I read this article over the weekend and (being the youngest) sent it to my sister for her thoughts (as she is the middle child). Both of us agreed although there are some interesting bits in it - what exactly was this author trying to convey? He made a single throw-away comment about Millennials waiting to… Continue reading Review: (Article) Middle Children Going Extinct
Review: Trigun
I took vacation and re-watched Trigun for the bazillionth time. It's less than 10 hrs once you skip intros and credits on the episodes (26 episodes which run ~20m each). But this time, as with many things in my life I've been seeing things through a lens colored by the current world. Even trying to avoid… Continue reading Review: Trigun
Life Events: Pet Relations
Kawaii would have been quite happy if we had never gotten a dog. She spent the first three days as often under the bed as anywhere else. I think she pooped only when Riley was in his crate. She was not ok with this change. Granted, she doesn't much care for change. It definitely is taking her… Continue reading Life Events: Pet Relations
Review: Symphony of Ages
So there are good books and there are enjoyable books and there are books that are both. Rhapsody, Prophecy, and Destiny by Elizabeth Hayden are enjoyable but I'm not sure they are good. Their tone is something of a harlequin romance/adventure/mystery with all the flat characters and stereotypical character choices therein. However, that doesn't make them bad books. Let's put it… Continue reading Review: Symphony of Ages
Writing: When I doubt
When I doubt; when I feel unsure; I remember when I was given kindness. As I stand on the precipice of decision; The moment stretches into eternity; I force myself to take another breath; I remember who is the hero of the story. It isn't me. It isn't you. It is us. Plural. The stranger… Continue reading Writing: When I doubt
Writing: The Beginning
I'm trying to decide if I should do Camp NaNoWriMo in July.... I don't know but I kinda want to face that blank page right now. It sounds kind of wonderful.
SCOTUS: I just can’t
I had to drag myself though my first post on the cakes. I haven't been able to get through any of the other opinions this month. AAHHH! I just can't. The rhetoric is so frustrating and the decisions are so wishy-washy. I honestly am not sure I'm mad at Kennedy for retiring - he wants to… Continue reading SCOTUS: I just can’t
Life Event: New Family Member!
Last week my husband and I met someone who is joining our family. It isn't official-official (we did a week's trial and that won't be over until Wed) but we are super happy to welcome this little guy. Right now his name is Riley, but he isn't super-attached to the name and so we've talked about… Continue reading Life Event: New Family Member!
Feminism: Single-Income Households
I recently saw an article that young men are struggling with the idea that women might make more money. As a feminist it breaks my heart that we are filling young men with this toxic idea that THEY have to make all the money. That equality means they CAN be a stay-at-home-dad and it’s OK.
I’ve been jokingly saying for a few years now that everyone who works 40-hours-a-week needs a wife. It’s supposed to be funny. It’s supposed to ease the frustration that there just aren’t enough hours in the day to work a full time job and take care of a family.
Well, I think I am ready to declare that I think this is true. Well, mostly true. It really is a case of “the American dream is to have a single-income household.” Whether that is a stay-at-home Mom or Dad; or both parents working and they can afford in-home help (has anyone else noticed that the mom in Brady Bunch was stay-at-home and they had a housekeeper?!?!?).
We just can’t do it. There a bazillion articles and discussions about the emotional burden of maintaining a home (cleaning, cooking, shopping for toilet paper) – much less adding in kids. Kids are a…
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SCOTUS: Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
So there are blogs and people touting this as "the worst decision ever" (alright, I'm paraphrasing). But when I saw it was 7-2, I paused. I expected 5-4 if it was purely party-lines. It wasn't. And there were FOUR different opinions from the people who voted for it. Kennedy wrote the "official" opinion (Roberts, Breyer, Alito,… Continue reading SCOTUS: Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
Dream by Day 