The stuff that didn’t fit elsewhere.
I’ve wanted to get my hands on a copy of Amanda Soule’s “The Creative Family” since I first read about it. Buying books isn’t a top priority right now, though, so that hasn’t happened yet. This morning, The Simple Mom is featuring a great interview with Amanda, and she’s giving away 3 copies of the book.
Amanda has some great advice on prioritizing and on how to balance your own work with your children’s play. Even if you’re not interested in winning the book, the interview is worth a read!
Where I grew up, kudzu is inescapable.
At this time of year the trees along the highway stop being trees and they become big green shapes, as if someone threw a leafy tarp over all the oaks. Some of them look like other things, like oversized animals with a general shape but no real detail. Like looking at clouds miles and miles away that look like dragons or clowns or something. This is summer in the Southeast, where kudzu is king.
Some people I grew up with actually found uses for kudzu besides “erosion control,” which it was originally brought to the region to help with. Some old ladies at the local flea markets would use the big rubbery vines to make baskets or other such things. Other capitalist ventures included using the blossoms to make kudzu jelly. It tasted a lot like grape jelly to me.
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There are few movies I have looked forward to more than “The Dark Knight.” That’s why this hurts more than most other reviews I might give.
I didn’t enjoy “The Dark Knight.”
Not only did I not enjoy it, it makes me angry that a movie this dark and this sadistic is being targeted toward kids. Some of you may say that I am somewhat of a hypocrite because of other films that I like, such as “No Country for Old Men” or “Blade Runner.” Well, allow me try and pull my reputation up and explain why I feel the way I do.
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