The Almanac of Last Things by Linda Pastan From the almanac of last things I choose the spider lily for the grace of its brief blossom, though I myself fear brevity, but I choose The Song of Songs because the…
Dishonest Dubya Lying Action Figure
Swiped from mrpsyklops: Dishonest Dubya Lying Action Figure
Valentine’s Day for the Polyamorous
Be mine, and hers, and his: Valentine’s Day for the open and polyamorous It has some good tips for the monogamous, too.
Wednesday
Run run run all day today again! Well, lots of waiting in various places punctuated by driving. I did mark a fair number of things off the “to-do” list, though it certainly isn’t empty by a long shot! It seems…
Speech Class
Consultant’s report confirms ineptitude of Atlanta schools Damn. The mind boggles just thinking about what I could do with $14k a year for shadowkatt‘s education, but the Atlanta public school system continues to insist that isn’t enough, and that really,…
Teens Need Sleep
I found this especially interesting since shadowkatt is still asleep: Rx for Teen Moodiness: Sleep
Links
Why Heather Can Write Not everything kids learn from popular culture is bad for them: Some of the best writing instruction takes place outside the classroom in online communities. Review of a book I might read: Shattering ‘The Mommy Myth’…
Poor Kid
Another addition to the “thank Goddess we’re homeschooling” file: Bullied boy brain-damaged after suicide attempt
“Whorable Death”
Someone on a mailing list this morning said, “It wasn’t a whorable death.” Now I can’t help but wonder—does that mean people wouldn’t pay to see it?
Toxic Masculinity
When shadowkatt and GothC went out for a walk last night, the brats practicing skateboard tricks were annoyed at being ignored. When the girls were coming back in, the boys called out various epithets—bitch, whore, and something about fuzzy lesbians.…