Renaissance life in a post-modern world
Posted in Blogging on May 27th, 2009
The blog has been a bit neglected lately. We’ve been remiss, slackers, cyber-bums, etc. But as usual, excuses are plentiful! Here are 10 reasons that the blog has been a bit slow:
10. We finally took the plunge and bought a Nikon D60 last weekend. For the first 24 hours we just stared at it. And [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 25th, 2009
Take time to remember.
The American Revolution (1775-1783)
Franco-American Naval War (1798-1800)
The First Barbary War (1801-1805)
The War of 1812 (1812-1815)
The Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
The Civil War (1861-1865)
The Spanish-American War (April 25 - August 12, 1898)
World War I (1914-1918)
World War II (1941-1945)
Korean War (1950-1953)
Vietnam War (1959-1975)
Gulf War (1990-1991)
Battle of Mogadishu (1993)
Afghanistan War (2001- )
Iraq War (2003- )
We must never [...]
Posted in Saturday Inspiration on May 23rd, 2009
“It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.” - Theodore Roosevelt
Posted in Decorating, Education on May 21st, 2009
Some things in life are just best left to luck. Or providence. Or something besides careful and meticulous planning. But the SAT is not one of those things. A little prep can help mediocre or low scores tremendously. Additionally, a few hours of test prep can pay huge dividends in college scholarships.
High scores on standardized [...]
Posted in design on May 19th, 2009
It’s the season of graduations. Students stand on the precipice of a new beginning. This year, Madeline is one of them.
In the past, we’ve ordered graduation announcements from specialty stores. This year, we decided to try to print our own. First, we ordered blank two-fold graduation announcements. When they arrived, we admired the blank two-fold.
Then [...]
Posted in Saturday Inspiration on May 16th, 2009
“It is an uneasy lot at best, to be what we call highly taught and yet not to enjoy: to be present at this great spectacle of life and never to be liberated from a small hungry shivering self–never to be fully possessed by the glory we behold, never to have our consciousness rapturously transformed [...]
Posted in Finance, Photographic Frday, Recipes on May 14th, 2009
Last weekend, we prepared Chipotle Chile Pepper Chicken for some guests. We decided to try this new twist on our rice recipe to accompany the meal. It was quick, simple, and delicious. It would taste wonderful pared with any spicy or Mexican food.
Mexican Rice
2 cups white rice
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
8 chicken bouillon cubes
4 [...]
Posted in Saturday Inspiration on May 10th, 2009
“All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his.”
Happy Mother’s Day!
Posted in Family and Children on May 6th, 2009
After Franky had recovered from his surgery, he began speech therapy. His speech therapists used a strictly audio-verbal method. This meant that they required children to develop speech and comprehension independent of cues like lip-reading or hand signals.
For some children, this works successfully. However, for Franky, it was a frustrating and fruitless process. After many [...]
Posted in Blogging on May 5th, 2009
I often wonder what it is about blogging that draws people. Why do we blog at all? Why do we read other blogs? Why has blogging exploded as a form of communication in recent years?
My high-school literature class is reading An Experiment in Criticism by C. S. Lewis this semester. As I was preparing my [...]
