Don’t let the title mislead you, I’m not going to review the latest porn (sorry, Osiris). What I am going to do is put my perspective on Kevin Smith’s latest film, “Zach and Miri make a Porno”. Having just recently...
I am thankful for All of you who read my blog, thank you for indulging me, thank you for leaving a comment and thanks to all my Fun Monday friends.
May the Lord’s face shine upon you now and always.
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As promised, I am doing the December Photo Project this month. And this is just a sampling of my prep for the month of December. I’m behind in decorating and celebrating and trying not to get stressed about it. I’m...
If you give people what they want, they may give you what you really want. Just don't expect it, or be disappointed if nothing comes back. Are you listening Eric?...
And so begins the December Photo Project 2008! Fuller started helping change the calendar in October, in preparation for his birthday. It really helps him understand the time lapse in days between events. It also reinforces learning his numbers, which...
Be forewarned I'm feuding with my husband over something about which he has no control and I'm feeling the urge to scratch my own eyes out with a rusty knife. It's been a great day. Suffice it to say this......
The NaBloPoMo theme this month is Thanks. Today I am thankful that my son is ten months old today. I need to take them to the doctor today (they are both coughing so bad) and I am thankful...
Everywhere. You may have noticed in our Myspace bulletins that we are attacking it bicoastal style. Chris has been taking some time and jamming it on the one with his side project The Exploding High Fives. I have been spending...
Heh:
Stocks plunged today more than 650 points on the Dow Jones Industrial average after a government agency officially declared that the country has been in a recession for nearly a year.
The National Bureau of Economic Research said in a statement...
From an op-ed I wrote at the Acton Institute: Who's to Blame for Chubby Children? by Anthony B. Bradley Are America's children overweight because of advertising? A new study suggests that banning fast-food ads would reduce the number of overweight children ages 3...
I meant to post this last week, but the holiday schedule threw me off. Oil Is Cheap. Why Is Gas, Which Is Made From Oil, Even Cheaper? is a good primer on the relationship between oil and gas prices, specifically...
In an effort to consolidate my online activity, I have moved Some Journey to steveandwilla.com. Use the link above to get there directly or visit www.steveandwilla.com and click on "Blog"....
I kind of can't believe that we are in December already. But it seemed fitting that today where I stood in my kitchen sipping my first morning tea, watching the sun light up the mountain, that the first snow of...
Today was cold, wet, and dreary.After work Matthew and I went to GameStop and looked for kid-friendly video games. We picked up a few cheap clearance ones to kind of test out.Came home, Matthew set up "testing" and I made...
The first thing I can recall reading by Michael Pollan was Second Nature, a gardening book, a tattered copy of which still inclines on my bookshelf about a decade later. This was the first gardening book I read all...
To be honest--and why would I be anything else--it's hard to share these links; in so doing, it lessens my chances of winning :). That being said, if it can't "be me", why, OF COURSE I want YOU, my darling...
Saturday Dec. 6th- 6pm at the neighborhood center is our Holiday Pot Luck Dinner. Please bring either soup, salad or bread. We will be voting for next years at large board members. Hope to see you all next Saturday....
A great piece in today’s New York Times:
But right now we have a fundamental shortfall in private spending: consumers are rediscovering the virtues of saving at the same moment that businesses, burned by past excesses and hamstrung by the...
The world’s oldest, critical-mass renewable energy source is getting a reprise around the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers:
Massachusetts-based Free Flow Power Corp. is studying the prospects of planting thousands of small electric turbines in the river bed at 55 sites from...
(Photo from Hurriyet Daily News) There's a big difference between Bombay (Mumbai) and Beijing. Remember what we learned about China's state control during the Olympics? From the NY Times: Mumbai is a "soft target," the terrorism analysts say. Anybody can walk into...
There once was a turkey named Markus,He lived on a farm owned by Farkas.Roamed he, wild and free,Poor bird, didn't see--His fate would soon make him a carcass. For the dozens (more?) of people who google my blog looking for...
Over the Thanksgiving break I did some much-needed reading. No, I didn’t pick up a novel or book of poetry. I read William Zinsser’s On Writing Well. After 50 pages, I wondered how I’d written for so long without going...
Caroline and I just returned this weekend from our thanksgiving trip to OR & WA and boy am I tuckered out. I must say that my little people hater did great though! During the first flight to OR she played...
If you are, like me, a fairly recent transplant to the scenic city, you may not know much about Chattanooga Venture or the program they led starting in the mid-80s called Vision 2000. In the midst of “economic recession, social...
I’m joining the December Photo Project this year, mostly because I figured I’d be taking lots of pics anyways with the baby arriving soon and of course the holidays. so here’s a shot of one of my favorite things about...
From ESPN: Clemson removed the interim designation from coach Dabo Swinney in a meeting on Sunday and could announce it as soon as Monday afternoon in a news conference, multiple souces told ESPN on Sunday. Athletic director Terry Don Phillips offered the...
Sorry Texas fans, you guys got totally screwed. The Big 12 should be embarrassed that it relied so heavily on an unreliable system like the BCS to determine a conference tie-breaker. So dumb....
After Georgia and Missouri's flat and disappointing season finales, I decided that the best thing for a team preseason is NOT to be ranked in the Top 10. Both Missouri and Georgia demonstrated how clearly overrated they both were. Losing to...
What happened to my social life for the past month? I traded it in for the time to build a personal portfolio website. The site, designed and built as part of Web Design class at UTC, will also serve as...
3 years ago today…
now look at her:
happy birthday Aya!
you’ll always be my little girl, and I’ll always love you no matter what. you are beautiful in so many ways and I pray that you’ll continue to grow in faith.
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ok, i know, i know... lots and lots of pictures again! But hey, I guess there are just sometimes when you find your world colored by many picturesque moments and you just know that you'd be a fool not to...
Fun Monday is hosted by Ari_1965. Her topic is Neighbors.
Here goes: Tell us about your all-time worst Neighbors from Hell. You know, the family of Irish clog dancers who once lived in the flat/apartment above you? Mrs. Nextdoor and her...
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