As I’ve told you, my younger daughter is minoring in animal science at college. Today in the livestock and dairy judging class, they did a unit on breeding-cattle. I asked her what she learned. Lulu: I didn’t really learn anything new. Just changing priorities for what we want in our cows. Ginna: How can I change my priorities for my cows if I don’t have any priorities or cows? L: You don’t need to, because […]
Read moreMonth: April 2008
The Holy Grail
I ended up playing hooky yesterday to go to the human rights demonstration in San Francisco. This excerpt from today’s Christian Science Monitor gives a little context for the protest. In Beijing, officials have expressed dismay that the torch has run into such political turmoil. “People should respect the torch because it represents the common aspirations of all peoples,” BOCOG spokeswoman Wang Hui argued this week. “It represents the Olympic spirit.” Other observers, though, say […]
Read moreWet Dog
Today Stella was stinky as a result of yesterday’s illness-induced mishaps. Unable to stand the stench as I labored at my computer, I logged off and gave Stella a bath. Here, Stella knows something bad is about to happen. Her theory is, if she doesn’t look at me, I won’t see her: Lather, rinse, repeat, repeat, repeat: Shake, lick the tub, and escape: She didn’t like the part at the end when I vacuumed her. […]
Read moreOrganic Substances
What’s worse than the newage, hippie-dippy, organic, spiritually enriched chocolate that I ate yesterday? Hippie-dippy chocolate that sneaks out of its wrapper and lands on the seat of your brand-new car where it sits for two days in full sun. I was late for an appointment when I swung open the car door and froze in my tracks. I can’t begin to tell you what went through my mind as I tried to figure out […]
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