I mentioned the other day that Aurora is starting to talk up a storm, and someone asked me what her first word actually was. It does my heart good, after two prior attempts at gender-neutrality that failed utterly, to let everyone know that Aurora’s first official word was: Yup. Her word was “truck.” Just the [...]
Archive for December, 2009
December 22 2009
Read To Me
Aurora’s vocabulary is skyrocketing. She wants to know the words for everything, all the time. This is where being the third child is so much cooler than being the first or second, because she has brothers who fall all over themselves to help her out. This morning, Aurora selected a picture book for Rowan to [...]
December 20 2009
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-20
Nav table is CLEAN! I could actually, y'know, navigate on it! Photo proof here: http://bit.ly/4QJ15E # RT @bubbva: actually, totally believable… would changing my name have boosted my freelance writing earnigs? http://bit.ly/8cpFHX # screaming mad. Mom's bank doesn't want to deposit the check from her home insurance to pay for her roof repair. # Gorgeous [...]
December 20 2009
A Marina Holiday
Yesterday was the Marina holiday party. It’s like that, when you have lots of chaos in your life; you have to wait for some sort of external motivation to do the decoration thing. Otherwise, your brain is saying “oh goodness, that looks and sounds like more work…” So. Considering that we live on a boat, [...]
December 15 2009
The revolution will be on speakerphone
Check this out. Putting Obama on Hold, in a Hint of Who’s Boss President Obama didn’t exactly look thrilled as he stared at the Polycom speakerphone in front of him. “Well, I appreciate you guys calling in,” he began the meeting at the White House with Wall Street’s top brass on Monday. He was, of [...]
December 14 2009
What Matters Now
If you manage nothing else today, go get the new eBook from Seth Godin and a ton of other fabulous folks, here. And read it immediately. Print pages out and festoon your tree or menorah or whatever with them. Print copies and give to everyone you meet. Because it rocks. And it Matters Now.
December 13 2009
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-13
If you ever plan to get on a plane again, you should read this brilliant piece on TSA security measures: http://bit.ly/1YMiOK # There was ice on the docks this morning. Not just frost; ICE. On docks. BRRR. # Wow, Canada. Monbiot says it's all up to you. http://bit.ly/6h1ygF #cop15 # @coffeegirl2000 Oh, ew. in reply [...]
December 12 2009
Another Christmas Song
Grief, as they say, is a wheel, rather than a ladder. This would explain why the unexpected speedbumps hit you so hard. I was putting together a holiday playlist on iTunes. For me, Jethro Tull is strongly identified with fall/winter, and no playlist for those times is complete without selections from Heavy Horses, Songs from [...]
December 8 2009
Sprouting
We eat a lot of sprouts, on this boat. Not only are they little nutritional powerhouses, but they’re yummy finger food, they lend themselves to recipes well, they’re easy to store in the tiny storage space available on a boat, and, well, they’re fun. Just recently, the Sproutpeople, my favorite supplier, ran a sale on [...]
December 7 2009
Grins
I was recently told that I haven’t been posting enough pics of the kids. D’oh! I also realized I haven’t cleaned out the camera in, oh, a stupid long time. So, here’s a pic from earlier in the year, when the weather was warmer.
December 6 2009
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-06
Today, I focus on self-care, camaraderie, right livelihood, and wellness. Sounds almost like a New Year's Resolution, doesn't it? # If they hadn't done anything wrong, they wouldn't need to fear us. I'm knitting rosettes a la Madame Defarge. http://bit.ly/5ceGHc # Oh. So *this* is why I've started knitting obsessively. http://www.purselipsquarejaw.org/2006/08/knitting-and-public-politics.php #knitting # KBO, my [...]
December 5 2009
Wheels for Big and Small
My sister Ellen is a paper mosaic artist. She just posted a blog about my stepdad, the Bear, and some great points about art, and children. Check it out here.
