Author: rachelvb
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Dearly Beloved,
Can I tell you something serious? When you outlive me, because I know you will, and I’m not just saying this because I’ve had a few beers, I’ve actually thought about this before, a few times, but when you outlive me and people ask you at my eulogy: what was life like with Pat? I…
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Poems vs. babies
On Saturday, I went to Babies R Us, which is kind of a hellish-overpriced place, but I’m not going to lie and say I hated it. I can see why people spend THOUSANDS of dollars in such stores, but who needs a $60 baby bathtub? Can’t you just use a hose? I’m kidding, I’m kidding,…
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Happy Friday, says the Bean
It’s very possible that the reason I’m so tired is because this kiddo will not sit still. During the entire ultrasound this morning, shrimpo (who is not very shrimpo anymore!) was bouncing all over the place. Summersaults, leg flicks, arm flings, dolphin kicks. Baby was having the best time in there! Call it a personal…
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What if…?
I think the past two months I’ve been holding my breath, not letting my mind wander too deeply to the “other” being in my body. Make it to 8 weeks, I told myself early. Make it to 12, I said after that. I’ve been living by numbers: week to week; appointment to appointment, not stopping…
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Beating for two
About a month ago, two cops were on their way to serve a warrant to a man on an attempted murder charge. They were both shot. One, a 43-year-old husband and father, was killed. Thankfully, the other survived, but the community was heartbroken over the entire event. Many spent hours at the site of the…
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Mobile is live
I’ve been meaning to do this for years, so thank you Angella for lighting a fire =) My amazing web elf has put together an early version of the site via mobile platform: iPad, droid, iPhone. We still need to test a few things and he’s still fine-tuning a few other things, but LUCKY YOU…
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Firsts
Children amazed by the smallest high-rise in the city, the ones uptown where the train stops and destitute men with beards sleep in platform shade and wheel chairs. “He’s just tired,” the father tells the little girl. A three-legged dog hops by the window, she says hello. Her brother looks up, pressing his nose against…
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How Wolves Change Rivers
“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” – John Muir When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in the United States after being absent nearly 70 years, the most remarkable “trophic cascade” occurred. What is a trophic cascade and how exactly do…
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Neil’s Not Wheeling Any More #25 March 3, 2014
Tim sent two emails from San Fran: 1. OK, all international legs done. U. A. Flt #6408 is posted as on time. See ya’ll soon. Later 2. Just as I sent the last, flight delayed about 1 hr. I’ll keep you posted. Steve writes: Nothing is easy. When they cleared customs in San Francisco, Neil…