Category: Categorizing Things is Overrated

I have just a few moments before I have to go relieve the babysitter, but I wanted it noted that today I noticed that I’ve been consistently happier this term than I have been in a long time.  The years when I was unhappy at my old job were followed by coming here.  Though my…

There’s a neat article on Atlantic Monthly’s website (and presumably, then, also in the print magazine) all about the reason why certain ingredients in baking recipes have to be certain temperatures.  I used to work in a bakery, and I always told the baker who owned it that she should give a class on baking…

I should be studying right now.  The husband is watching the children for the express purpose of me getting some study time.  Admiralty law is way complex, I have a test in two days, and lots of ground to cover. So it’s the perfect time to check on this: http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/oh-holy-night-religious-christmas-5×7-folded-card?sortType=1&storeNode=93495 You like?  Perhaps this one…

You’re getting better and better at expressing yourself, little boy. You! Push button! Dis one! Dance! This is one of your favorite commandments – that we push the button on the boombox, make the music come out, and then come and dance. You are forever asking us to dance. We usually do, because you won’t…

So this is how it goes these days. You scream and cry and fuss and holler when hungry, demanding immediate sustenance and crying quite pitifully if there is any delay. Then I get you all set, you take a couple of glugs, and then immediately begin looking around for something else to do. Often you…