Population

Hulk&Baby want to tell you a little more about the folks that come up from time to time in their blog. A sort of...reference guide. Index. Handy list.

We are all cast and crew, really. And you can think of this as a family tree, but it's more like a tumbleweed. As you know, we're all tangled up.

Piggie: The Child. 8 years old, daughter of Hulk. Witty, silly, irreverent, artsy, not hung up on hygiene.

Cap'n: Hulk's Dad. Maker of adventures, reassurer, shower-up-when-it-counts, maker of music, storyteller extraordinaire, and championship-caliber granddad and babysitter.

Pete: Hulk's brother. The real hulk. Unreasonably large, faithful, super coach and athlete, entrepreneur and mental rockstar.

Lyssa (AKA Sissa): Pete's Wife, Hulk's Sis-n-law, magical talker to animals, super athlete, pancake maker extraordinaire.

The Bears: Baby's 'rents. Keepers of pies, hugs, birdseed, a rootin'-tootin' high fallutin' rickety car, stories, home. Makers of holidays and restful stays.

Bro: Baby's only and older brother. Attentive, caring, thoughtful giver of gifts and writer of postcards, knows things about space and numbers.

The Pickles: Baby's friends. Baby lived with Mrs. Pickle once-upon-a-time. She is an outstanding writer of letters, and cooker of wholesome foods that are hard to pronounce. Big of heart and of smile, mistakable for a 19th century heroine (especially when she's parloring on a piano and singing away).

Rob&Zenu: Hulk's buddy and companion in all things related to emotionally-available manhood. Bicycles, big ideas, loafing and--perhaps most importantly--Hulk's companion on the quest for the perfect espresso. Zenu, Zenu database Queen. South Asian mama, unreasonably bright, companion to Rob.

Mr. Fish: Baby's pal. Can make a mean cup of coffee out of cigar butts and loam (if need be), best host this side of the equator thanks to his generosity. Understands the blues, and sees the funny side of just about everything.

D is for______: Baby's roommate. D is for many things, like delightful, dallying, and darting around in sneaks and spandex.

Ms. Wendi: Hulk's downstairs neighbor and a teacher of the literary studies to the unappreciative engineering students at the SuperSpookySchoolOfScience. Maker of Huuumus, good at laughing.

Jamie: Ancient friend of Hulk. Hulk and Jamie got into bikes together back when Hulk was fat. Super drummer, handyman, and soon to be Dad.

Edwin Oliver: Hulk's old pal. Of the beatniks and the Dewey decimal system. Peculiar and loveable in all the right ways.

Mr. Pal: Hulk's friend and mentor at the BigScarySchoolhouse. A true teacher and a good friend.

The Department (aka BigScarySchoolhouse): Where Hulk&Baby make of the Literary Studies. Home of beautiful people and scary mountain book-trolls.

Sledgehammer: Hulk's kitchen mouse.

&: Hulk&Baby's imaginary cat. Hulk had a moment of knowing for certain he was big-n-always in love with Baby when, about two weeks into their relationship, she asked if they could have an imaginary cat named &. Because "&" is better than "but".

Sophisto Cat: &'s imaginary friend, bespeckled and often found looking into the Dove and Hudson bookstore window. Has read Anna Karenina only four times.

Happen: Hulk&Baby's owl.

Thank you all for being part of our lives. We love you. (Edits, comments, complaints and additional biographical information welcome.)

-n&c-