Swiped from jenngbob Foo. I have to change an answer, ’cause I was wrong about something. ✓ I miss somebody right now. ✓ I don’t watch much TV these days. ✓ I own lots of books. ✓ I wear glasses…
Merle Haggard – America First
Give it a listen, even if you think you don’t like country music. It lacks the tiresome “my country right or wrong” pseudo-patriotism!
Birthdays
Happy birthday to aquaeri, netcrimes and (though I’m unsure of the exact date) leduck! I’d appreciate it if y’all could also stop and pray (send energy/thoughts/whatever you do in your practice) for netcrimes and her family. She lost her father-in-law…
Quote of the day: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
A joyful life is an individual creation that cannot be copied from a recipe. —Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi We can all have joyful lives if we choose to create them. What are you doing to create yours despite illness?
Poetry: Swear It
Swear It –Marge Piercy The Crooked Inheritance for Eva My mother swore ripely, inventively a flashing storm of American and Yiddish thundering onto my head and shoulders. My father swore briefly, like an ax descending on the nape of a…
Another article for the wacko file
I’m posting this specifically for leduck, who has gotten much amusement from other “Indigo Child” nonsense Alien-ated Youth Any sane person reading the article can tell that the parents of the “special” kids are full of fertilizer, but hey, they…
Need input: Temporary purple hair dye
The girl wants to color her hair purple but has wisely decided to try a temporary color before going with the permanent stuff. Her natural color is honey brown/dark blonde. She does NOT want to bleach her hair first. Any…
The “S” Word
I just wanted to post a link to an interesting but very basic article about socialization, since it continues to be something idiots bring up regarding homeschooling.
Poetry: How to Live
How to Live –Charles Harper Webb From Amplified Dog “I don’t know how to live.” –Sharon Olds Eat lots of steak and salmon and Thai curry and mu shu pork and fresh green beans and baked potatoes and fresh strawberries…
Actually, they do get scores that high
Current Mood: 🙂optimistic