By "favorites" I mean the Prime Minister and I rounded the 153 photos I took during the trip into these 12.  To the pessimistic ...

Sometimes it's good to get back to the roots, however small they may seem.  Seeing what you've done can help to inspire you to go fu...

For a lot of my life, I haven't been able to donate blood (pregnancy, nursing, already donating at the lab, etc.), but now I'm a f...

I've been reading Aristotle with Mxyl as he makes his way through his philosophy course. I had been listening to a course on the philoso...

Before  Have you noticed that every time you undertake a big cleaning project, the rest of the house falls apart? After The Great Li...

I used to get that question a lot when all 6 of mine were little.  I think people were just a little awed/terrified/amused at seeing me in...

Choclo and the Emperor were talking about seasons and the Emperor was explaining that "equinox" means "equal night," ref...

I'm not sure I can articulate exactly why I find the Old Spice commercial so offensive. No wait, let me try: I DON'T WANT TO LOOK A...

With the return of the cool weather, we made our semi annual trip up to Larriland to pick apples. Mea culpa, I didn't check before hand,...

I actually haven't done much with US History besides collect great books from the library. The fact is, my brain stuck in relax mode. ...

Do you remember A Conneticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court ? A 19th century smith is transported back in time, and wows King Arthur with...

Last night, a well meaning friend tried to get the Emperor to join a very good group that does very good works. He declined as politely as ...

Sorry about the lack of posts, we hit a few bumps in the road. Blue Streak (12 passengers) went into the shop, so we spent a lot of time car...

The excellent Queen of Carrots has a thought provoking post here on What the Founding Fathers Would Do. It also referenced the question (wh...

I mowed the lawn this morning. For a long time I didn't like to mow the lawn. Maybe "I resented mowing the lawn" is more acc...

The Elizabeth Foss post discussion has mutated. I talked with Angel and The Emperor about it and we decided our fascination wasn't ab...

HT to Danielle Bean for bringing this article to my attention. It's a long tirade against Angelina Jolie and other stars (and presuma...

I don't know if you heard about this fashion search for models over 40. The lovely 25 year old at left was the winner. She's actu...

This article (HT: Ask Sr. Mary Martha ) is about a group of Evangelical Christians trying to form a monastic/communal life in the inner cit...

Since we have been so deep in Beowulf, I thought now would be a good time to talk about the movie. I don't like it. This post contains...