by Monica Wiant | Oct 8, 2006 | Uncategorized
“How long have you had it?” The heavily tattooed man had the stature of a Lord of the Rings extra. He was small, his posture awkward. He was Queequeg of the Shire.I performed some quick calculations and reminded myself of my age. “Well, I’m 28...
by Monica Wiant | Sep 17, 2006 | Uncategorized
Pregnancy is not just a transition into motherhood. It’s not just a physical, emotional, and spiritual upheaval of your body and mind. It’s also a transition into an entirely different marketing demographic.Recently, I’ve become addicted to baby...
by Monica Wiant | Sep 5, 2006 | Uncategorized
As part of my quest to learn every minute detail about my pregnancy, I signed up for a personalized online pregnancy calendar. I just had to type in my due date, and each day I am greeted with a timely factoid about my baby’s development.Sometimes, they are...
by Monica Wiant | Aug 24, 2006 | Uncategorized
I have a confession to make.I’m a peeker.I always have been.When I was growing up, I knew exactly where my mother stashed the Christmas gifts. She kept them in the walk-in closet in her bedroom, and in her mind, the holiday shopping season began with Labor Day...
by Monica Wiant | Aug 14, 2006 | Uncategorized
There is one story that has echoed around me throughout my life. It starts in Communist Poland, and it ends in Fargo, North Dakota.The version I have heard the most is a story of courage, patriotism, and a fervent pursuit of the American dream. This is the story that...
by Monica Wiant | Aug 13, 2006 | Uncategorized
This has been a crazy week.Many unwritten blogs have come and gone, fluttering into my consciousness, and then away just as quickly. Hummingbirdlike.Some were funny. Some were poignant. There was an angry story in there, but I couldn’t bring myself to write...
by Monica Wiant | Aug 5, 2006 | Uncategorized
‘Tis the weekend of Hot August Nights.Hot August Nights is Reno’s big tourist frenzy. The population of the town triples, taking us from the “Biggest Little City in the World” to “A Moderately Big City With Crappy...
by Monica Wiant | Jul 30, 2006 | Uncategorized
Homer Simpson: All right, brain, you don’t like me and I don’t like you, but let’s get me through this, and I can get back to slowly killing you with beer.”Homer’s Brain: It’s a deal!Replace the word “brain” with...
by Monica Wiant | Jul 24, 2006 | Uncategorized
Dear Little Thing,I don’t know who or what you are, but it’s time you learned about me.I came to live with Sam and Monica during the summer of 1999. I’m not proud to say this, but I was living in a cardboard box at a trailer park in Winnemucca,...
by Monica Wiant | Jul 13, 2006 | Uncategorized
Sam’s family, thanks to his great-grandfather’s handiness, are the proud owners of a lake cabin in southern Montana. It’s shared among a smattering of extended family, so it runs like a timeshare without the swindling or free dinner coupons. The...
