bun” day!
January 13, 2004 – 9:44 am | No Comment

All of you viewers out there in TV Land, this is where you really count. Whether it’s by lighting a bonfire in your neighbor’s backyard (why risk your own?), or Googling for “Baby Out Dances” …

Nope
January 12, 2004 – 9:34 am | No Comment

Not yet.
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Happy birthday, Pop!
January 9, 2004 – 5:51 am | No Comment

We’re trying to give you a really nice present, but he seems to have other ideas. Just as well since it’s still an ice rink outside. Have a lovely day!
Love, me
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The Cosmos Are Witty
January 8, 2004 – 10:17 am | No Comment

So this inclement weather that we’re having, right when I’m supposed to drop a baby? They keep saying it’s going to get better…tomorrow. They’ve said this for three days now, and each day the roads …

I figured out what’s wrong
January 7, 2004 – 12:07 pm | No Comment

I’m going completely stir crazy.
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Radio silence not due to baby but exhaustion
January 7, 2004 – 9:55 am | No Comment

So tired. Can’t keep eyes open. Slept twelve hours last night, and took a two hour nap yesterday. I’ve heard that you get this burst of wild energy before you drop; if that’s the case, …

Hanging onto the package
January 5, 2004 – 10:59 am | No Comment

The weather is downright ominous. It’s been a winter in Portland unlike any I have seen in the Northwest, and today is a perfect example. The first flakes of snow are those tiny light ones …