Limbs of Memory

The bottoms of my feet remember every sidewalk crack.  I can close my eyes and relive the sensation of speeding down the block on my roller skates, sensing every crack and bump and wad of moss in my path, and … Continue reading

Things I Haven't Done Yet

Mamacita says: 1.  Family snapshots are still strewn all over the living room floor.  They’ll be there until the family gets here to go through them.  A word of advice:  label all of your pictures while you still remember names … Continue reading

Life Is A Banquet

Mamacita says:  My real life is so, well, ordinary.  I mean, doesn’t everybody have a human skull in the linen closet and singing wall art?  I had children, and a job, and I felt obligated to set some kind of … Continue reading

Quotation Saturday

Mamacita says:  It’s time for Quotation Saturday!  Where did the week go, anyway? 1.  Do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.  –Thomas Huxley 2.  Sometimes, when I look at my … Continue reading

Got Snow?

Mamacita says:  As I sit at the dining room table with my new laptop Hal and look across the living room and out the big window there, I can see our huge shagbark hickory tree. Today, of course, it’s covered … Continue reading

Leprosy, St. Vitus Dance, and Other Peoples' Poop

Mamacita says: The newest Carnival of Education is up; click on over and catch up on what your kids’ teachers and other kids’ parents are saying about the state of education these days. You can’t have a viable opinion if … Continue reading