Dawn Is Me

Play me one more song that I’ll always remember

Me — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:16:43 +0000

Ooooooo-kay, so now that’s all over and done with. Halloween has been and gone (and a good thing, I really don’t like Halloween). Election Day has, too, and I was not chosen to serve my community in public office (trans: I lost). Now we’re coming into one of my favorite times of year, the Thanksgiving/Christmas nexus. My kids [...]

Better days are very near

Me — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:53:46 +0000

Anyone who would care to donate to my campaign for town supervisor can do so here: www.baker4supervisor.com I don’t care where you live (although, obviously, if you live here then you have more at stake). If you are willing to contribute, your contribution will be gratefully accepted. The campaign is actually going very well. In fact, it’s [...]

Time to get back on the road

Me — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:03:42 +0000

Enough of that whiney stuff. I can see that the school year will proceed according to schedule, with no real surprises and no startling new behaviors on the part of my children. Three days into the school and Ricky wins this year’s award for most airheaded child of the Baker clan, hands down. Clearly, he hasn’t changed [...]

In everyone’s life, there’s a need to be happy

Me — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:38:52 +0000

We took Gina back to Ithaca today. I don’t know why I should have found that trip so exhausting but I’m ready to crash. I sometimes think I would be much happier if I lived by myself. I haven’t done that very many times in my life and, when I have, it has usually been associated [...]

Turn it into something good

Me — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:45:35 +0000

“If she calls me a cunt one more time, I’m gonna smash her face into the ground.” This is what I heard first thing yesterday morning. In fact, it is what dragged me from the “cloying mists of sleep.” Not my preferred way of waking up but there was worse to come. “Oh, and you can tell her [...]

And baby, you’re so sweet

Me — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:13:49 +0000

I am a diabetic. I didn’t know this until late last week. I’ve been quietly freaking out ever since. It’s kind of weird. I came home and told my loving family and asked them to help me out by taking over their own cooking until I figured out my own dietary needs. They rose to the occasion [...]

I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy

Me — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:46:36 +0000

It’s Independence Day! Are you eating BBQ or watching the movie or baking a cake and singing “Happy Birthday, Dear USA … ” ? I’m not doing any of those things. My own personal nod to the day is to tell you something. You may remember not too long ago I mentioned that I am in the [...]