just monday…

Then, there was that time I thought it’d be a good idea to hop about a freight-liner…

a mother’s thanks

Last night, in a senseless act of violence and, I suspect, impulse, someone slashed my son’s bike tire and deflated his spirits.
Today, in a sensitive act of random kindness, and great kindness, someone lifted his heart.

unpopular

…I wanted to tell her that investing in popularity carries with it the same amount of safety and stability as investing one’s life’s savings on the stock market. Highs and highs and devastating losses.

update THIS!

It’s Saturday. Coffee is flowing and bacon has been consumed. Everything necessary has been done, so I’m thinking of wandering the farm for a while this afternoon, or alternately, cozying up with a few books. What are you reading these …

well, lookie here!

Every Thursday, a friend of mine sends me one of those fun internet questionnaires and I answer them, and read her answers in return. Some of the time, I post them on my facebook page or send them along to another friend. It’s kind of silly, kind of fun and kind of a nice distraction from our everyday life stuff.

It’s also how we make ourselves feel kind of fancy, as if we’re celebrities being interviewed. (Yes, we do need to get lives and, also hobbied.)

25 things

Here are twenty five things that, for whatever reason, I felt like sharing. What’s funny is that all these posts are being dated today, even though I’m importing them from my old site. Hmmm…

Be amazed