Sep

24

Invitation

September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I’ve got a wicked cold today, and can’t really do a long post right now.
But tomorrow is Shel Silverstein’s birthday. I am working that into my lesson on suffixes for tomorrow. I didn’t even know that until I looked up the date to see if I could drum up a “this day in history” style […]

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 […]

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