“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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I can do this?
I’m on day 3 of the 21-day sugar detox. I thought I was doing okay with sugar and carbs since I cut back pretty significantly a while ago. I don’t drink sweetened drinks; I limit my carbs and sweets. I don’t even have emergency chocolate anymore! Alas, I was fooling myself. My carb cravings are […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Election Day!
We have a mess of propositions and some bond initiatives for our city. I really ought to decide how I’m going to vote, huh? Here’s a round-up of voter guides from the conservative/libertarian perspective. They really don’t like the water initiative. Wherever you are, go vote for something. Participatory government links! Spaced-Out Challenge: Thar be […]
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This is not a Christmas Post!
Because the Christmas season does not start until Thanksgiving is over. Thanksgiving is a beloved and wonderful holiday and deserves it’s due. Let’s all take a moment to appreciate Thanksgiving. I don’t want to rush through Thanksgiving and miss all of autumn in a rush to get to Christmas. There will be no Christmas decorations, […]
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Souper Sunday
My friend (and author — not my author, an author) Amelia Hamilton always cooks soups on Sunday in cold weather. While it’s not yet cold here and, frankly, never gets really cold, I think I’ll pick up the idea. Of course, I have to prepare ahead of time. I was going to do chili today, but […]
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Save the chocolate!
Did you know we are facing the possibility of a major chocolate shortage? Seriously, this is a problem. So I wrote about it because Awareness is the thing we do now. Be aware! Actually, the industry reaction to the shortage is pretty interesting. They are taking steps to teach the 5-6 million small farmers in developing […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Crisp Fall Day
We’re spending the day at the Dallas Arboretum looking at their houses o’ gourds. We also may do this great fall mixed-media art project from That Artist Woman. I’ve saved my egg shells and everything. It’s a new month so new songs. Our folk song is an Irish tune called “The Rose of Tralee.” […]
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Celebrating Reformation Day
Today is Halloween, AKA All Hallow’s Eve, AKA give me some candy! It’s also Reformation Day. On this day in 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany, in a theological challenge. The rest is church history. But what is a Protestant person to do if they want […]
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College prep?
This post is a little insight to how my mind works, so this is your chance to turn away. I saw these three things at about the same time: Mike Rowe has a new initiative called Profoundly Disconnected that is part of his continuing effort to encourage work in general and the trades specifically. It’s […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Light at the end of the tunnel
Today is the last softball game of the season and the last day of Tuesday speech therapy sessions for the year. That means starting next week we’ll only have occupational therapy and orchestra. Snoopy dance! Final-push links! Ultimate reading list for kids 9-14. I would note that a lot of these are good books for […]
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Your brain is a muscle
Michelle Ray, AKA Galtsgirl, shared this interesting article on the key to math achievement. There’s some great stuff there, even if I’m not sure I agree with their “be more Japanese!” approach. Simply put, too many people have a mistaken belief that intelligence is genetic. Culturally, we’ve adopted “You are as smart as you’ll ever […]
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