Tag Archives: Advice

The only light you’ll see

Posted on 8 February 2012 by cenobyte

I wrote a note to The Captain’s teacher and vice principal today. Actually, I wrote the note yesterday, but guess who forgot to give it to his teacher until this morning? On my way to work, I got a call … Continue reading →

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Gossip

Posted on 19 January 2012 by cenobyte

I’ve just learned how to gossip. I mean, not *just* now; in the last few months. I was never much for gossip when I was pupating, because I didn’t really get the point. I guess I still don’t…not *really*…I mean, … Continue reading →

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Sage Words of Advice

Posted on 22 November 2011 by cenobyte

“I really really wish that it wasn’t just expected that boys are supposed to ask girls out on a date. Because all of the guys I know are super shy and are terrified of asking girls out on a date. … Continue reading →

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Things I Do Not Need

Posted on 3 October 2011 by cenobyte

So. I am having two Minor Conflicts.   One: One set of Grandparents seems to think The Captain needs a cell phone. I do not want The Captain to have a cell phone, for a number of reasons, and shockingly, … Continue reading →

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Bullet Proof

Posted on 14 March 2011 by cenobyte

Is bullet-proof glass safer than regular glass? Consider: Both you and the gunman are behind bullet-proof glass. The bullet-proof glass will not save you. Consider: You are the pope. You are being ferried around in the papamobile (which, for the … Continue reading →

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One more piece of sage advice from someone who’s been there

Posted on 23 January 2011 by cenobyte

If there was only one piece of advice I could give to parents of newborns, it is this: Your baby does NOT hate to be swaddled. Your baby *may* hate being swaddled in the wrong way, or too loosely, but … Continue reading →

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One persun’s Uncomfortable Silence is another persun’s Golden Meditation

Posted on 5 December 2010 by cenobyte

Did you ever go on a date with someone you were totally enamoured with and thought through the whole date, “what’s the ONE THING I can say to convince this person that I am Relationship Material”? I did. And inevitably, … Continue reading →

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I don’t know much

Posted on 17 September 2010 by cenobyte

Yours Truly has, in the last few weeks/months, encountered several folks who have either taken advantage of established and emerging technology to produce their own books. I think this is a grand venture! As you know, Yours Truly works for … Continue reading →

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What they don’t tell you

Posted on 13 September 2010 by cenobyte

When you get your license to reproduce, there is a manual that comes along in the post after your first positive pregnancy test/after you sign the first adoption papers, and that manual tells you everything you need to know about … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Thing

Posted on 1 September 2010 by cenobyte

Okay, so I think the real problem here is that Yours Truly has been watching daytime television. This is a Bad Plan. Because you know what? I think I’m beginning to understand something. And that something is that most of … Continue reading →

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