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Momhood is the bestest thing ever, in the whole wide world. It took three degrees, two of which are considered post-graduate, professional degrees and umpteen thousand dollars of student loan debt to come up with the above sentence. Pretty good, … Continue reading →

Yes, this is what the view looked like. Yes, it was April 30, 2014.  APRIL 30. And thankfully, yes, the sun came out today.  I can see grass again and it’s not frigid cold.  And the white things aren’t falling … Continue reading →

Spring is upon us!  And it’s coming fast and furious.  It’s as if the mounds of snow are disappearing in front of our eyes.  Which is OK.  As that is what is supposed to happen.  But there is something slightly … Continue reading →

Depressing: Just heard yesterday that the long-range forecast for the melting of the Arctic sea ice has been updated to a short-range forecast.  The estimates are now that the ice field will be gone in approximately six (6) years instead … Continue reading →

So much for spring, eh? It started snowing at dinnertime and by bedtime this was the view from the front porch.  The combination of the flash and the “yard light” made for the greenness I think.  I’m not entirely sure … Continue reading →

But before I get to the crazy, I’ve got to address one of the scariest things I’ve heard in, well, a very long time. Nate Silver, the statistician of the century/millennium/universe, has given the Republicans a “slight” edge in taking … Continue reading →

Wow.  I poked my head up long enough to peruse current events and had to take a long pull of the morning triple shot 1/2 caffe dark chocolate mocha with whip. Dang but there isn’t a lot of scary s**t … Continue reading →

This just in:  there has been another sighting of the Abominable Snowman (you may well remember him as Yukon Cornelius’s new pet, Herbie and Rudolph’s nemesis, etc, etc, etc……..or better yet, you may remember previous posts in which the Abominable has shown … Continue reading →

“All things are our relatives; what we do to everything, we do to ourselves.  All is really one.”  Black Elk “This is the sum of duty: do not do to others what would cause pain if done to you.”  Mahabharata, … Continue reading →

  “The dog ate my homework mom.  He really, really did.” I just don’t get this little guy.  He is definitely at the angst-ridden, gangly-awkward teenage “years” but sometimes even that isn’t adequate to explain his behavior.  Last week, he … Continue reading →