sambear just said “Are you doing that Radical Honesty stuff these days?” I’m not quite sure how I feel about that. On the one hand, yes, I have been reading that book. And once you get past some of the…
Writing
I’ve been reading Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg. All this stuff about writing practice has me considering starting a journal just for that purpose.
House & Kid Nattering
I’m thinking of using this banned books list as a shopping list. I’ve read many of the ones on the list, but not all of them. Okay, I have no need to have American Psycho in the house (wasn’t that…
Books, Babies, Friends
Home again, home again, jiggity jig… We went out to get Katie’s new history book at Borders—she whipped through the last one. And on the way, got a call from rasilio saying that _starrgirl_ is having contractions. So we turned…
New Mag
Hey cybrcat – have you seen Grace yet? It’s supposed to be something of a replacement for Mode, and I know you liked it. I haven’t seen a copy. Some folks in the size acceptance community haven’t been thrilled, saying…
Should You WHAT?
Okay, I finished the book. One of the last chapters is entitled “Should you ever become involved with a sexual offender?” There’s a case study of a mother who has started dating someone and then he tells her that he’s…
Boundaries
Surprisingly, I’m almost finished with a book I started reading last night, Protecting Your Children from Sexual Predators by Dr. Leigh Baker. I picked it up on a whim because it was on the new releases shelf at the library.…
Difficult Mothers
deza, I thought of you yesterday at the library. I mean, even more than usual. There was a book on the shelves that did it this time, though. How to manage your mother: understanding the most difficult, complicated, and fascinating…
Onion Girl
I’m still up, hoping sambear will get home sometime while it’s still today. Yes, he’s still at the office. This is the price for taking two “vacation days” to celebrate his birthday tomorrow and Friday. I finished Onion Girl by…
Just Stuff
Last night, two raccoons actually knocked on the glass of the door to register their complaints about the lack of critter crunch or peanuts for them. sambear purchased new coon food today and the kids put it out before we…