http://meditativerose.blogsome.com GB$ d+ s: a- C W++ PS+ PE++ t- R* tv(+) b++(+++) DI++ G e+++ h r x? Thu, 06 Oct 2005 02:01:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en … little kids are the enemy. I didn’t say it, NPR did. According to this story on NPR , 3-4 year olds not only provide leading indicators for the intensity and incidence of outbreaks of flu during the season, they are also the driving force behind the epidemic. So I’ve ... http://meditativerose.blogsome.com/2005/10/06/its-official/ Following in the trailblazing footsteps of Falstaff and fingeek, I just got back from a wonderful trip to southwest Utah. Traveling within the US reminds me each time how beautiful and geographically diverse this country is - while I wouldn’t live in any place other than a big city, there’s ... http://meditativerose.blogsome.com/2005/09/30/yes-we-really-love-utah/ The comments on the post below triggered this - I’m not trying to rub it in, but I feel it’s my duty as a good friend to let these poor souls know what having a life really looks like. Anyway, so here’s my weekend: - Friday night: Watch Bergman’s ‘The Silence’. Think ... http://meditativerose.blogsome.com/2005/09/18/see-i-really-do-have-a-life/ Finally, a play about my life … go see. I feel so important. http://meditativerose.blogsome.com/2005/09/17/my-15-minutes/ I need new genes. I check too many boxes on family medical history forms. And since I doggedly refuse to get myself checked up, I don’t check any boxes on personal medical history. Did I ever mention how much I admire ostriches? On a related note, if you were faced with ... http://meditativerose.blogsome.com/2005/09/12/whats-the-return-policy-on-these/ Brilliant Toothpaste for Dinner Alternately, to try and appear a little more pseud (stolen … umm .. leveraged from the Black Mamba) “We are like sculptors, constantly carving out of others the image we long for, need, love or desire, often against reality, against their benefit, and always, in the end, a ... http://meditativerose.blogsome.com/2005/09/03/id-love-you-if-you-were-someone-else/ Overheard at Michigan and Randolph … Desi woman on cellphone: “I would never have sex with a virgin … unless he had good home-cooked south Indian food to offer” My new best friend http://meditativerose.blogsome.com/2005/08/31/you-go-girl/ Your Inner European is French! Smart and sophisticated. You have the best of everything - at least, *you* think so. Who’s Your Inner European? http://meditativerose.blogsome.com/2005/08/27/not-like-im-surprised/ You were supposed to have a commitment problem!! — Sex and the City Ok .. so that’s my guilty pleasure .. the one time a week my TV comes on. So maybe the only thing I have in common with Carrie Bradshaw is being neurotic, but I would be as freaked ... http://meditativerose.blogsome.com/2005/08/25/youre-engaged/ I’ve been thinking recently about how much I’ve changed in the last few years. I sometimes think once you decide to go down a certain road, ask certain questions, you can never go back. It’s like taking the red pill … you can be perfectly happy without knowing the ‘truth’, ... http://meditativerose.blogsome.com/2005/08/19/who-are-we-really/