Hobbits, Lions, and Human Nature.
In one of my latest deep dives, I learned that C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien were best friends! (Did everyone know that but me?) Together, they were members of a writing group called the Inklings, a tight-knit circle of intellectual friends – mostly Oxford University academics – who shared a love for narrative, Norse and […]
The Clues are Usually There.
Darren noticed a crack in my windshield this week. It’s on the passenger side, down in the lower corner, in a place I am apparently not looking at very often because I had not even noticed it. Once he pointed it out, though, there it was. Definitely a crack. And now, of course, I see […]
Someone is upstairs.
Darren thinks his latest way to tease me is hysterical. He’ll come home from work sometimes while I’m working downstairs in my basement office. And then he’ll text me to tell me he’ll be home in 20 minutes KNOWING I CAN HEAR SOMEONE WALKING AROUND UPSTAIRS RIGHT NOW. And when I reply with “You’re not […]
Math Class and the Flat Tire Guy.
School is in session again – or soon will be. And that means students everywhere are sitting in new math classes, trying to figure out what they remember, and hoping beyond hope that it’s going to make sense. For a lot of students, one of the hardest parts of math comes when it doesn’t. Every […]
Rich, Fizzy, and Chocolatey.
One of the most iconic beverages in New York City is called an Egg Cream. Yes, you heard that right. It’s made of raw eggs and cream mixed together. Just Kidding. But I did tell Darren that before he tried one on our last trip. An Egg Cream, which contains neither eggs, nor cream is […]
Participating in Provision.
As I mentioned a couple posts ago, this July I have steeped myself again in the history of the United States of America. In my reading I have come upon the word Providence over and over and over again. It’s everywhere. Originally, “God’s providence” meant God’s ability to foresee and wisely provide. It was describing […]
The Wrong Place to Start.
I am going to start this post by saying that I genuinely have not been to Target in months. This week I found myself with a little time to kill in a specific part of town, and there happened to be a Target nearby. Before I walked in, I gave myself the usual pep talk […]
Ceiling fans – and changing the experience.
I have a dear friend who is a seasoned and successful real estate agent in Texas. Every month she sends a newsletter to her people. And in this newsletter are all kinds of tips and advice about homes. This month in her “Did You Know?” section she said “Ceiling fans cool people, not rooms – […]
My Version of Walden Pond.
Henry David Thoreau was about 27 years old when he moved to Walden Pond in 1845. He stayed there a little over two years. I’ve been to that spot in Massachusetts. I’ve stepped into the one room cabin on Walden Pond and have seen the view he saw, the woods he walked in. I think […]
Monarch Science and the Middle Generations.
Several years ago a friend of mine was involved in a volunteer program to help with the migration of Monarch butterflies. She was the first one to tell me that Monarch caterpillars rely solely on leaves from Milkweed plants – 20 or 30 leaves each, to be exact. What I didn’t understand back then is […]
