May

3

On Clytaemnestra

May 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment

It’s been a while since college, but I’d still very much like to get this book, along with a huge chunk of time to really read it: Reclaiming Klytemnestra.
Klytemnestera, Klaitemnestra, Clytemnestra, Clytaemnestra (my preferred spelling), whatever, is still the most fascinating literary character I’ve encountered to this day. She’s an almost archetypical badass–she ruled a […]

Apr

15

Quotes of the moment

April 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment

This came up on my Google Quotes today:
“Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it.” - Samuel Johnson
I’ve been thinking lately about the internet, and all the little idiosyncrasies of psychology and attitude that make up the gap between those who use […]

Apr

7

on the long road to financial literacy

April 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment

So I’m on “Month One” of Women and Money, and taking it all quite literally and to heart. This section is all about savings and checking accounts, which I thought I basically understood, but it seems there’s more to all this stuff than I realized.
Long story short, I’m changing banks.
I like my current bank a […]

Mar

29

In my inbox tonight:

March 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment

RHUBARB!!!
I’ve never seen it around, but there has to be a farmer’s market somewhere that’ll hook me up with some rhubarb in this town.
I won’t have time this weekend, but next weekend? I’m making strawberry rhubarb pie, baby. All the way.
In other news, class tonight was brutal. Four people showed up, and one only stayed […]

Mar

25

words from the street

March 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Some miscellaneous news to close out the weekend:
There’s a nice updated version of the informational pamphlet outlining the connections between (and problems with) ID and creationism over at The Panda’s Thumb today. This is an adaptation from the handy text used by Kansas Citizens for Science. Anybody interested in a quick explanation of what the […]