Ye Olde Blogge

I’ve always loved Sharon Olds and I especially like this poem. The One Girl at the Boys Party When I take my girl to the swimming partyI set her down among the boys. They tower andbristle, she stands there smooth and sleek,her math scores unfolding in the air around her.They will strip to their suits,…

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Sorry to take up so much blog space today, but one last post–the poem of the day by my former teacher, John Bensko. Mowing the Lawn Saturday Morning,lying on my couch, I think:a boy like an angel will save me. He comes up the hill on a ten-speed bike,dragging his mower. He parks themand comes…

I have been thinking all weekend about why I feel so inadequate all the time. Who am I comparing myself to? Scrivener is always chastising me for not giving myself enough credit. Dr. H writes about feeling like you have a good life and being grateful for it, while New Kid writes about blog envy…

I have a lot of things in my head and I’ve given up making it all into something coherent. Domesticity: I’ve been single parenting this weekend. Which means I’ve become slothful. Mr. Geeky definitely takes on 50% of the work and when he’s gone, instead of ramping up to 75 or 100%, I stick with…

I just had to post this. I thought it was funny–especially the drinking under the table bit–which is kind of true. I’m 5’2″ and tiny. People often underestimate my drinking ability. (via Julie) Your Inner European is Irish! Sprited and boisterous! You drink everyone under the table. Who’s Your Inner European? Please consider donating to…

The weekend always brings housework. Laundry, bill paying, and, now that spring is here, gardening and yardwork. Today, I did the ultimate housewife task and cleaned the oven. Just to prove that I am really a geek, I used the self-cleaning option and was just amazed by how it turned out. Seriously, it was totally…

Yesterday afternoon, I gave a talk on science blogs and bloggers for our Science and Society group. I know next to nothing about science, though I was good at it in high school, by college, science disappeared from my brain. However, I married a scientist and I’m always interested in the science that bubbles up…

TO THE VIRGINS, TO MAKE MUCH OF TIME.by Robert Herrick GATHER ye rosebuds while ye may, Old time is still a-flying :And this same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying. The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun, The higher he’s a-getting,The sooner will his race be run, And nearer he’s to setting. That…

Miss You–Rolling StonesTake me the Long Way–Po’ GirlWalkin’ on my Dreams–Hacienda BrothersWalking Back–The CranberriesSo What Could I Do–The CranebuildersBattlefield–Nanci GriffithLight up my Room–Barenaked Ladiesdid you see the sun?–Julian CoryellAngel–Sarah McLaughlinUntil the end of the world–U2 tags: random10 Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure