Blog Archive
A Tale of Two Species
There’s been a lot going on in my life right now. Flying across a gazillion time zones, starting a new school year, picking up new classes (music teacher doing social studies? Perfect!), moving house, blah blah blah. …
The Debutante Ball – We Have a Winner!
First of all, thank you to everyone who commented with great reading suggestions, and thank you to all of the authors who donated books for the contest. We were very excited about this one and glad…
The Winter Olympics: Are You Watching?
In general, I’m not a big fan of any Olympic opening or closing ceremonies, so will not even tip a toe into discussions about last night’s ceremony. Honestly, the highlight for me is always the parade…
Stargirl: Introducing Myself to Romance, Part II
A few weeks ago, I blogged about how I discovered romance in the exquisite pages of Gail Carson Levine’s classic children’s novel, Ella Enchanted. A few years later came a different book that showed me another…
Welcome Home, Computer
After freezing regularly (sometimes up to 4 times a session) for the last month or so, last week my computer at home finally gave up. Fortunately, it only did so after I had gotten backups of…
Your Qualifications, Ma’am?
I admit it: I am a Malcolm Gladwell fan girl. I don’t stalk his blog or anything, but I’ve read all his books – two of them twice – and found them all fascinating. I recently…
The Best Superbowl Ad
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxyVpSUw6Kg&feature=related It hasn’t made the biggest headlines, or been blogged about much. But by far it stood out as the best for me. Enjoy: Parisian Love.