July 2007
4 posts
“ If the eye of the heart is open, in each atom there will be one...”
– Attar
May 2007
13 posts
“As a woman, I find it very embarrassing to be in a meeting and realize I’m...”
– Rita Mae Brown
“The most thought-provoking thing in our thought-provoking time is that we are...”
– Martin Heidegger
“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
– J.K. Rowling
“Technology has evened quality. Hardware is all the same. The difference is how...”
– Lee Iacocca
What They Don't Teach You In School →
Edison ‘failed’ more than ten thousand times before he succeeded in creating the light bulb. As said by Thomas Edison: “I have not failed 10,000 times. I have successfully found 10,000 ways that will not work.” Here is my favorite failure story…. In 1832 he lost his job and was defeated for state legislature. In 1833 he failed in business. In 1835 his sweetheart died. In 1836 he had a nervous...
Me: I actually run across intelligent male profiles on here on a fairly regular basis, with minimal ferreting.
Me: So why do I feel like I'm one of the only intelligent pof women?
Him: It's because they are still in the "be nice and passive" stage...just a guess. You've seen some of the ones with the boob shots.
Him: Or they are in hiding...
Me: Jeez
Me: I hope they are all in hiding.
Me: I hate to think that the majority of womanhood has been reduced to boob shots and Martha Stewart.
Him: Shiver, shutter and duckies!! I do hope you are correct.
Not O Important
Random though it is, I’d like to extend a hearty “thank you” to whomever coined and popularized the notion of non-goal-oriented sex. Having a specific outcome in mind just seems stressful and counter-productive to simply enjoying intimacy with one’s partner.
“Everything we do affects other people.”
– Luke Ford
Death by Veganism - OpEd →
Thank you. Some people wonder why I choose not to pursue veganism, and why I do not impose vegetarianism upon my children in effort to maintain consistency with my own eating habits. This is a perfect explanation of why.
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
10 Simple Ways to Save Yourself From Messing Up... →
Before I was a Mom… I slept as late as I wanted and never worried about how late I got into bed. I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday. Before I was a Mom… I cleaned my house each day. I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn’t worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations. Before I was a Mom… I had never been...
“The ideas that have lighted my way have been kindness, beauty and truth.”
– Albert Einstein
April 2007
9 posts
“Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually...”
– Christiane Northrup
Laughter and Frustration
The hardest, funniest, and most frustrating part of single motherhood: Teaching your son to pee standing up!
Plug it in, fire it up, Mr. President →
The Happiness Project →
“Jealousy is simply and clearly the fear that you do not have value. Jealousy...”
– Jennifer James
83 Problems →