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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Moments in Surrealism, part 2
March 6, 2004 – 10:23 am | No Comment

This morning I dreamed that clowns were trying to kill me, a gigantic leather-clad robot was floating in front of my window in a search-and-destroy capacity, I was dancing in a miniskirt (this was perhaps …

Opinions are like…
March 5, 2004 – 1:40 pm | No Comment

I’m having a week. Not a bad week, just a challenging week. A week where I’m feeling a bit muddy between the ears. But the worst thing is that I’m feeling downright insecure. This is …

Too Much Conversation, Not Enough Action
March 3, 2004 – 8:29 am | No Comment

When I put him in his footie pajamas, he looks like Elvis in the jumpsuit Vegas years. Especially when the collar flips up.
I hope he doesn’t end up enjoying fried peanut butter sandwiches, or whatever …

Curious Poses
February 28, 2004 – 10:58 am | No Comment

Our little fellow has many animal guises:
The Chicken Man: His first animal incarnation, inspired by the position newborns find themselves in due to being squished into a ball for so long: a roasting chicken. It …

Celebrating Cranky Baby Day
February 27, 2004 – 5:43 pm | No Comment

We’re celebrating by singing Aretha Franklin and David Bowie songs, anti-stress massages on the diaper table, naps on mom’s chest (an activity that I will sadly not be able to do much longer due to …

Mother-skills not inherent
February 26, 2004 – 5:13 pm | No Comment

Women do not have a corner on the “getting baby dressed efficiently” market; oh no. Not at all.
In fact, of the two of us I’d have to admit that my husband is a hundred times …

Let the record show…
February 25, 2004 – 3:59 pm | No Comment

…that the grins began in earnest on this day, Wednesday, February 25th, in the year of somebody’s lord, 2004.
He’s one smiley little guy.
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Milostones
February 25, 2004 – 2:23 pm | No Comment

As I laid in bed this morning, groggily feeding this little person who has completely changed our lives, I was thinking about my poor boobs as usual. And then I realized he would be eating …

Apparently it is my lot to take the blush off the rose
February 24, 2004 – 10:45 am | No Comment

Okay, just as my disposition and discomfort led me to write about pregnancy less than reverently, so it might be for this whole breast thing. Yea, you know, the feeding of the tot.
You know all …

Readymade’s Night Owl Cafe
February 16, 2004 – 11:53 am | No Comment

I bought a shirt that said “Open 24 Hours” on it, AND IT DOESN’T FIT! I’m so depressed.
That’s what you get when you try to race through a consignment store on your first solo outing …

And about boobs
February 11, 2004 – 3:35 pm | No Comment

First off, let me clarify: Frankenboobs still in effect, but now even larger with more veins.
Second: I don’t understand all the Janet hullaballoo. I have whipped out my boobs in plenty of unfortunate places …

The Littlest Alcoholic
February 10, 2004 – 10:39 am | No Comment

I don’t remember who said it originally, but someone described taking care of a baby akin to taking care of a drunk. This couldn’t be more accurate. Signs of baby-alcoholism: blurred vision, inability to control …

Lesson #1
February 9, 2004 – 10:03 am | No Comment

Never, ever forget the diaper bag.
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A mother’s lament
February 7, 2004 – 10:41 am | No Comment

Where does the time go? It seems like just yesterday that he was a brand new hatchling, and now he’s 21 (days)!\
We celebrated this great milestone by sharing a little wellspring of baby poop, followed …