Yesterday I wrote an essay on love, loneliness, and the deleterious effect of social isolation on society at large. I had also, in honor of (late) tax day, shared a quote from a Thomas Sowell essay with a comment that charity cannot be compelled. The essay and the quote meme are related. One of… Read More Speaking the Language of Love
The other day I was getting ready for work and hustling the kids out the door for school when I found a nut on my desk. Since it hadn’t been there only moments before, and my desk was actually clean (temporarily. That’s never a state that lasts long in my office) I knew that one… Read More Something Nutty
The First Reader and I started out our day with a small conversation, but it was more of a running topic we’ve mulled over together for years, now. Probably from even before he and I got together. The topic is something along the lines of ‘nice guys finish last’ and (get your minds out of… Read More The Peril of Niceness
When is a cookie not just a cookie? The First Reader asked me yesterday if I would make cookies for him. He had talked about this the other day, so it wasn’t like he was springing a Monday night surprise on me after a long day at work. And the weather was perfect for baking,… Read More Feed the Brain, Feed the Soul
A rose by any other name… I chose not to legally change my name when the First Reader and I were wed. There were reasons for this, and what seemed like good ones – I did want to take his name, but I have an established professional career with my maiden name, plus the hassle… Read More The Rose’s Name
The Otaku Princess and Junior Mad Scientist have now seen Wonder Woman – twice, in fact, and the second time in 3D. They really wanted to do a review on my blog, and I’m glad, as I have not yet had a chance to see it – and may not, with the schedule around here.… Read More Geeky Kids Review Wonder Woman
As part of the new routine, the First Reader and I have found a new time to spend together. Before I have to be on the road for work – and the sun doesn’t come up until after I am in windowless labs for the day, which makes walking outside at lunchtime an interesting experience… Read More Pre-Dawn Calm
Written by Sanford Begley Rings have a long history of significance in human culture. Whether as signs of wealth or insignia, or tokens of magic and love. They are so significant in northern European culture that one of the old names for a chieftain is Ring-Breaker. That is one who breaks a ring off his… Read More Curmudgeon’s Corner: The Ring
It’s the day we celebrate motherhood. I am a mother myself, and I find that today I am remembering those first months of motherhood, before the birth, when I was trying my best to prepare as much as possible for what was coming. I couldn’t possibly prepare myself, but I tried, reading books, talking to… Read More Mother’s Day
Written by Sanford Begley In the seventies most papers carried a series of Love Is… cartoons, mostly things like cooking together or sharing a drink, that sort of thing. All of these were visible things that people in love could do. Sadly, they never really said what love is, just things people in love could… Read More Curmudgeon’s Corner: Love is… One Man’s Opinion
I don’t do it often, but I’m recovering from something that knocked me flat yesterday, probably fatigue related, as it has been an incredibly long week-or-so. I tend to get sick when I run the tank too low. Fortunately, the fever broke in the night, so I’m on the mend. But the brain functions are… Read More Committing Poetry Again