Asher has added to his growing vocabulary "pink," “orange,” “purse,” “wow!,” “Tina," "Noah" (one of two preschool buddies-Asher kind of mangles Gabriel's name), "I don't know!", "TV" (as in, "watch TV!"), "Bob," "shoes," "hat," "guy(s)," "auntie," "truck." There are probably more, but it's hard to remember them all. Often, we say something and he ( Read more... )

"The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest."
-Thomas Moore

Sometimes I have a hard time remembering this.

What I want to know is, why is it OK for people in other states to donate money to back CA propositions. Shouldn't we have a rule that says if your money doesn't originate in CA, you don't get a say in CA elections?

There is part of me that wants to shield our children from all the fighting and hate-mongering and bad shit in our world. Sometimes I ( Read more... )

A couple of days ago I received a check in the mail from Cengage Learning. Sounds like one of my textbook clients, right? Nope. Never heard of them. The check has a vendor number and a charming amount of $472.75. It sports invoice numbers and descriptions that I've never seen or heard of before: "Century 21 Accounting."

So I called Cengage Learning ( Read more... )