March 2012
13 posts
certain about that
My daughter told me the other night that she knows for sure she is going to have a boy when she grows up. His name will be Anderson. She isn’t quite sure how you spell it, but apparently she isn’t going to be tripped up in the small details (apple didn’t fall far from the mama tree).
She said he will be little, have blond hair, be very cute and wear a shirt with a truck on it....
“If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon.”
– President Obama, responding to a question about Trayvon Martin and the role of “stand your ground” laws. (via theatlantic)
the little things
Sometimes, I pop a little note into my daughter’s lunch bag. Usually a quickly drawn heart or funny face with a few words like I love you or you are a great kid or have a fantastic day. The kind of note I would hope to find in my lunch bag (If I could ever get my shit together and bring one).
I never thought much of it. I imagined she would see it, smile to herself, and quickly smash it to...
“It’s not something that we like to talk about, but doctors die, too. What’s...”
– A Doctor on How Physicians Face the End of Life - WSJ.com (via brooklynmutt)
Things that make you go hmmm… 