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It’s strangely disconcerting when two completely unconnected lines of thought suddenly join up. Today I read this review of the movie V for Vendetta, which says that while the movie is ostensibly anti-fascism, the main character is actually (and without a sense of irony) a fascist. Further down in the article it mentions a book […]

Tonight Johnathan had a concert at his house that was really great! We played one song together, called “Decatur, or A Round of Applause for Your Stepmom!” by Sufjan Stevens. Although we are both really into music, we haven’t really played that many duets together, so this was really special for me (and fun!). Here’s […]

This evening Karianne and I experimented with making our own version of a frappuccino! The Starbucks bottles in this picture are filled with “Kurfee” (yes, that’s Kurth + coffee. The marketing campaign practically writes itself! “Gimme anuther gal-dang Kurfee, Lorna Gene! I gotta stay up tonight and catch them possums!”). First, here’s how we did […]

This is from Book Business, a trade magazine I get at work. The quote is from Dominique Raccah, CEO of Sourcebooks. A great observation. Books change lives. I’m in this business because books change lives. They create a space in which you think about your life…in different ways. They create a silence for that, too, […]

As I check in on my baby girl sleeping so sweetly in her crib, I am amazed at how my heart swells with love for her. Even through the births of all my nephews (and a very recent niece), I’ve never experienced a feeling quite like this before becomming a mommy myself. And it’s totally […]

This guy lists some holidays he made up, like: 4/17 – Learn something new day. It doesn’t matter how big or small but the day must involve learning a new skill. it could be a magic trick, or how to make lasagna. Ask people you know to teach you something they like to do. and […]

Some years for Lent I try to give up two things — one to benefit my physical health and one to benefit my spiritual health (refer to my post from 3/3/06, Giving Stuff Up, if you missed it). This year I’ve decided to give up junky snacks and complaining. So far I haven’t done a […]

This morning I got up pretty late. Now, I almost never do this, really, but I didn’t take a shower. I just got dressed and put on a little extra cologne. Which I almost never do. Honestly. Naturally, my hair looked ridiculous, so I put a hat on. I went to work for a while, […]

Kaeta and Mommy play “Knock On the Table.” [Download Video]

Here’s Kaeta, trying to grab her kitty cat rattle with her feet! [Download Video]