This week The Week had an interesting article–an introduction of the term used for the religiously unaffiliated in this country–the “Nones.” Trinity College has come out with a study that claims that 34 million Americans (about 15% of the population) claim no religious affiliation. “Why are their numbers rising? For lots of different reasons. Some […]
I Want To Go To There
Tina Fey has said that her three-year-old’s cute phrasing sometimes ends up on 30 Rock–one of which is the phrase, “I want to go to there.” Do your days look like this? [From the Blue Yonder Ranch website] Do you want them to look differently? Now granted, the same amount of information could have been […]
Monsters of Folk
Tonight. Orpheum Theatre. Four clever dudes (from various bands) got together to collaborate on a new album. You know them as Conor Oberst from the band Bright Eyes, Jim James from My Morning Jacket, M. Ward who’s done several CDs now (one with Zooey Deschanel in She and Him), and Mike Mogus who’s a producer […]
Growing is About Giving and Observing
I love Elsa Mora’s sweet exposition on growing, complete with her lovely illustrations. You can read and view here. [Post image: Zen Girl by Elsa Mora]
Illness
I’ve taken an intermittent hiatus the last couple of days, from writing blog posts, because we’re all suffering from the flu (or something similar). I thought I was being diligent, responsible, when I signed little L and myself up for the flu mist (the vaccine not being available here until November). The nurse told us, […]