-
Off My Game
I keep starting new posts, and they get so big and out of control and problematic, and I’ve written myself into a corner and I can’t find my way back out and, OH! It is the sheer amount of input. I’m overwhelmed, trying to make sense of natural disasters, a flood of articles sent my…
-
Signs of Spring
1. We can find the remaining firewood (it’s all in disarray because we finally had to get the plow in, and it was by the edge of the driveway): 2. Sliding now involves an actual slide: 3. The garden beds are reappearing. We’re thinking cranberries: 4. The annual construction season has started: 5. Dreams of…
-
Frankenstein
From time to time I find myself wanting to repeat a tweet I made several months ago that looked something like this: “Didn’t all these people have to read Frankenstein in highschool?” In this case, “from time to time” means “several times a week.” Here are some words that I think should be included in…
-
The Story of
MeUsVia Chris Brogan, who said that it is important to keep telling the story of you to new readers. And probably to old ones, too. Below is the comment I left in response to the original post on Chris Brogan’s site. I know? Bold, eh? Hey, he asked. I’m a relative newcomer to “New Media,”…
-
Talking Vaginas
Oddly enough, this post is not the G-rated stuff of my normal daily routine. Please consider yourself warned. Although it’s almost entirely about acting, not sex. I went back onstage this week after a near-14-year hiatus. And what did I use to get my acting chops back in gear? Did I, perchance, go out for…
-
Blogging our voyages
PostAday Bonus! Originally titled, “Still True” (From the XKCD Site: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License. This means you’re free to copy and share these comics (but not to sell them). More details.) Last night I dreamed that I was driving around the world with my children. I was picking…
-
Morning with The Dilettante
I am gazing out the window at my cat. He is doing something in the snow. Sniffing, investigating. He sits and stares across the river. I wonder. How does he decide what to do next? How does he choose which scent to indulge, follow, investigate? Can he be said to have will? I turn to…
-
Ten Fundamentals
Welcome to the March Carnival of Natural Parenting: Natural Parenting Top 10 Lists This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared Top 10 lists on a wide variety of aspects of attachment parenting and natural living.…
-
What Are You Reading
This time, I *am* resorting to Plinky because otherwise I won’t get my post done. Also, I only have 23 minutes! Go! Since I recently did a post about what was on my end table (which included my children’s reading and things that have been sitting there for years), I must now own up to…
-
Things I Learned Today
A Honda Civic without snow tires cannot get to Gampo Abbey in early March. That’s it, really. Oh, wait. Don’t get too attached to outcomes. I’m trying not to be too disappointed, but really, I’m disappointed. The Abbey is only open a few days a year, and they were giving out the practice booklets today,…
-
Menu According to Four-Year Old
You may have caught the quick pass on twitter/fb: My youngest child turned four today. We had a good time, low key. He got a new Wii game and spent a larger time than normal playing computer games. (Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom!) and stayed up way too late reading. In the grand tradition of…