Archive for October, 2009
Friday Morning Writing Prompt
Posted in found, tagged christmas, decorations, halloween on October 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
NaNoWriMo starts on Sunday
Posted in novel, tagged nanowrimo on October 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
November for me has been a bitter cold slog of a month- too early to prepare for Christmas, too unpleasant outside for hanging around in graveyards and at the ocean. (Also, my dear mother passed away on 11/4/98 and this time of year inevitably reminds me of that.) Now that I celebrate National Novel Writing [...]
Internet is Back!
Posted in found, tagged stupid pet tricks on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Football and uh, dogfighting
Posted in football on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Malcolm Gladwell breaks it down in the latest New Yorker. Playing football, even on a high school level, leads to measurable brain damage. He makes an extremely uncomfortable comparison between dogs’ desire to please their masters leading them to suicidal behavior in the ring, and football players’ drive to play the game through all injuries [...]
Astrodynamics
Posted in found, tagged erik nitsche on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
NFL
Posted in football, tagged chiefs, fedex field, redskins on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Boston Derby Dames Fez Cup
Posted in photography, tagged roller derby on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Making Fudge with Puffy (one week behind)
Posted in cooking, tagged confections on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Terrifying Children’s Books
Posted in found on October 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »