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1. Everyone really does poop. That fact does not make it less embarrassing. (Though there is someone there to bring you toilet paper) 2. There are probably a lot of friends out there worried that their girl is being abused based on dark, ugly bruises all over her body--in fact, she is just being elbowed in the middle of the night by the man sharing her bed. 3. Alone time doesn't compare to together time when the sun is streaming through the window on a saturday morning and the whole family is in bed. 4. "Clean" is a word with varying definitions. 5. "level" (as in pictures on the wall) is also a word with varying definitions. 6. Cooking is a lot less of a hassle when someone thanks you for the meal. 7. Dry erase boards are the epitome of communications technology. 8. Butter, milk, chicken, and garlic will never NOT be on the grocery list. 9. Dogs are a really good preview for children. But so far I think I might make a good mother. In fact, I think we might mak...

I meant to write about this quite a while ago, but as evidenced by my blog post paucity, time just got away from me. But, better late than never. Here follows a harrowing tale of death, disdain, and heart wrenching pain. A few weeks ago, as I was walking my dogs downstairs to go for their nightly business, I heard a man talking and his wife crying. I immediately recoiled in a fit of awkwardness, thinking I was about to happen upon a lovers' quarrel. What I in fact encountered was much, much worse. As I rounded the corner I could make out what the woman was saying: "My baby! She killed my baby!" accompanied by horrible, wracking sobs. She sank down the wall, crying uncontrollably, and I was left floundering, with no idea what was going on or what to do. I turned to her husband and he proceeded to tell me that their tiny, perfect, baby dachshund puppy had been run over in our apartment building parking lot. This would have been horrifying enough, but after seeing my aghast ...