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Kitty
I know it is so boring to talk about my cat. But y’all, she is just so great. I came home from a fancy party early tonight because I was about to turn green, and this is what she does. “Do you have a tummy ache, mommy? How about if I lie on your knees … Continue reading
Featured Posts (aka, the good ones)
In September, we took a pilgrimage to SweetiePie’s favorite place: Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The trip was planned, like many of our excursions, in a few moments: “This weekend is free on the calendar, what do you want to do with it?” SweetiePie had wanted to share this special place with me for quite a while. He has … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, I finished reading a tremendous book. I rarely, almost never, take the pleasure of reading something just because it is interesting, because I always feel like I should be “doing research.” This isn’t all bad, because I find my own discipline fascinating, and I love teaching and writing. It isn’t like … Continue reading
Alright. I am ready to start talking. Actually, I’m probably not going to do much talking about Nepal, folks, I’m sorry to say. I will be posting lots of pictures, and I have a few stories. But all in all, I spent most of the trip in a semi-conscious state of physical exhaustion, so there’s … Continue reading
>I knew when I met him I had met somebody amazing. I was, in fact, still married. On the first day of my first semester, he presented a session in faculty development about getting students engaged in the classroom. He was such a powerful speaker that I chased him out of the meeting room and … Continue reading
At the moment, I am knee-deep in snow and fake blood, wrapping up this ten-day wilderness first responder course. It is taught here on our campus by NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School), and it is amazing. It is kicking my ass. This is a professional medical certification, a step or two below an EMT (about … Continue reading
> Yes, yes… it’s true. We are going to make it official. Sorry for all the secrecy but we’re sort of public figures around here. I hope everyone’s holiday season is just totally awesome. Love and Cheer to all.By the way–if you didn’t get one of these in the mail, it is because you didn’t … Continue reading
>I’m thinking about re-opening the blog. I said, way back, that I was going to have to do some serious thinking about why I write it, and who I want to read it, before I would be ready to continue the project. Since then my thoughts on it have fallen into a few main categories:Category … Continue reading
> Eating meat, as Stephen Asma says in his book, Why I am a Buddhist, isn’t the problem. It is the cruelty and unnecessary suffering entailed in butchering the animal that goes against a Buddhist’s moral code. Many Buddhists casually bypass this problem by allowing non-Buddhists to do the butchering, thereby not accruing the bad … Continue reading
The other half of my brain
- Strawberry harvestApparently they taste just like real strawberries!
- Stunt ManB proudly showed me this trick on our walk to the grocery store last night. Apparently ‘daddy’ helped him come up with this questionable stunt (insert side-eye to Mr here). I think my response (a variation on my usual theme … Continue reading →
- Garden en situL-R: strawberries, oregano, cucumber, carrots (from seed), bell pepper. The tomato plants, and my ancient spider fern.
- The Farmer in ExileB has been on a bit of a gardening kick. It all began when Oswald the Octopus started a small garden that included a lovely tomato plant. Then, Curious George grew some carrots in the country, and also helped Chef … Continue reading →
- Who Said Boo?B came home from school last week begging us to buy a book he’d read in class. I found a used copy on Amazon for a few bucks, ordered it, and completely forgot about it – until today, when we … Continue reading →
