This afternoon was overcast yet pleasant, so Fuller and I spent time playing with bubbles and running around the yard. A steady breeze was blowing and I suddenly heard Damon’s voice in my mind, “You should get the kite out.”
I...
I've written about Mommy Guilt and Mommy Comparisons, but I haven't said much about Mommy Worry. Mommy Worry is a dehabilitating, paralyzing fear that grips your heart and won't let you go. It began when I found out I was...
With his Make It Right project in New Orleans, Pitt may be on his way to becoming architecture’s most important patron. Is architecture up for the challenge? By Andrew Blum, Metropolis Magazine Posted March 19, 2008 “So you’re a design junkie too?” Brad...
Stuart James made it official today, and announced that he is, after all, running against Rep. JoAnne Favors in the 29th District of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Both are Democrats, so they'll face each other in the August 7 primary....
The Cubs debuted at a cold and dreary looking Wrigley field today but after a great but frightening end to a good Zambrano start I wish that this game had been postponed....
Led by youth pastor, Landon Yowell, senior and junior high youth as well as adult leaders spent their spring break with us putting on a the other half of a widow's roof and scraping her...
I have my personal Mac Mini that I use at work. I control the KVM with Synergy. However, every time I reboot, the annoying Bluetooth Setup Assistant pops up and informs me that I don’t have a mouse...
Wally Wallington has demonstrated that he can lift a Stonehenge-sized pillar weighing 22,000 lbs and moved a barn over 300 ft. What makes this so special is that he does it using only himself, gravity, and his incredible ingenuity. For more...
We have successfully taken our first real trip as a family of 3! We made the journey up to Annapolis over Easter weekend. I was honestly expecting the drive, overnight stay and flights to leave the little man looking a...
Featuring Helvetica. Falling into water. In slow-motion. Clocking in at 137 MB, is it worth the time to download? I’ll know in 32 minutes. (via aisleone) #...
Al Gore and the Alliance for Climate Protection have developed a three-year, $300 million advocacy campaign to mobilize ordinary Americans and 'influentials' to pressure for legislation addressing climate change. The we campaign, short for We Can Solve It, will employ...
Just in case you were wondering where I've been, we just got back from a wonderful week of vacation. Last week with the mini-van full of three babes,one mama, one papa, one Nana and backpacks bursting with sand toys, bathing-suits,...
This morning Marlow came to me and said, "Mom, can we watch a movie? We want to watch 'The Girl Who is in Wonderland'""Ummmmm....." I say, trying to decide if I want them to watch a movie.I'm taking too...
Lactic Acid that is! What were you thinking?I had my first organized trail run this weekend and it was the epitome of everything an organized trail run should be. Everything I worried about didn't happen, and everything I...
I am a lover of words...not just words for words' sake, mind you, but
well-articulated, skillfully-constructed thoughts and ideas. Some words act as agents of change in my life, but rarely are they only the words heard with my ears...
I'm pleased to host this week's Fun Monday and I'm already looking forward to reading your favorite inspiring quotes--I suspect by the end of FM blog hopping, everyone will have a few more favorites to add to their list! (For...
I saw Chris Rock "Live" over the weekend. It's his "No Apologies Tour." Of course, he was hilarious. At one point he said: "George Bush did such a bad job that he's made it hard for a white man to get...
Our little Julia is 3!! You have the happiest smile that lights up your whole face. Your still my little skinny mini but a huge bundle of laughs! Your little voice is famous with our friends and often imitated. Right now...
Saturday, the roomie threw a going-away party and many of the SOC kids came over. Thanks to Karin’s paparazzi photog skills, almost every moment of the party is documented on Facebook.
Karin was kind enough to include this pix of...
Oops. On Friday I think I set myself up. By sharing the shots I wanted to capture at the Auburn A Game, I couldn’t help but keep thinking “did I get it? Did I get my Best Shot?” And while...
I’ve been waiting on Wordpress’ 2.5 release to upgrade my blog, which is probably why my iframes (tables) were getting hacked. WP 2.5 is out now, so I’m planning to upgrade today if at all possible. Hopefully this will correct...
From the San Antonio Express-News's Melissa Ludwig: It seemed like an honorable goal: Draft an honor code for University of Texas at San Antonio students to follow, exhorting them not to cheat or plagiarize. But when students threw a draft of the...
sometimes at church when things get a little long or slightly blurry I find myself in the oddest of places...i think about what i would do if i were stuck clinging to the long dangly light fixture or the steeple...
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