New Beginnings

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The child that lives and breathes horses finally got her first pony ride at a local working farm. We met my aunt, my cousin and my cousin’s daughter and had a great time being [...]

Thirteen songs I love:

She by the Misfits
Fever by Peggy Lee
The Ballad of Lucy Jordan by Marianne Faithful
What It’s Like by Everlast
Some Devil by Dave Mathews
I Believe in Miracles by the Ramones
Down to the River to Pray by Alison Krauss
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Metallica
Right to be Wrong by Joss Stone
Me and Bobby McGee by [...]

My 8 year old son and I were at a kid’s birthday party at a roller rink a few months ago.  The lights dimmed and the disco ball started reflecting colors to the tune of “Pump It.” Max turned to me and whispered, “I like the Black Eyed Peas and all, but I sure wish [...]

After seeing the hot button topic of Net Neutrality pop up everywhere the intellectual wannabe in me decided to get off my butt and find out what all the hubbub was about. And now I’m a little freaked out. Why in this day and age of war and phone tapping and outed CIA agents am [...]

So I live in a state that doesn’t require kindergarten enrollment and a town that doesn’t have acceptable pre-school and daycare options. The only private schools in the area are Bible-based and would require a significant commute. The state government doesn’t consider school facilities to be part of the government infastructure or a taxpayer investment, [...]

Thirteen Things: Podcasts I Listen To
I’m sort of a podcast ‘ho, so this is not a complete list….

Cast-On Knitting Podcast
Democracy Now!
Boagworld’s Web Design Podcast
Sobercasting.org Workshops, Meditations, and Step Studies
NPR: This I Believe, Technology and Environment
Zencast
For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report
The Accidental Creative (also CreativePops and The Creative Leader)
The Web 2.0 Show
Musings of a [...]

I hope you’ll join me and others in one of the most exciting grassroots movements on the Internet today: MomsRising.
http://www.momsrising.org/keepmeposted
MomsRising gives people a voice in the motherhood and family issues that are shaping our lives. This is particularly important because frankly American mothers and families are in trouble. A full quarter of families with children [...]

Please welcome my new renter, SnappedPhoenix, and go over visit her quirky and cool online diary.

Thirteen Things: books I love

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Tao Te Ching, 25th-Anniversary Edition (Vintage) by Lao Tsu

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
A Beginner’s Guide to Tibetan Buddhism: Notes from a Practitioner’s Journey by Bruce Newman
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Do-It-Yourself Decorating With Fabric by Deborah Evans
Getting Things Done : The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by [...]

It is beautiful days like this that remind me of why we took that huge leap of faith and moved to Southern Oregon. Today the sky is so blue it almost hurts my eyes. Today the hills are filled with so many different shades of green (who knew that green could be so diverse) and [...]