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Secret Anniversaries of the Heart
The holiest of all holidays are those Kept by ourselves in silence and apart; The secret anniversaries of the heart, When the full river of feeling overflows; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Today while pa… more →
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Zig zag bridge
Craig Wortmann wrote 17 hours ago: In most Japanese gardens, you will find something called a zig zag bridge. It is often made up of t … more →
When Santa is Scottish . . .
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JJ wrote 2 days ago: Young Son has a bagpipe-playing Santa tree ornament involving a red-and-green tartan kilt, with knee … more →
Congressional Christmas List: Stop Child Abuse at School
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JJ wrote 2 days ago: Congress isn’t always the enemy and bipartisan help for people in need isn’t always a cr … more →
Holiday Fun in TV Family Dys-fun-ction
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JJ wrote 3 days ago: Favorite Daughter and I have been watching Christmas movies, lots of them. Hilarity ensues. We grade … more →
The Power of Someone Else's Story: A Lesson Learned from Woody Allen
robinridley wrote 4 days ago: Do we ever really pay attention to what our kids are thinking about? Do we help guide them into self … more →
Thinking of Damien Middleton Tonight, With Love
JJ wrote 2 weeks ago: Brandon on FaceBook reminded us just as we were leaving for the Dance Studio, that this was the day … more →
We're Off to Another Musical Audition
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JJ wrote 2 weeks ago: Young Son and Favorite Daughter are both auditioning tonight for the first local production of this … more →
Latest Palin Lies Exposed: The Aunt Was a Peacock
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JJ wrote 2 weeks ago: Couldn’t resist the scholarly book pun, for yet another Republican/conservative calling out th … more →
Uh, Mom, My Glasses Fell in the Toilet. . .
JJ wrote 2 weeks ago: Things that make you laugh but you keep it inside because you are a good person who wouldn’t l … more →
Favorite Daughter Talks Sex and Rejects "The Wilding of Sarah Palin" Premise
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JJ wrote 3 weeks ago: Favorite Daughter wrote a long essay on this piece* (see below) late last night, unbeknownst to her … more →
Is Cheerleading a Sport? Don't Answer Too Quickly
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JJ wrote 3 weeks ago: In keeping with the sports-is-to-politics foul play analogy of my last post: Is cheerleading a sport … more →
Do Media Refs Do This Too? It Would Explain a Lot
JJ wrote 3 weeks ago: If “winning” and not good governance is all the most vicious partisans care about, their … more →
Young Son's Shakespeare Set to Scotland's Pipes
JJ wrote 3 weeks ago: As promised, a sampling of family photos from the first annual Fall Weavers Festival at historic Mil … more →
Fencing Poem Especially for COD and Son Breck
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JJ wrote 3 weeks ago: We had a flood in the laundry room last weekend so it’s been a harrowing week of sorting, clea … more →
The Liar, The Witch, and the KKK's Wardrobe
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JJ wrote 4 weeks ago: Sarah Palin’s presidential-ambition-blessing pastor was a real, literal witch-hunter and witch … more →
Shocking News: Our Dear Friend Betty Malone
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JJ wrote 4 weeks ago: MEG! What happened?? Nance and I have just learned of Betty’s passing — stunned and saddened. Dear i … more →
More About Young Son's Shakespeare Saturday
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JJ wrote 1 month ago: Here’s the power of story for Young Son’s Shakespeare scenes coming up this Saturday: FA … more →
Sunday Afternoon Doing Shakespeare in the Park with Llamas
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JJ wrote 1 month ago: The first annual weavers’ and art fall festival at Millstone Plantation happens here Saturday … more →
Beef Jerky Action Cam??
JJ wrote 1 month ago: I am not making this up. Here I am, watching the big college football game of the week on tv — … more →
