Be curious, and encourage curiosity in others – especially children. Curiosity should never be discouraged. “I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.†– Eleanor Roosevelt Kudos for a great post: 10 Reasons Why You Should Be Curious | Marc and Angel Here are my additions to the list: You will be better educated. Your knowledge will mean more to you….
I often get notified of media mentions of Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Watchtower Society via fellow ex-Jehovah’s Witness contacts on the web. The truly driven Danny Haszard sent me this one (thanks, Danny). San Antonio’s media home on the net has a feature called “Through kids’ eyes” in which children write a little about their hopes and dreams and concerns and daily life. It’s not exactly a news item. But among the (statistically improbable) stories of JW pedophiles, murderers, abusers,…
Elainna sent me a friendship flower. Awwwww…. thank you. It’s a script from Anita VandenEshof’s site, so if you can’t see the flower, it’s because you have scripts turned off in your browser settings.
I’ve been awarded the “Thoughtful Blogger Award” by Jolly Roger at Reconstitution 2.0. JR said the most lovely thing: Virus Head is one of the most gracious people I’ve encountered in my years of blogging. She has a gentle patience that almost makes me feel bad for the chainsaw approach I take to some of my more notable commenters. I DON’T feel bad, of course, but seeing her way stops me dead in my tracks from time to time. For…
Except for a few little things like the inside of the microwave, my house is now as clean as it gets. It only took a week. I need new carpet, and a new kitchen floor. The carpet will probably have to wait. I was thinking about putting in a bamboo floor in the kitchen, but I read in Consumer Reports that the edges can curl over time if they get wet. It’s the kitchen. Hmmm. I don’t really like tile…
Tickets went on sale about an hour ago. Thirty minutes ago I found out. Twenty minutes ago I got two tickets for the November 14th Atlanta performance at the Fox Theater. I’ve seen Tori Amos in concert a few times before. The Fox is my favorite venue in Atlanta. It’s not too big, it’s nicely designed, the sound is good, and there are few bad seats in the house. I like Chastain because it’s outside, but for the best sound,…