Little bits from around the web that I thought worth sharing. I wanted to include pictures but my internet out here in the Thailand boonies is so slow tonight that’s it’s not going to happen. 1. Modesty, I Don’t Think it Means What You Think it Means Probably everyone has […]
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7 Quick Takes – On Giving Kids the Space to Grow Up and Make Choices
It’s been a while since I did a 7 quick takes post. But I’ve had several interesting things I’ve been reading, probably all linked to by friends on facebook, up on my laptop for a week or two now and it seemed time to just share them all at once […]
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Look at that, another whole week has gone by and I haven’t posted at all. Not that I haven’t had several ideas for posts or even started writing some, only to find they require more attention than I have time to give. This week has gone so fast. Yesterday I […]
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I’ve had some tabs open for a long time on various things I find interesting. Interesting enough to share with you. In no particular order: 1. This from Al Jazeera made me cry. The girl happened to be looking over my shoulder when I watched this and now she prays […]
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I’m loving quick takes this week as a place to wrap up all those odds and ends that I keep meaning to follow through on and haven’t yet. 1. My friend Megan made us a birth announcement for jellybean. Then, ’cause she knows me well, she made another that I […]
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1. This is going to sound weird, but, I ALMOST like the smell of baby poop. Not from an 8 month old baby eating solid foods, but that newborn, nothing but breastmilk sort of cheesy yellow poop. Admit it, you’ve smelled way worse. There’s something almost comforting, familiar and fond […]
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1. My SIL did some mendhi art on my belly recently. It was lovely to have a reason to just lie still and relax for a while as she worked and we waited for it to dry. (Except for the bathroom break part, that was tricky.) The stain lasts for […]
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It’s been a while since I did one of these. I have all these photos I took, thinking they would turn into posts, but I never used them. 7 quick takes seemed like a good way to catch up on on the little things that are happening around here. Don’t […]
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1. This is the latest video by my friends Levi and Jesse from Drawn from Water. Drawn From Water, Adopt from Drawn From Water on Vimeo. I want to adopt one of these babies so bad. If I could figure out how to pay for the whole thing I would. […]
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It’s been a while since I did one of these. But I read so many interesting things this week I figured here would be a good place to share them with you. 1. Against School by John Gatto is a scathing look at the historical roots and intentions of public […]
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