Lying here, coughing my brains out, I have more time than usual to contemplate the deep mysteries of life. Like why have car colors become so boring?
Think about it. What are our options? Take a look at any parking lot and this is what you’ll see. All pulled out of the same sock drawer of mismatched darks and lights. Pretty darn dull if you ask me.
There was a time when you could pick a car from nearly any … Read More
There’s another snowstorm blowing in. It got me to thinking about how one’s perspective can change over time…
Before I became a mom, my idea of winter splendor was this. Pristine, untouched snow. No footprints. No snow shaken from branches on which it gently rests. No sign of humans anywhere.
Monochromatic stillness.
Since I’ve been a mom, my idea of winter bliss has changed. Colorful splashes of coats. Rosy red cheeks. Footprints everywhere. Long channels of compressed snow rolled for … Read More
I live in a part of the US (the Northeast) where “How are you?” “Fine, thanks,” is about as deep as most people care to go. So, in conversation, I’m always looking for ways to sidle up to what’s less obvious. Because it’s there that you’re likely to meet the fuller person. It’s there that you often get to hear the rest of the story.
That’s why reading blogs can be so interesting — you never know who you’re going … Read More
Cait is studying US History and Current Events in one of her classes. She came home bemoaning how the world just seems to be getting crazier and crazier. I couldn’t disagree.
She asked, “Mom, do you think there are more bad people today than when you were growing up?”
I grew up during the Cold War, when the threat of the Soviet Union and the US lobbing nuclear missiles at each other was ever-looming. So, while this terrorist stuff is … Read More
…some fresh air.
I can only take so much of being cooped up inside. Didn’t matter that it was only 41 degrees out. I needed some sunlight and fresh air. Not only was I toasty warm with my dogs playing around me, but I finished my proposal too. YAHOO!!!
There’s gonna be some celebrating tonight!… Read More
Photo from Hubble Space Telescope.
In case you haven’t heard, Reuters has this to say about a Supernova that recently exploded.
… Read MoreA gargantuan explosion has ripped apart a star perhaps 150 times more massive than our Sun in what astronomers say is the most powerful and brightest supernova ever observed.
An interesting article from The Berkeley Daily Planet on the connection between learning and teachers.
Though I disagree with the “animals can’t learn about” part. We’ve all had dogs who are very skilled at something, who also know a lot about that same thing — i.e. dogs who are great at herding, are great, in part, because they’ve also learned a lot about reading sheep, etc.… Read More
