Two days ago at the mall with my little girl, Ooseung.
“Ughh, now we need to buy a Valentines Day card for ummah.”
“Why don’t we MAKE one, appah.”
“Now that is a good idea.  We’re done here.  Let’s go.”
So, each of us drew a picture showing our love.  Happy Free Valentine’s Card Day.
That’s really all I have [...]

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The cerulean blue eye stared back at me through the shower streams as I slowly rocked back and forth.  The steaming bars of its aqua cage swung left, then right, but the eye did not blink.  Not that a wall-mounted shower cleanser should.  But nevertheless, it stared while I thought.
I thought about this morning.  My [...]

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Around 10:30 PM.
I quietly enter our house and lock the door behind me.
“Was work busy?” Amy says from the stairs.
“It’s been worse,” I sigh putting my work bag down, “Are the kids asleep?”
They should be.  Last time I got home from work this late, Sun Su was lying in wait under his blankets until I [...]

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Things we did on our week off with the kids:  Ooseung got her first pair of rollerskates.   She gets around well enough, but I’d prefer one of those Mortal Kombat ninja masks to protect her pretty chin and face.

We went to the Detroit Zoo.  The official one with animals and exhibits.  Not the one that [...]

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“Appah?” my boy stalled as I turned off his bedroom light.
“What, Sun Su?”
“Um… where do shooting stars go?”
“Hmm,” I sat next to him on the bed thinking about it, ”I’m not sure.  I think they burn up before they hit the earth and become dust or something.  Or maybe some just keep flying through space,” I bullshitted.  Not my field.  Why [...]

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