There will be time, there will be time

To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet;
There will be time to murder and create,
And time for all the works and days of hands
That lift and drop a question on your plate;
Time for you and time for me,
And time yet for a hundred indecisions,
And for a hundred visions and revisions,
Before the taking [...]

Who Does She Think She Is?

Heidi over at there is grace recently posted about this wonderful documentary about the struggles women have in modern society in balancing their need for artistic creativity and the demands of motherhood.
I haven’t seen the film yet, but something in the trailer caught my attention: people on the street were asked if they could name [...]

Recent Feed Reader Items of Note

A meteorite fell to earth in western Canada, and miraculously was caught on video. Great ball of fire!
Ever wonder what all those odd names on the world map mean in their original languages? Turns out it’s harder to figure out than you might think.
Come on, a cute kitten photo won’t kill you. It might even [...]

When Editors Get Riled Up About Dirty Words

One of my daily pleasures is reading the discussion posts in the Yahoo Group for the
Editorial Freelancers Association. Aside from the usual technical questions, there are often posts labeled “Chat” that relate somewhat more remotely to editing or freelancing, though they usually have something to do with words or writing.

Recently someone posted a “Chat” about [...]

Commenter Meme

I saw this first on Charlotte’s blog, but Ellie tagged me for it.
The rules:
1. List the last ten people who have commented on your blog.
The List:

Eve
Lori
Dawn
Alida
(un)relaxeddad
David
Denise
Helen
Jen
Nana

1: What is your favorite post from number 3’s blog?
I liked her series of posts on the history of her relationship with her husband. High school sweethearts!
2. Has number 10 [...]

Weirdest Spam Ever

I got this back in July, but never got around to posting about it. Now that it’s NaBloPoMo, why not dust off your moldy old drafts and share them with the world, too?
* * * * *
“Your response required:
The Order of The Illuminati under the jurisdiction of the all Seeing Eye, [...]

Introspection Season

Let’s see what’s rattling around in my brain this Michaelmas season:
I should be blogging more.
I should be making my native plant fairy book.
I should be working more hours on editing each day.
I should be keeping the house cleaner and neater.
I should be making Christmas present already.
I should be doing that artwork I’ve been thinking about [...]

Visit the Hermitage

Have you ever discovered a place, in your wanderings along the busy highways and leafy byways of the internet, a place so intriguing and beguiling, so full of wonders and mysteries, that you never want to leave for fear of missing some new delight?
I have.

Far away and long ago, there was a place that is [...]

Weekend Update

Well, we had such a full weekend that I am compelled by tiredness to just give you all a few snippets until I can get back to my regular programming.

I took the kids to Rhode Island over the weekend to celebrate an old college friend’s birthday. I let the kids watch way too much TV, [...]

Blogging as Placebo?

In my feed reader today I found an article from The Scholarly Kitchen about how blogging is good for you.
“Hah!” I chortled. “Scientific proof that I’m not wasting my time!”
The Scientific American article that was the basis of the post started out so well, describing the “therapeutic benefits of writing about personal experiences,” both psychological [...]