We’re headed to Cirque du Soleil’s Kooza tonight. We’ve been preparing Liliana with YouTube clips of their various shows. “Circus,” we say. She’s mesmerized. After she sees the video below, she asks me to lift her up and make her fly. “Whoosh,” she says. “Whoosh.” With shrieks of joy. It’s such a delight to show […]
Memories As Chemicals
Discover magazine has a fascinating article in the July/August 2009 issue called “Out of the Past” by Kathleen McGowan, discussing the changes in memory study. I’d link it here, but it’s not up on the Discover site yet (if it ever will be). First, I’ll preface this by reminding everyone that we’re made up of […]
No Turning Back
Sarah Blasko hails from Australia (yay, Becky, yay, Jess, yay, Molly!) and has been compared to Norah Jones, Sarah McLachlan, and Fiona Apple. You can hear a selection of her songs on her MySpace page. Although this particular song is a relationship song, to me, it’s a song about overcoming adversity, which–let’s face it–we’ve all […]
The Only Student You’ll Ever Have is You
Who told us as children that a hummingbird never rests–that it will never sit still and drink? I’m not sure, but I’m here to tell you it ain’t so. The picture above is proof enough. I’ll never get enough of these feisty, delicate birds. They are absolutely breathtaking. And then I wonder why I think […]
Art Lessons and Resources for Kids
I found Deep Space Sparkle yesterday. Love at first sight, I must say. Patty Goleta is an art teacher at two elementary schools in CA, and here are a sampling of her art projects, divided by age groups. The name Deep Space Sparkle is Patty’s favorite Crayon color, “conjuring up spoonfuls of imagination and endless […]