A New Grandkid Arrives
Meet Silas Noah. He seems confused. Welcome to reality, Silas. He would be my sixth grandchild, and ninth if you count the step-grandkids, which I do. That means I have as many grandkids as my […]
Tag: birth
Paul’s Awesome English Dictionary – Today’s Word, Lockiness
Sometimes words come about gradually. You hear them for a while before noticing and adopting them into your vocabularly. Sometimes your work or studies require you to coin a new word so as to avoid […]
The Miracle of Birth
Is there anything more heartwarming and beautiful than the miracle of birth? Particularly so, when it happens in the wild. Here then is the rarely seen birth of a red bell pepper. Just one more […]
Insider Art
(This poem previously appeared in Defenestration.) Insider Art “American Student Rescued after Getting Stuck in Giant Vagina Sculpture in Germany.” New York Daily News, June 23, 2014 Twenty-two firefighters labored to deliver you, yours a […]
I’m too young to be a Grandma.
In the early part of August, 2012, I got an interesting phone call while at work. Daughter: Mom, if you had to hear some big news, would you want to hear it on the phone […]
Nigerien Peanut Chicken Stew and Birth Control
Nigerien Entree PEANUT CHICKEN STEW INGREDIENTS 3 chicken breasts 1 small eggplant* 1 leek 1 medium onion 3 potatoes 4 tomatoes 4½ tablespoons peanut butter 2½ tablespoons peanut oil 1 cup chicken broth 1 pili […]
Unicorn Bites 6/4/14
What my pregnant wife and I brought to the maternity ward: 2 laptops 2 smartphones 1 tablet 0 desire to talk to each other — Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) June 4, 2014 Me: Are you sure […]
A Glimpse Of What’s Ahead
National elections are closing in. So it’s time for politicians to try to connect by relating all the struggles they’ve overcome. So here’s what I’d love to see. I’d give anything to have a candidate […]
Give This Guy A Crown
The English do go crazy over royal births. Researchers think this is because it’s the only time a regular person in England sees the words “royal” and “labor” in the same sentence. For the big […]
Snooki Gives Birth!
Snooki has given birth to a baby boy! In honor of the blessed event, MTV has bestowed upon its newest Jersey Shore cast member a multitude of gifts including: a liftetime supply of Axe body spray, […]