We had yet another of the standard youngin' pediatric check-ups earlier this afternoon. The primary characterization given by our Doc was that Maya is, in a word, "thriving." But her tale of the tape didn't provide the astronomical increases that I'd put my money on with my favorite bookies. For those of you keeping score at home:
Weight: 12 lbs., 13 oz.
Height: 23 inches
Hat size: 40 1/2 cm.
All in all, a very good growth curve. Growth spurts are apparently what we're to be looking forward to in the nearish future. But most importantly, we're looking forward hopefully to a chilled out afternoon with her after the bundle of vaccinations she received set her off momentarily in the office. No surprise - 4 shots into the thigh would even trouble Keith Richards. No adverse effects, as of yet. We'll keep you posted.
And so the Senate has started their filibuster-bitchfest. I love how the Republicans have begun trying to re-cast their plan as the "constitutional option" and how cheesy half-assed talking heads like Judy Woodruff actually introduced the "Inside Politics" reporting-overload by validating that hickville suggestion today (Judy's reportedly retiring, and not a moment too soon). Largely, however, I think this tempest-shoved-up-a-tiger's-tuchas not even begun to turn around on those attempting to unleash it. My only rock-solid prediction is that Frist is a punk. And for people his age, punk ain't even CLOSE to a compliment.
Gawd love Harry Shearer for pointing to two news stories on the latest episode of "Le Show" (I'm a bit delayed in my weekly kudos to his writing staff given the timing of the podcast download). If you haven't checked him out as of yet, these are the sorts of items you're missing. 1) The so-called "#3 Most Wanted Al Queda" figure we grabbed earlier this month that even Dubya went on record as terming a "major general" may have been confused with another Libyan on the FBI watch list. The guy we got was discovered by the British press to be a low-level lackey (characterized as part of the "flotsam and jetsam" streaming into places like Pakistan constantly). The guy we thought he was is wanted for a number of East African bombings. Oops. And 2) Ahmed "The Phoenix" Chalabi may be granted a pardon by King Abdullah of Jordan on the charges of embezzling $300M from a failed Jordanian banking operation. Just try finding that story anywhere but on the BBC in recent major press coverage. Seriously, just try.
We're getting a new fridge today after our lovable but decidedly cheap-ass landlord caved in to our reasoning that melting breast milk from a freezer door that won't close is a bad thing. But as the delivery guys are late, our entire chilled life is melting on the countertops and tables throughout our lit'l SF lovenest. Wish us luck. And with all that matters in your collective tours of life, rock on.
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