I posted part of this as a comment in hopeevey‘s journal, then decided to stick it here. Hopefully, I won’t have to learn these lessons yet again next time around. What have you learned that isn’t here yet? 1) Declutter!…
Sick Baby Girl, Quiet Day
shadowkatt still has a touch of a migraine she got last night, so no dancing for her tonight. It is very rare for her to miss dance, especially so close to a recital. We have a laundry thief in the…
Pseudo Science
Good article: Science and the Teachable Moment shadowkatt, that one’s required reading, okay?
Very Silly
And probably not work safe for most people: 9 Naked Men Contains very silly full-frontal male nudity. Very very silly. You must have the sound on.
Miscellany
As a reminder that Americans certainly aren’t the only ones being cruel in the Middle East: Activists Say Israel Held Boy, 13, as Human Shield On a far happier note, janni posted some quotes from an interview with Madeleine L’Engle.…
Marvelous Poetry
I do believe that John Isbell has become my favorite contemporary poet. I’m not posting his latest here—I think you should go read them and his others. They’re wonderful.
Email Problems
I just received a test message that I sent to one of my main email addresses—five hours later! So if you actually want to reach me via email for some reason, please use the technomom at spamcop dot net address,…
No Comments?
Is everyone else getting email notification of comments in a timely manner? I’ve had exactly one in the last 12 hours, whereas I should have received at least a dozen or so (that I know of). I’m not sure if…
A Homely Day
Today is one of those boring, at-home days that I actually love. Being here with the family is just good. It’s not stressful. There aren’t any deadlines. We’re improving our home and our lives, and just being together. The details…
It IS “More Wrong”
I’ve seen people (including some I like and respect) comparing the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib after the US took control of the prison with the treatment the Iraqis faced under Saddam Hussein’s rule. They keep saying that because…