Category Archives: bugs

Fish tales

Posted on 2013/02/28 by Travis

We don’t make a big deal about the Butterfly’s missing hand in the Komplexify household.  It’s partly because the Queen B and I don’t want her growing up viewing her limb difference as a handicap or an excuse, but mostly … Continue reading →

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Why my morning conversations with my daughters may cease

Posted on 2013/02/22 by Travis

Me: What do you you want to pack for snack today? Ladybug: Oh, I don’t know. Me: How about chocolate-covered grasshoppers? LB: What? Me: Don’t you remember seeing those in Beijing?  Apparently Chinese people love them. LB: Yeah, well, I’m … Continue reading →

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Spoilers!

Posted on 2013/01/21 by Travis

Scene:  The family has finished grocery shopping, and the Queen B and I are loading the goods onto the check-out counter as the cashier scans and bags them, while the Ladybug and Butterfly are playing just a ways off.  The … Continue reading →

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Ladybug wisdom

Posted on 2012/11/17 by Travis

Scene: The Bugs and I are driving home after school.  The Ladybug is filling me in on the events of her day. Ladybug: And you know what?  At recess all the girls say the same mean thing, everyday. Me: What’s … Continue reading →

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Justified

Posted on 2012/11/13 by Travis

Well, it’s been a week since the election, and for the most part the world has restored itself to the pre-campaign status quo: Obama in the White House, Democrats in the Senate,  Republicans in the House.  Most of the folks … Continue reading →

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