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I’m goofing around with my five-year-old niece, flipping her upside down, tickling and kissing her. She is giggling and squealing, totally enjoying this game. Finally I say, “I’m going to eat this dumpling” while pretending to bite her ear. She laughs and, without missing a beat, […]

What is happening in the UFC? Earlier this month, my future second husband Georges St Pierre lost his title in what should have been an easy win for him. Now, on Saturday, more upsets. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, a member of Croatia’s Parliament and former member of the Croatian Anti-Terrorist Squad who […]

I had never heard of Guitar Hero until D played it at a friend’s house and could not stop raving about it. It sounded pretty lame - trying to rock out on a fake, plastic guitar. Of course D had to have it, and he was convinced that he could get me to […]

D and I were watching a TV show on newborns the other day. (Yes, I realize this is a result of becoming older and softer.) The new mom had not been able to breastfeed and so she switched to feeding the baby with formula. It was at this point that D made […]

This is my favorite photo from when I was a kid.

It was taken probably in ‘78 or ‘79, as evidenced by my parents’ funky bell-bottom jeans and matching canvas sneakers. I love this photo for many reasons: I love how cute my mom and dad look, I love how my dad has his hand protectively […]

Recently, I was having a nice quiet morning at work. There were a few people who needed help but it was nothing major. The morning was almost (dare I say) relaxing, and it was very quiet on the floor with just a few people working on computers. Suddenly, the peaceful […]

No, this little cutie is not mine. She is Ultra’s new puppy and she is just the sweetest little thing.

She is a 2-month-old long-haired blue chihuahua (though she looks more brown here from the flash). I was expecting her to growl and attempt to sever off a finger or two when I touched […]

I am still in shock that my future second husband Georges St-Pierre lost his UFC welterweight title to Matt Serra on Saturday night. I couldn’t even post this yesterday because I was still in denial. Now I’ve accepted that it is true but it still makes me sad. I just thought ya’ll […]

I’ve been reminiscing lately about the trip to Europe that I took years ago with my friend Ultra. We were slumming it, trying to spend as little money as possible. Staying in hostels or with people we knew, hitchhiking a bit, and taking overnight buses which would deposit us in yet another country […]

I am a self-confessed jigsaw puzzle lover. Though I do have preferences, I tend not to discriminate when it comes to making a puzzle. If given a choice, I will pick anything graphic/cartoon/manga over nature scenes because the bold colors and shapes are more fun to put together than a huge stretch of […]