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The taste of strawberries

December 29th, 2004 · 1 Comment

Ted and I have been watching The Lord of the Rings Extended Edition, as have many others. The DVD set was our gift to each other, and it was my gift to Ted to watch it with him. I never knew my wedding vows of for better or for worse included giving half of a […]

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Spain in the Age of Exploration: Seattle Art Museum

November 22nd, 2004 · No Comments

On Friday the girls and I went to the Seattle Art Museum’s exhibit: Spain in the Age of Exploration. Going through the tour guided by the children’s audioclips took us about one hour. I think that two or more hours could easily be spent enjoying the display. The girls favorite pieces were the armor. I […]

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Is that why people go to college?

November 22nd, 2004 · No Comments

I was shocked last week when I turned on NPR’s All Things Considered and heard Tom Wolfe describing various college student behaviors: Tom Wolfe Goes to College with ‘Charlotte Simmons’. I wasn’t shocked by the behaviors themselves. I was shocked that I recognized the terms used, such as “sexile”. As a married mom of three, […]

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I won’t even try to be cool

November 2nd, 2004 · No Comments

Parenting may not be cool but that doesn’t mean we can’t dance around the living room to The Wired CD from November’s issue. That’s what we did right before Ted left on the plane for San Francisco Sunday afternoon: slide in the CD, crank the stereo and boogie…with our best late-1980’s moves….while our young children […]

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10 things the Chinese do far better than we do

November 2nd, 2004 · No Comments

Can’t resist this link: From cells to bells, 10 things the Chinese do far better than we do found via Anil Dash. If Ted were here, I think he’d ask Only 10?! 😉

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