http://againsttheglass.com/againsttheglass Aging gracefully into obscurity. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:55:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The view from our Jersey City roots, July, 2008. Left to right: My nephew Joe, great-nephew Peter, sister Babs (behind Joe's shoulder), neice-in-law Stephanie, great-niece, Mary, brother Mike (in back with sunglasses), sister-in-law Sue, niece Tarin, sister-in-law Annie (half her face not visible), sister Mary (in front of Annie), me, sister ... http://againsttheglass.com/againsttheglass/2008/07/21/finns-reuniteagain/ I had to practice last night for singing at church tomorrow. So, I sat at the piano to pick out they key and figure out how to play John Lennon's "Imagine." Key of F (Lennon sings it in C). It's a pretty simple song, so, I hoped that I could ... http://againsttheglass.com/againsttheglass/2008/06/22/love-most-profound/ Okay, so I'm suitably devastated in a very self-centered way. My boss, whose name shall remain a mystery, announced he is leaving for greener pastures. I could not be more happy for him. He has been underappreciated for a long time, and it has deeply affected his personal happiness. He is ... http://againsttheglass.com/againsttheglass/2008/06/17/when-the-best-boss-in-the-world-quits/ I have joined a Yahoo! group for US families adopting from Ethiopia. My reasons are to gather information from folks about their experiences. I've gleaned a few hard useful facts that will help us ease our child's journey (when that moment arrives), but for the most part, this group appears ... http://againsttheglass.com/againsttheglass/2008/06/16/the-impotence-of-worry/ To get more sleep, I got myself a DVR to record John Stewart and Stephen Colbert. I know they re-air at 8 pm the following evening, but I'm usually not in front of the TV until about 9:30, so I saw the general "necessity" (read in the context of my ... http://againsttheglass.com/againsttheglass/2008/05/19/dvr-dr-phil-and-why-i-dont-fit-in/ My son's psychiatrist is going out of business (I guess you have to say "closing her practice") because she can get paid only 37% of the time from the insurance companies. She is a developmental pediatrician AND a child psychiatrist so charges health insurance as a primary care physician. I ... http://againsttheglass.com/againsttheglass/2008/05/16/speech-language-development-biology-and-why-this-world-makes-no-sense/ I am a day late in the May 1 Blogging Against Disablism event. Life intervened on my schedule, and I've been working on this post for a few days. Although this is tardy, I offer it as my contribution. A little over a year ago, a student named Cho Seung-Hui went ... http://againsttheglass.com/againsttheglass/2008/05/02/off-with-their-heads-give-us-barabbas-and-other-musings-about-the-culture-of-retribution/ I should empty out my camera phone more often. Get a load of this Easter bunny. Between him and Blake, I don't know who's having the more rollicking great time at the Easter Egg hunt this year: http://againsttheglass.com/againsttheglass/2008/04/22/easter-bunny-indifferent-or-preoccupied-with-the-price-of-eggs/ Allison tagged me. Sigh... As if, after all this blogging, there are five things anyone DOESN'T know about me :) Seriously, here it is: 5 Things Found In Your Bag 1. Wallet 2. Checkbook 3. Lexapro and Wellbutrin in a pill box 4. Receipts from Lowe's, Target, and Sally's 5. Bright Green Hairbrush (so I can find ... http://againsttheglass.com/againsttheglass/2008/04/22/five-things/ Okay, I'm a little dramatic. Blake is doing better, and I'm beginning to come out of my self-imposed exile inside myself to blog again. I feel really stupid. The last couple of days, I've had the "I'll have to blog about that tonight" experience, but I didn't because I said ... http://againsttheglass.com/againsttheglass/2008/03/28/did-i-say-i-was-leaving/