tidbits

interesting things that have happened lately:

• my 7 year old daughter has predicted my early death: in explaining to first me and later to the captain, punkin says that the reason she wants to spend a lot of time with me is because she feels that she will "be with daddy" most of her life - "it's like i can see the future," she said.
• because i am always so sickly due to my allergies, the captain and i have become crusaders to rid our home of microscopic yucky things. so far, we have spent over $300 on new air cleaners and hypoallergenic bedding. despite these expenditures, i woke up this morning with my eyes just about swollen shut.
• last time we were at the in-laws' house, i was fooling around on one of those exercise balls and fell, landing on my cell phone, which was in my pocket, onto hard tile. as a result, i have a ginormous bruise on my upper thigh that looks like i have been flogged. the swimming pool opens this weekend and i have a resident fish who's anxious to take a dip.
• in my last electricity bill, there was an insert describing the "emergency procedures" for the next hurricane. in the title was "hurricane preparedness." i had to laugh. then, the insurance guy called and said that they would not renew our home insurance unless we bought a separate "wind and hail" policy. today, i got the city's newsletter, which was devoted to describing in painful detail where the flood plains are, how to reach the city to find out if a mandatory evacuation has been issued, and what to keep in your house to be prepared for the next hurricane. can you say "a day late and a dollar short?" maybe the next one will hit houston and the street people who used to cause trouble in new orleans that now cause trouble in houston will be shipped off to idaho.
• punkin has a bladder infection so we got to talk about masturbation hygiene this morning. then, we got to wait a long, long time at the doctor's office this afternoon to get antibiotics. i'll take the wait over that conversation any day.
• we watched "safe from harm" together today. i thought it was fabulous and punkin immediately wanted to role play certain situations. if you have young kids, you should buy or borrow this dvd and watch it with your family. because i say so. oh, and they're giving them away for a limited time (you pay $7.95 for shipping).

i hope everyone has a nice memorial day weekend. remember our troops suffering in 120 degree weather, selflessly serving our country by fighting for democracy um...