Archive for April, 2006

This, in the United States of America

I’ve been wanting to blog about this for weeks, and since today is tax day, it seems apropos. Boston Legal (Tuesdays on ABC) is one of my favorite shows. The outrageously funny, yet bittersweet relationship between the attorneys played by James Spader and William Shatner (who both won Emmy’s for their roles) provides witty banter [...]

It’s 4 AM, Do You Know Why Your Child is Crying?

Actually, it’s now 4:45 AM. C has been crying - on and off with the occasional bout of the most piercing screaming you’ve ever heard - since 3:38 AM. I’ve been in to her room a few times to settle her down and every time it’s the same thing: As soon as she sees [...]

Out of the mouths of babes

This evening I wanted to put some heavy-duty goopy cream on my dry, cracked, occasionally bleeding hands and I needed to get my wedding ring off. I’ve gained a few pounds of late and I had to soap the ring up to slide it off. My son, observing the scene, says to me:
“Mom. You need [...]

Spread the Love Sunday

Another blog I frequent…
Spread some love to Mother Crone’s Homeschool. She has a wonderful post on The Power of the Blog.

Homeschoolers: Guilt by Association?

I’m still following the posts and comments regarding the boycott of the Pearls books, The Old Schoolhouse magazine and their blog service, homeschoolblogger.com (HSB). Susie posts here implying that the boycott is wrong because of the fallacy of guilt by association.
Susie makes a point about how these abuse cases are played out in the media, [...]