Updated: 06 Mar 2010 10:19 am by Ron
Filed: Life in General
… as in I have no voice. Never short on things to say, but I just can’t get them out.
I’ve been fighting a cold/sore throat/cough and now sinus infection for the past week and a half and it has now taken my voice. I’m on a second round of (stronger) meds to try to clear up this mess, but the doc said a minimum of 48 hours of “complete vocal rest”. To top it off, I am scheduled to be on a plane to DC tomorrow morning for the better part of a week of project meetings and a Wednesday morning presentation. All of which should be interesting, to say the least. And I’m not excited by the thought of getting on an airplane feeling like this…
It also makes being with Li interesting, as I’m pretty sure she’s not quite aware of why I’m not talking. She insists on whispering to me, but she’s very snuggly right now so she must have some sense that I really don’t feel very good even if she doesn’t understand why Daddy isn’t talking. Lots of nonverbal going on… plus this way she gets to read to me.
Updated: 05 Feb 2010 06:08 am by Ron
Filed: Life in General
Tagged: Deb • Li • truth
Scene I: Deb and Li are at the local public library. Deb recognizes a friend named Steve, who comes over. Deb introduces him to Li.
Deb: “Li, this is Steve.”
Li (looking a little puzzled, to Steve): “You are not a monkey.”
Steve (pauses, lacking any context for such a statement, and replies): “That’s the nicest thing anyone has said to me today.”
The background for this one is that Deb and Li were just returning a book to the library where one of the main character’s friends was a monkey named Steve.
Scene II: Deb and Li are at home. Deb is having one of “those” days, and is struggling to get the lid off the container of M&Ms. Eventually, the lid comes off unexpectedly and M&Ms explode out of the container and scatter all over the kitchen floor.
Li: “Daddy doesn’t open it that way.”
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Filed: Food • Life in General
Tagged: Food • Ian • St. Louis
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Filed: Geek Stuff
Tagged: chrome • Mac
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