...what the rats (and therefore, we must assume, women) do? At times it was held down by the old nature/nurture dialogs. It was a bit too long, and better experienced via the TTBOOK interview. 38. Children of Dune by Frank Herbert Third book in the series. Mostly new characters (and reinvented old ones), which is always dangerous. Very good nonetheless. 39. Reading the OED: One Man, One Year...
We photographed these adorable boys--two brothers and their cousin-- last week at The Pumpkin Patch at Sauvie Island and it was quite the adventure. Sometimes I forget, having a girl, how much expendable...a fun challenge and I am totally loving the images of them that we were able to capture because they're so real and fun and natural, just like they are!
I just got my copy of Rabbit's Song in the mail today, and the illustrations are gorgeous. If you have any little ones in your life (or if you, like me, are an adult who likes well done children's books) I recommend Rabbit's Song by S.J. Tucker and Trudy Herring, Illustrated by W. Lyon Martin. Order it here: http://www.handcraftedpagan.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7
The best thing about working with children is being privy to their strange world: I was pushing a couple of kids on the swings--a 4-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy. We heard a siren. I inquired: What do you think is going on? The girl said: Maybe a tree trunk is shooting fire from it! The boy said: Maybe somebody exploded. They both had excited smiles on their faces. Then the boy said:...
Halloween is full of scary skeletons, but that is not what I meant by avoiding scary skeletons. I am referring to osteoporosis, a progressive decreasing in bone density, which weakens bones and causes fractures more easily. It is probably one of the more preventable diseases but it needs to begin early in childhood. It is a myth
New Mandate Aimed At Those With "Confused" Sexual Identities, "Psychopathic Disturbances" The Vatican issued new psychological screening guidelines for seminarians Thursday - the latest effort by the...of waning vocations. But Pope Benedict XVI has said it is more important to have good priests than a greater number of priests. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/30/world/main4558243.shtml
A small cluster of villages in eastern Netherlands has found itself in the midst of a mini-baby boom -- nine months after a power outage plunged its residents in darkness for two chilly days. "It was... "Don't even joke," Van Eijkeren said, laughing. "In Holland, we would like to have more inhabitants -- but not in this way." http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/30/netherlands.baby.boom/index.html
