Just a quick reminder to y’all that it’s that time of year again! I had to scramble at the library yesterday because I’d forgotten, and I had Joey and Daniel with me. Read the full article »
Category Archives: political
November 9, 2006
What the Civics teacher said
I hope my dear hubby won’t mind me posting an excerpt from the email he sent out to his extended family. Let me add a bit from a Civics teacher’s perspective. I’ve been showing Mr. Read the full article »
June 23, 2006
Happy birthday, darling
Daniel is three today! And what a perfect excuse to get on my homebirth soapbox. When Daniel was just a couple of months old we thought he might have an ear infection and I took him to the ER. Read the full article »
May 7, 2006
Bookstore anecdote
Laura’s comment on my earlier post, “I was at Borders looking for something new . . . I browsed and browsed, getting more and more frustrated,” reminded me of a little anecdote. Read the full article »
January 27, 2006
Self-torture
I’m not sure what masochistic impulse led me to check out a copy of Banned in the USA: A Reference Guide to Book Censorship in Schools and Public Libraries. Read the full article »
December 8, 2005
Birds Without Wings
I did finish it, with a half hour to spare before my book club meeting. Read the full article »
November 2, 2005
A couple more good things about Halloween
Well, okay. It is sort of fun to feel the excitement in the air as the witching hour approaches. And some of the kids are awfully cute. Read the full article »