Monthly Archives: April 2009

Have you seen this rocker?

Yesterday RocketMan and I took a jaunt through the furniture stores in the Mission, and found two rockers that are near-perfect for our needs: small footprint, comfortable, and super-cool looking, to boot. Alas, one cost $1300, and the other, $450. … Continue reading

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Crib or Pack'n'Play? Pack'n'Play or Bassinet? Bassinet or Moses Basket?

Some things about pregnancy, I’m finding, are awfully fun. Last week I popped—meaning the woman at Golden Gate Meat Company, the receptionist at my office, the co-owner of the market across the street, and a guy in my neighborhood all … Continue reading

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Meet the Deceptachair.

If Autobots wage battle to destroy the evil forces in this chair, I’ll kick them back to Cybertron. Of all the goodies we found at the Alameda Flea Market last Sunday (among them a framed puzzle of naked women playing … Continue reading

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Did I mention we're into shelves?

As I’m home sick with a cold, and no hope of symptom relief from my usual OTC drugs, I figured I’d pick an easy topic: shelves. Shelves are the small-space inhabitant’s zinc. It’s her TheraFlu. Her warm bath followed by … Continue reading

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