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Monthly Archives: June 2008
Ah, innocence
Fisher: "I think they should change the name of bushtits to something else." Me (sort of inclined to agree, because the current nomenclature makes it hard to go on a bird walk without snickering): "What should they change it to, … Continue reading
Posted in Funny, Mini Activities
9 Comments
How can I miss you when you won’t go away?
Last week: a strategy meeting for the magazine. A three-and-a-half-day Salt Lake City suburban extravaganza of brainstorming, team-building, type-finding (I’m an INFJ! What are you?) and much eating of surprisingly delicious food. This week: a little R&R at the PHS*. … Continue reading
Posted in Things That Happened
5 Comments
Birds
We've been a wee bit obsessed with all things winged here at the Jedi Temple Academy. The boys' fascination with World War I aircraft continues apace. Rhys is in D.C. with Grammy and whiled away several hours looking at the … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschool, Mini Activities, Parenting, Portland, Science, Things That Happened
4 Comments
Why I can’t get anything done
Having had this song stuck in my head for the last three days might have something to do with it.
Posted in Music, YouTube
4 Comments
30 seconds of your time
Hello! Nice to see you, fellow elevator-rider. Floor 13, please. Wow, we really ought to be taking the stairs, oughtn't we? Looks like neither of us has missed a meal lately, heh heh. Well, since we've got nothing else to … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
2 Comments
The end of the Rainbow
Didn't we go through this last year? (Yes. Yes, we did.) Like the swallows returning to Capistrano, or the swifts returning to Chapman Elementary School… the arrival of the gi-freakin-gantic Rainbow Resource catalog each year heralds a change of season, … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschool, Pointless Rants, Religion
5 Comments
Fire, fire
We just found out that the Martin fire in Bonny Doon, California, is burning close to our wonderful friends Karan and Joe's house. Joe's out of town, so Karan has had to evacuate all by herself, along with their kitties. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs
5 Comments
Meerkatrianity, redux
Hey, wanna read about meerkats? Come on, you know you do. Here's my article from the April/May 2008 world edition of National Wildlife. Alas, they didn't stick with my original title of "Meerkats: Small Bitey Things that Kill Each Other's … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Writing
5 Comments
Housewifery
It was another in a series of cold, grey, drizzlish days here in lovely Portland. And so I felt motivated to make some chicken, as I've been doing every couple of weeks now. Having diced, cooked chicken ready to go … Continue reading
Posted in Food and Drink, Things That Happened
4 Comments
Self-direction
And the inexplicable posting frenzy continues… I've been trying to get ideas from the kids about what they would like to study "next year." (The importance of Village Home in our lives & schedules has kind of gotten us back … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschool
6 Comments
Red Molly Cooks 