Today is Kidneybean’s first birthday.  It’s staggering to think it’s already been a year, and it’s staggering to think it’s only been a year.  And while I’m considerably less cool  than a year ago (I’ve caught myself humming “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” more than once, when there were no babies in the vicinity), and look considerably […]

Brainstorm list for post to put up on my birthday: Have a contest.  Note: be sure you plan ahead, because if you’re trying to think of a contest the night before your birthday that won’t work out. Make a list of great birthday parties throughout history.  Don’t scientists think it was a birthday party gone […]

You know that conversation where you talk about famous people who share your birthday?  I do not enjoy that conversation.  I think of this not because it’s my birthday (It was in July.  You missed it.  Don’t you feel awful?), but because another sad chapter has been added.  I was talking with a couple friends […]