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By kate on July 22nd, 2005

I’ve been giving some idle thought to what I’ll be called as a parent. The default is “Mom” – what my own mother was called, and I think the majority of people in this country use Mom. I’d be OK with Mom. “Mama” has gotten a bit of hip cachet these days (from Hip […]

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Beauty

By kate on July 6th, 2005

This baby has been eagerly anticipated by both our families (there was a lot of happy screaming when we shared the news). My mom in particular can’t wait to go through this experience with me. When I saw her for the first time on Monday, she said, “let me look at you,” and held me […]

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Making my mark

By kate on June 17th, 2005

From Steve’s journal: “I am a better person because Kate is in my life. She has marked me on the inside, and so to reflect that I’m now marked on the outside…“

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You know you’re loved when…

By kate on November 10th, 2004

… you come home tired and late from aerial practice, only to be served fat, fresh (and still warm) gingerbread cookies with homemade pear sauce.

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Rankism

By kate on June 25th, 2004

This is an interesting website, about the idea of rankism. More basic than racism or homophobia, rankism is seeing yourself as above another person, and acting accordingly. On another topic, here are a couple of photos of me taken during the Fremont 5K that I think are pretty good.

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I’m behind

By kate on May 24th, 2004

So much has happened lately, and I’ve been remiss in updating. On Mother’s Day weekend, Steve and I had a little trouble with Canadian Customs at the border. We were bringing up some antique dishes and cups his mother had bought on eBay, and they turned out to be worth more than we thought. We […]