Out of my eight years of teaching, this is my favorite photograph of my (former) students. While I'm fully aware of which students are standing before George Seurat's Grande Jatte (a print of the famous pointillism painting and two other modern takes used to hang in my classroom as lessons in Greek and Latin roots--Word NERD much?), I like to ...more»
After this year, space missions with astronauts will be a thing of the past. Quite a sad thought, really, when you consider how many little boys grow up dreaming of walking on the moon. First, the truth about Pluto and now this. It's a lot for kiddos to take in. Frankly, it's a lot for their fathers to accept, too. ...more»
It's been a rough week here, not gonna lie, and waking up to sick twin girls with runny noses in no way makes me optimistic about my weekend. It's going to get worse here before it gets better. As tired as I am, I am at once humbled and inspired by the work of one singer-songwriter, PW Gopal.
The hubs flew ...more»
I have these stripes in my living room, two shades of green, running vertically. Lately, they've begun to seem like prison bars closing in on me. I like them, but I'm getting the itch to do something a little more modern, a little more colorful. Here are some of my inspirations, some are from Design*Sponge, the others from Oh Joy! ...more»
Last week I told you I'd been reading Parker J. Palmer's book on calling Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation. One of the very best things I gleaned form the book was the idea that there are signs of who we are, what we were created to do, and what our callings are from the moment ...more»
Recently, some Nashville musician folk (Jars of Clay, Mercy Me, Thousand Foot Crutch, Matt Maher, etc.) posted a video to YouTube covering The Beatles' "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da," live I might add. The hubs has worked with some of these folks before, and we've been lucky enough to call some of them and their families friends. They're good peeps--trust--talented musicians, and clearly, ...more»
No need to beat around the bush about the obvious: I'm a sucker for: a) reality show competitions; b) Bravo TV; c) Bravo TV reality show competitions; d) ALL of the above. D-d-duh! The answer can only mean I loves me some Emmy-winning "Top Chef" (suck it, "Amazing Race"--I kid). This season's "Top Chef All-Stars" is even better, with all ...more»
Starting this Sunday, the great Kate (Winslet) will be starring in HBO's miniseries "Mildred Pierce" about a divorced single mother living through The Great Depression in middle-class Los Angeles. Winslet plays the title character in a sure to be award season favorite. Costarring are Evan Rachel Wood as Winslet's daughter Veda, Guy Pearce, and Melissa Leo, who just won Best ...more»
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