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Out in Left Field
http://www.outinleftfield.com
Where parenting and politics meet, but don't always play nice.
- Added on: Jun 17th, 2005
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Listed in: Democratic Family Humor
Recent Posts
How turning 40 is different from turning 21
I’m celebrating a milestone today, so friends and family gathered this past weekend to help me come to grips with it. Actually, turning forty doesn’t bother me. I’m wiser and stronger than ever, relieved to have evolved past that phase where I ...
My Zodiac Sign is Scorpio
November 10, 1969–9:31am–Dunmore, Pennsylvania My mother fell asleep within seconds because pain medication makes her “feel funny”. Doctors used forceps to yank me out of there. Mom blames my stubborn streak and big head. I just wanted to av...
Whether we are talking about health care or baseball or…what are we talking about?
To think about this week: “Many small people, who in many small places do many small things, can alter the face of the world.”...
In response to the Ft. Hood shooting
When I think of the Irish or the Jews, two ethnic groups of which I am a proud member, I am bombarded with many images. Sometimes I think about the injustices done to these two peoples and, with few exceptions, am pleased with the way in which weR...
And another thing, when someone yawns twice in a half-hour, it means go home.
I am blessed. Even in this state of Xanax-and-Cabernet or Soma-and-Pinot Noir (decisionsdecisions), I know I am luckier than most. Family members keep me strong and care enough to call collect. Two kids have promised to stop whining for at least two ...
20 observations from the edge of a breakdown
I can’t help but notice certain truths. This is arguably the shittiest phase of my life, ten times worse than June 1987, when I faked an ankle injury because relatives arrived to attend graduation, only I wasn’t graduating because I had spent...
