Have you seen The Help yet? Marvelous. It’s one of the first times in my reading and movie-going experience I thought the book (The Help by Kathryn Stockett) and movie were both superb. Yes, I know they’ve received quite a lot of criticism, but I think the critics have been focusing on all the wrong things. […]
Falling Short
What’s on replay at my house. “Falling Short” on Jeff Bridges’ new CD. [Post image: Seagull flying by Karadur on stock.xchng]
Grandma’s Bag of Tricks
I found this fantastic book, which I’ve been perusing in the evenings. On the cover, it reads “Grandma’s Bag of Tricks,” but I’m going to steal them from Grandma. The book is Sharon Lovejoy’s Toad Cottages & Shooting Stars. Firefly Lanterns! Worm Hotel! Pizza Box Solar Oven! Faerie Houses! Memory Boxes! Peek-a-Boo Planters! I got […]
Dilemma
Question for the day: Why is it that we care less about the people farther away from us than those closer to us? An old episode of Twilight Zone, to illustrate. I’m taking this verbatim from David Eagleman’s new book Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain, which is great, by the way. We all […]
The Mindful Child
We all know kids who are out of control. We all know adults who are out of control. And we all don’t want to have those kids or be those adults. Enter: mindfulness. I’ve posted numerous times on this topic only because it’s extremely important to me. There’s the post on Building Emotional Intelligence, based […]