Crossposted from the Deadly Divas Everyone has their own way of expressing emotion, of managing anxiety. A year or so ago, when I was digging through reviews of various fountain pens, I stumbled across a blog called Spiritual Evolution of
Anna’s Great-Nana’s Banana Nut Bread
One of my wedding gifts from my Nana (my dad’s mother) was a collection of her favorite recipes to add to my recipe box. They’re not the recipes I make all the time – most of them are desserts and
The Difference between Choice and Failure
Failure. Ugly word, ugly connotations, ugly mental constructs built to avoid it. I was reading an article recently about when to stop doing something, and it kind of tweaked my brain about failure versus changing your mind. From the original
May Day
(warning: this story is not for the feint of skin conditions) So for good luck, on May Day, one is supposed to go out and frolic and wash your face with the May morning dew. This is supposed to ensure
The Corruption of Foodie
*Another Divas crosspost – it’s been pretty crazy around here since last Thursday, and I have houseguests until THIS Thursday, so posting will continue to be a bit scarce!* When did “foodie” become a bad word? Has it always been
UNLESS
*crossposted from Seven Deadly Divas* Forty-ish years ago, a senator by the name of Gaylord Nelson (Wisconsin) organized a nationwide environmental teach-in to help educate children and the population about environmental concerns. This was called Earth Day, and the first
Book Update
Since my last book update, I have finished Diet for a Dead Planet (Christopher D Cook) and The Consumer’s Guide for Effective Environmental Choices (The Union of Concerned Scientists), gotten halfway through Redwall, and read The Last Little Cat. I
Can I blame the moon for this?
I work at a rather busy little used bookstore here in town. Normally, my store is busy, but not crazy, on Sundays. Also, the vast majority of my customers are awesome, especially the 8-12 year old kids who come in
Can we read your handwriting?
*crossposted from Seven Deadly Divas, click through to see their handwriting too!* A few varieties of handwriting memes have been making their way around the web – there are tumblr and flickr ones, as well as the one I stumbled
The Customer Isn’t Your Butt
File under: things that irk me I really dislike when salespeople think it’s funny to say something unexpected, as though it will make me laugh hysterically when they say “two thousand, four hundred…. dimes” when I’m having my water meter