Archive for the 'Rants' Category

I love that Ripley loves his school

Today he found out his class assignment. As I sort of expected, based on murmurings in the background, he's being put into the one/two split. ...


The New Year Starts

I am surrounded by teachers and am a perennial student. Now, I'm the mother of a school age child. September is the beginning of my new ...


John and I both saw this, laughed, and said…

NI-ICE. How to talk about racism.


Ve have liftoff.

I just was reviewing our budget, and for the first time our net worth is: Slightly Positive!!! Dudes. This is the first time in my life ...


Mamma Mia

Saw the movie, loved it. Now, as Kate Harding said, if you hate ABBA and or musicals, this will likely make you want to rip ...


If I were craftier, John wouldn’t have any T-Shirts Left.

Look at THESE!


Oh, hi. Do I have a blog here? Huh.

It's been a busy summer. I haven't seen friends much, and that sucks. This week and next, I'm trying to shepherd 4 Big Big Big projects ...


WANTED: one whiny white boy

Okay, this Wanted movie really isn't my favorite. I mean, I'd been prewarned by reviews that suggested somebody had seen Fight Club, *really identified*, and ...


Omnivore’s 100, a meme.

MEME-Y GOODNESS from Rachel. What will you stuff in your face? The rules: 1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions. 2) Bold all ...


YIKES!

I got the magazine, today, with m'story in it. The website still reflects the spring edition: I am in the summer edition. And you know ...