“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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Hold on to what lasts
If we want to survive these very precedented times, we’d do well to look to those who’ve gone before us.
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Picking up the check
Everything we do requires trade-offs. Say “yes” to one opportunity, and you have to say “no” to others. Choose the right turn; miss out on the adventures to your left. Everything has an opportunity cost, and there is no way to avoid paying it. TANSTAAFL and all that jazz. One of the marks of maturity […]
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Independence themes
Happy birthday, my fellow Americans! Don’t forget to read the birth announcement today! Many of you are setting off fireworks illegally today. Just tell the police officer giving you the ticket that you’re celebrating in the spirit of the holiday. I’m sure that will work. If the power of both remains the same, you will […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Tweaking our process
Yesterday, I listened to the latest Circe Quiddity podcast with Professor Carol Reynolds. She speaks very quickly. What she quickly said reaffirmed some of the thoughts I’ve been having about how we experience music in our culture generally and how I’m exposing music to my children specifically. Prof. Reynolds discussed our detachment from making and experiencing […]
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Cuteness for Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to your mama. Or you, if you are a mama. And also to your mama. cuteness overload ? pic.twitter.com/rhkKUXGOhA — Cute Emergency (@CuteEmergency) May 11, 2015 From above situation, we can learn how to handle it. cheap viagra in usa Premature ovarian failure – Otherwise known as primary ovarian insufficiency, this kind […]
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Lenten Focus: Palestinian Territories
For more on my Lenten Focus, see my Ash Wednesday post. A quick summary is that I am spending Lent fasting and praying for the Persecuted Church, and I invite you to join me. The Palestinian Territories are number 26 on Open Doors’ World Watch List, and are classified as a area of moderate […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Field trip day!
This is our first field trip of the school year. It is February. If that isn’t just a pathetic situation, I don’t know what is. For our first–and possibly only–field trip, we’re going to the Dallas Children’s Theater to see Skippyjon Jones. Everyone is looking forward to it except Sprite, who will get excited after […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Their new adventure
“Again, we know that the human hand is a wonderful and exquisite instrument to be used in a hundred movements exacting delicacy, direction and force; every such movement is a cause of joy as it leads to the pleasure of execution and the triumph of success. We begin to understand this and make some efforts […]
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Technical difficulities
I am currently without a laptop because my case broke and we’re sending it in for a replacement. That makes blogging (and schooling, bill paying, etc) difficult. So you get what you get. You get good doggies! I hate those stupid elves. You also get one smart chick, er turkey. I want someone to try […]
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2 ways to deal
There are two ways to deal with a cold Monday, a broken computer, a sick husband, and the general presence of grumpiness. The first: Or this: Just dance, people. It’ll warm you up! It’s also the anniversary of Lucy first pulling the football away from Charlie Brown. Is it a coincidence that it falls […]
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