Happy Mother's Day!
I meant to post an entry this morning to say: Happy Mother's Day to all of you who are mothers!... (More...)
I meant to post an entry this morning to say: Happy Mother's Day to all of you who are mothers!... (More...)
Mary Anne has posted a detailed list of things she wishes she'd known before having a baby. Yeah, I know,... (More...)
Babies are popping up everywhere these days. The latest addition is Dan and N's son Rowan, born on the evening... (More...)
Samuel was born this morning about 3 a.m., about three weeks earlier than expected. Everyone involved is healthy and doing... (More...)
A few tidbits about this fall's crop of babies among my friends: Dan P has finally gotten around to announcing... (More...)
I somehow completely missed the fact that Heather had her baby! More specifically, Tim notes that River Alexander Pratt Shaw... (More...)
Today I drove up to Oakland to work "at home"--which is to say, at Mary Anne and Kevin's place. Mary... (More...)
A few weeks back, I happened across an excerpt from Mommies Who Drink, by Brett Paesel. My favorite bit is... (More...)
I've been thinking about doing this for at least a year now, but had some hesitations about it. I've finally... (More...)
There was a fascinating article by Po Bronson in New York Magazine this past February, titled "How Not to Talk... (More...)
This morning, I was half-listening to iTunes on shuffle play again, and one of my two or three favorite pieces... (More...)
I recently discovered that the Uncle Bonsai albums are available on CD. They're still not available via the iTunes Store,... (More...)
On December 1, 1997 (almost ten years ago), I received an odd piece of email, from someone I didn't know,... (More...)
I did very little magazine work while I was in Boston. In the past two days, though, I've read about... (More...)
I've been meaning to mention that Beth's wife C is pregnant; she's now in her second trimester. Congratulations again! They're... (More...)
Mary Anne's sister Mirna just called to let me know that Mary Anne and Kevin's baby, Kavya, was born at... (More...)
March 7, 2005, was the day my father was murdered, though we didn't find out until the 8th. I thought... (More...)
A few assorted tidbits I've been meaning to mention: adfamiliares and jere7my got engaged! J7y also posted a great photo... (More...)
This morning, I went over to Pam & Arthur's to help them move furniture and books; they're rearranging a bunch... (More...)
Tomorrow/today (Saturday the 11th) would have been my father's 67th birthday. It's also the 26th anniversary of my mother's death.... (More...)
Belated happy Father's Day to all y'all fathers! I hope you had a splendid day. My day was okay. Slow... (More...)
Some assorted photos, and some thoughts about public posting of photos: Thanks to my Uncle Dobe for providing a really... (More...)
It occurred to me the other day that a fair number of people I know blog occasionally or regularly about... (More...)
Belated happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers reading this! I'm always impressed by y'all. And, more generally, yay... (More...)
The other morning I had a dream in which I was talking with some kind of a counselor, in her... (More...)
Today would have been my father's 66th birthday. It's also the 25th anniversary of my mother's death. I'm staying home... (More...)
My mother, Marcy, would have been 62 years old today. I wrote that linked-to piece sixteen years ago; glancing over... (More...)
WorldCon's been nothing if not distracting. I've managed to go hours at a time without thinking about stuff about my... (More...)
Happy Father's Day to all of you who are fathers. May your children bring you happiness, joy, and the occasional... (More...)
The Pierce College student newspaper, the Pioneer, ran a front-page story about Peter, along with a couple of sidebars and... (More...)
People have been (quite reasonably) asking how I'm doing lately, and I don't have a good answer. Mostly I say... (More...)
All week, I've been thinking, "Oh, right, that's the thing I was going to post about." But I keep thinking... (More...)
My uncle Dobe sent out email a few months ago pointing to some websites containing information about our family history.... (More...)
The past few days have been kind of a blur, even though very little has been happening. I'm slowly getting... (More...)
I got D&J's permission, so here's the photo of Rose and her mustache. Moments after I took that photo, Rose... (More...)
Long entry here, just general updates on the past couple days. Saturday evening before I posted that last entry, I... (More...)
The continued outpouring of support in comments and email is just about making me cry as I sit here in... (More...)
Here's some of what I've been thankful for this week: Kam. She's been amazing. Strong and capable, holding me when... (More...)
In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer donations to the Pierce College Foundation in the name of Peter Hartman... (More...)
Kam came over this morning, and then came with me to Tacoma. My brother's travel agent took care of the... (More...)
My father just died. That's all I can say right now. I'll be offline and out of contact indefinitely. If... (More...)
While looking something up for a story edit, I came across the "String Bag and Octopus Guide to Parenthood," which... (More...)