Note: I asked my wife, Bubelah, to write a guest post on any topic she wanted. She chose to write about winter holiday traditions from her childhood, so a little bit of background is in order. She was born and raised in Tashkent in the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic of the former Soviet Union. Until [...] Read more »
linklings, 2007 is so passé edition
It’s been a slow weekend, with the whole family feeling a bit under the weather. We did make it for an ultrasound on Friday and found out we will be having a baby girl, which will be fun for Little Buddy. I spent Friday night and half of Saturday on my own with Little Buddy [...] Read more »
shifting tastes
What makes someone who loved "Louder Than Bombs" by the Smiths in the 80s listen to Madeleine Peyroux in 2007? Here is a proposal: there are three types of music lovers. One loves music in general, and their tastes evolve with the times. Another loves a specific type of music, and sticks to that type [...] Read more »
cash rules
(a possibly apocryphal exchange between British Prime Minister Churchill and an unnamed socialite woman, which demonstrates that anything (or anyone) can be bought for the right amount of cash): Churchill: Madam, would you sleep with me for five million pounds? Socialite: My goodness, Mr. Churchill… Well, I suppose… we would have to discuss terms, of [...] Read more »
linklings, “no Wii under the tree” edition
Well, it’s the day after Christmas. Again. I didn’t get a Wii. Again. Maybe next year. I have an interesting holiday dynamic since I celebrated Christmas growing up (and still do) and my wife Bubelah’s big holiday was New Year’s Eve – the biggest holiday of the Soviet/Russian year. We have both traditions in our [...] Read more »
a surprise Christmas present
Recently I wrote an article about the Russian Children’s Welfare Society as part of the generous December writing project. I was surprised and delighted to see that “I” won. When I say “I” won, really the RCWS won since they were the recipients of a gift from Kate at Babylune! That was a nice little [...] Read more »
