Every year since I was old enough for camp it was my favorite place to be in the summer.  It has been decades and I still miss it every year and wish I was there. Honestly this is one of the biggest things I hate about being an adult--no summer camp ( Read more... )

I've been re-reading Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover books lately.  Today I came across a bit where one character has a run-in with another who is "highly intelligent ...but without the scruples or ethics to match it." and then thinks "People with that high an intellect always ought to be targeted for serious ethics tutoring in early childhood ( Read more... )

I suppose I have to start this post with 'I go out for a couple of hours and look what happens!"  But at least it was all cleaned up when I got back.  Apparently while Daddy was distracted or in another room our charming 2.5 year old managed to get whole stick of butter out of the 'fridge, unwrap it and drop it on our long haired cat. When Daddy ( Read more... )

Yesterday we went to the comic shop and he ran around the store, admired some action figures and found a Mad magazine he HAD to have.  He wanted it because it had a picture of the car from the Disney Cars movie. Mostly this just amused me.  His future nerdiness is probably a forgone conclusion anyway.  Both genetics and environment do seem to be ( Read more... )

Usually I never post anything...but today I am bored.  Also I wanted the world to know my just-turned-2-year-old son learned a new word--"Tie dye" last week.  Not sure what that says about the nature vs. nurture argument but he surrounded by lots of tie dyed clothes.  I guess it is a consequence of my being home with him.

There was a quiz on a ( Read more... )

Hi Folks,

I am posting this so people know I rarely ever post entries.  If the mood strikes me and I have something to say that might change.