Thứ Bảy, 31 tháng 1, 2009
a good Saturday
I didn't take this picture today, but I just like it. It's the view from our front yard with the early morning sun glowing on the trees. Tammy and I tasked ourselves with scrapbooking today. I have been trying to finish printing out my monthly newsletters...
Thứ Sáu, 30 tháng 1, 2009
Men are not against you; they are merely for themselves.-Gene Fowler
Today Tammy and I are discovering who was born on our birthday (March 8) and learning a little about them.I found a really cool guy (OK, an American journalist and biographer, 1890-1960)named Gene Fowler. I instantly fell in love with him when I read...
Thứ Năm, 29 tháng 1, 2009
best cello music ever
Today Tammy and I are exchanging selections of our favorite classical music. As a violinist, you'd think I would select a great violin piece, and I really do have my favorites. Mendelssohn's violin concerto, Bruch's Scottish Fantasy and violin concerto...
Thứ Tư, 28 tháng 1, 2009
"Ground Control to Major Tom"
Today, on day 2 of our 40 day journey, Tammy and I are going back to the year of my birth and finding a song to reminisce about. I chose David Bowie's "Space Oddity." Luckily for me, the original video released with the song in 1969 is on youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D67kmFzSh_o&feature=relatedWikipedia...
Thứ Ba, 27 tháng 1, 2009
Pondicherry
Pondicherry, originally uploaded by kalibushido.Una ajetreada calle de Pondycherry, en la costa Oriental del Sur de Ind...
40 days
Today begins the countdown - 40 days until my 40th birthday! :-)My friend Tammy and I have planned 40 things to do together over the next 40 days. (Tammy's 40th is March 8 next year, so we will do it all again next year.) While I do see more gray hair...
Chủ Nhật, 25 tháng 1, 2009
Happy Lunar New Year!
We spent a very happy evening with our Korean friends, who graciously cooked us a meal that took them almost 2 hours to prepare. It was really fun watching someone else in the kitchen, though I felt sympathy for them trying to cook in an unfamiliar space...
Thứ Ba, 20 tháng 1, 2009
Ya estamos en India
Ya llevo una semanita, casi, en India.Me encanta la gente, la comida y muchas más cosas. No me parece que nadie se quiera aprovechar de nosotros como me habían advertido ni me ha parecido tan difícil de viajar.Nada de que hay que estar preparado ni tonterias...
Thứ Hai, 12 tháng 1, 2009
new longest word
The longest word I know used to be pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism, but today I discovered an even longer, and another medical, word:pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosisTop that, if you c...
Chủ Nhật, 11 tháng 1, 2009
Shabu Shabu
Me muero por llegar a Japón y comerme un maravilloso Shabu shabu como el de la foto. Éste me lo zampé en Osaka hace unos añitos. Mmm...
Thứ Ba, 6 tháng 1, 2009
adoption scam
Well, this seems to be the theme of the day. Here is an article from our local news site detailing an adoption scam right here in our state.http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=5246995S...
Epiphany, of a different sort
The dark side of international adoption...read this article.The Lie We LoveI was going to post something about how today is Epiphany. A day of revealing. Well, the above article reveals some uncomfortable truths about adoption-- sort of a "dark" epiphany....
Thứ Hai, 5 tháng 1, 2009
thought for the day - for the new year
We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person. -William Somerset Maugham, writer (1874-1965)Having been married for 17 years and a parent for 3 years, I appreciate...
Chủ Nhật, 4 tháng 1, 2009
The Corporation
Un documental sobre el poder absoluto de las corporaciones en nuestras sociedades y de como actúan a sus anchas.Con entrevistas a presidentes de compañías multimillonarias, pensadores, profesores, espías industriales......
Thứ Sáu, 2 tháng 1, 2009
Let The Right One In, primer post y primera peli del año
Este año lo he empezado con un pelín de mal pie, me robaron la cartera en Sol después de las uvas y ni me enteré.Pero al menos he visto este pedazo de peliculón. La primera. Si todas son así me espera un buen año cinematográfico.Bestial.Ahí va el trailer...
Thứ Năm, 1 tháng 1, 2009
Happy New Year!
Inspired by my friend TammyThe top 10 best things about 2008:10. Hearing Sam sing "Jingle Bells" ("Dingle Bewws") at Christmas - sorry, I just can't get over how cute he is!9. Gathering with family for a reunion in North Carolina, where I got to savor...