atomic mama

Congratulations, Senator Obama. I am so thrilled for you, and for my little daughter who will grow up with you in the White House. Thank you, thank you. Now go rock the world.

This is is kinda funny. Until you remember that he’s running for president.

On a happy note, here’s a little sum’in from Mr. Angie. Just another reason to love that guy. Thanks for the tip, KP.

A little bit about Sarah Palin: freakishly anti-choice pro capital-punishment supports teaching of creationism in public schools opposes same-sex marriage supports oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge former oil and gas commissioner for the state of Alaska bible-thumping, gun-toting, moose-eating narcissist I’ll leave out the part about her extremely brief but meteoric rise from small-town-mayor to charismatic governor. And folks [...]

She wants something sweet so I grab the dried mango from the pantry. “You can have one piece, Lina. One piece.” “Only one piece?” “Yes. One.” Lina looks at the piece of dried mango in her hand. Then she looks at me, smiling. “But when I take this bite I have two pieces.”

So yeah, we went camping last weekend. Sun Lakes is about a four-hour drive from Seattle. A hot four-hour drive. By the time we got there, we were all ready to be out of the car for a while. We were not, however, ready to be out of the car and into the easy reach [...]

I was blessed to hear these words from my kid: “I love you, Mama. I love you a lot of times.” Ahh. Three years old. Bring it.

A few weeks ago, while I was scouring the racks at Value Village, my mom (AKA Omie) was entertaining Lina so I could try on other people’s cast-offs. During this time of entertainment, books were found and books were read. By the time we were ready to pay for our finds, a “Junie B. Jones” [...]

After many years of love and affection for sportbikes, the Atomic Mama has shifted gears. I guess this means I’m older, slower, louder, and more willing than ever to have my best friend kick your ass in a barfight. I’m still getting to know the bike, but am charmed so far. And yes, she’s a girl. [...]

A few years ago I noticed a lump growing on the right side of my torso. I had it checked out, and my doc said to keep an eye on it and let her know if I witnessed any funny business. It remained about the same size, as well as relatively painless, until about two [...]