“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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A banner day and a birthday eve
The Hobbit was published 78 years ago on September 21, 1937. Providentially, Bilbo’s birthday is on September 22, 1290, according to Shire Reckoning. Both days ought to be celebrated for the joy, adventure, and wonder they have brought to countless people. While there are no medical tests to help with this determination, typically through conversation […]
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Hear that?
I have read The Lord of the Rings probably a dozen times. I’ve read the appendix, I’ve read The Silmarillion and The Children of Hurin. I’m not unfamiliar with Middle Earth. Just look at (the second copy of) my book! It’s been read! Right now, we’re listening to The Fellowship of the Rings as a family. […]
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Terrible Tuesday: 600 days!
Today is my 600th day of consecutive blogging. It’s not really an anniversary; it’s just a nice looking number. Very round. 600. Six hundred. DC. Well, that ruined it. Arbitrary goals links! Combining exercise and art. Major kudos to this guy who drew a bicycle on a map by riding 212 miles in a day. […]
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Battle weary
Kindergarteners and Balrogs have a lot in common. Me: “You shall not pass!” Them: “Rar rar rar!” Us: Fall to the depths of Moria. Like Gandalf, I expect to recover. Hopefully by tomorrow morning for another round with the kiddies. Meanwhile, I go to the internet for a little pick me up. Chiropractors http://icks.org/n/data/ijks/1482456154_add_file_2.pdf order […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Switching gears
Like a lot of homeschoolers, we don’t do a traditional summer break. But while we don’t stop our lessons completely, we do scale back and leave plenty of time for lazy hours by the pool and even a trip or two. So the general plan is a couple of hours of lessons and lots of lollygagging. […]
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Find your happy place
It’s an epidemic of whining, crying, complaining, and flat-out disobedience. Plus stuff. So much stuff. And none of it’s flammable, so burning it with fire is not an option. Lalalalala! I can’t hear you! I may be here in body, but my mind is far away. . . You can squeeze the medicine cialis generico […]
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Terrible Tuesday: I need a nap
Anyone else need a nap? Doesn’t a nap sound lovely? Let’s cancel our plans for today and nap. We can do that, right? Wishful thinking links! Evil walks the streets of Staten Island. Don’t click on this if you have clown phobia. I apologize in advance for the nightmares. Speaking of apologizing in advance, I’m […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Oh boy
Tuesdays have been pretty intense this fall, with 3 hours of occupational therapy, an hour of speech therapy, and one and a half hours of Orchestra, not to mention the 2 to 3 hours of driving. Just to keep things interesting, we’ve decided to throw in a softball game every Tuesday for the next month. […]
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‘Tis a great day to be a geek
It was a good day when The Children of Hurin came out. But not a great day, because a shorter version of that story was already in Silmarillion. Of course, it did have beautiful Alan Lee illustrations, so maybe it was a great day. To purchase it, you need to first have a valid prescription […]
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