Snippets

Senior Partner hears my hacking cough.  Him: "You should try tea with brandy. I may have some in my desk." 
Me:  "Umm... I'll stick with honey, actually.  I'm expecting after all."
Him:  "Oh right. And forget I said anything about the brandy."

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My seven year old son runs with a good crowd. He and two of his friends each checked out a copy of Shel Silverstein's A Light in the Attic from the school library, so they all read it at the same time.  Clownfish has also read "The Missing Piece" and I own pretty much the whole collection, so Clownfish has plenty to keep him busy over the break.

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If you have a last name that is a common enough first name like Xavier, isn't it nuts to give your son a first name that looks like a last name?  There's a kid in my daughter's daycare named the equivalent of Murphy Xavier.