tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-128194 2009-07-13T22:05:52-04:00 The near-daily soapboxy discourses of a domestic goddess in the making, as she tries to break away from Samsara (or dirty dishes, whatever comes first) TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452484f69e2011572002121970b 2009-07-13T22:05:52-04:00 2009-07-13T22:10:12-04:00 Madame M. Face-off, originally uploaded by Madame Meow. This little cute chunky monkey face, a.k.a. Don Meow, likes to keep me up nights. Oh sleep, how I miss thee. He also likes to pinch and chomp on limbs;...<br/> <br/> [[ Hi! 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AC, originally uploaded by Madame Meow. Happy birthday, dear adoptive country. You are loved. _______ Right now, as Monsieur Meow reads Herr Meow a little book about America's birthday ("Daddy, what...<br/> <br/> [[ Hi! 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Glorious Ceiling, originally uploaded by Madame Meow. In case you're not familiar with DC's Eastern Market, it is a lovely little building tucked in the heart of the Capitol Hill neighborhood, an...<br/> <br/> [[ Hi! 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Recently in the Meowhold, we have had a very interesting experience related to how some people out there in InternetLand think that things are more private than they really are. I don't want to give...<br/> <br/> [[ Hi! 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There have been some very turmoil-y days in the Meowhold. For one, we are finally the owners of some sweet solar panels upon our roof. We will be living a little more off the grid and this is...<br/> <br/> [[ Hi! 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Apparently, it's been fifteen years since I've graduated high school, or so the idle tongues tell me. ________ Back sometime in the middle nineties, I remember cruising down a street while driving...<br/> <br/> [[ Hi! 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Dear D.C. metro area, I know you get very sensitive about this whole "being part of the South" bit. I know that, this far north, it's a little sticky to talk about North versus South, because there...<br/> <br/> [[ Hi! 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