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All that is left over from the amazing guacamole I made tonight. As SweetiePie likes to say in a thick southern drawl, “if the good lord made anything better, he kept it for himself.” HOLY GUACAMOLE, Batman!
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
- Interlude from Kindergarten – Student of the WeekI may have mentioned before that B’s Kindergarten is Kind Of A Big Deal. His teacher is serious about her job, and, in turn, the students are serious about their jobs. This suits B just fine, as he is VERY … Continue reading →
- Man of leisure.At Target this weekend, I bought B a little fleece robe, because it has been freezing in our apartment. He says it is super cool, because it is just like mine (only not really, because it’s not as awesomely pink, … Continue reading →
- More than meets the eye.
- Fancy pantsLast night, over a bowl of chicken n’ stars, B laid the following wisdom on us: Mommy, you know what? Um, one time? Granddaddy sent Nonnie a message, all the way from Loozianna. Isn’t that fancy?
- The Right to PrivacyWhen I came home from work last night, B had posted this sign on his bathroom door. I thought we had a few more years before this became an issue.
