Posted in Seen, Heard, Said on Jan 13th, 2012 No Comments »
I noticed that Staci Eastin over at Writing and Living listed her most-viewed posts of 2011, which prompted me to look up what my top 5 posts were last year. Even though I only have about 30 readers these days (you think I’m kidding), I was still beaming when I saw these posts rise to [...]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said on Oct 28th, 2011 2 Comments »
I loved this post – Beware of the List – over at Writing and Living. I, too, am a non-list person surrounded by list people (*cough* Bryan *cough*). I could make a list all day long of what I need to do, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to look at it. Seems to me [...]
Posted in Comfort & Control, Seen, Heard, Said on Jun 10th, 2011 No Comments »
No, son, the F-word actually won’t make your life better : Conversion Diary. I would not have chosen this particular battle with my own kids – I’d much rather they just know the word and eliminate all the mystique. HOWEVER, I fully appreciate the whole Garden of Eden drama thing. My son immediately mistrusted my [...]
Posted in Books, Comfort & Control, Seen, Heard, Said on Jun 3rd, 2011 1 Comment »
The Danger of Moralistic Parenting | The Resurgence. I loved everything about this post, then realized at the very end that it’s an excerpt from a book I just ordered on the Kindle. WIN! An excerpt from the post: Certainly the faith that has empowered the persecuted church for two millennia isn’t as thin and [...]
Posted in Comfort & Control, Seen, Heard, Said on May 27th, 2011 1 Comment »
What happens when you let your children have it all their own way?. A friend posted this to Facebook and a discussion ensued. It’s an interesting experiment, but I think it spoke to me more about my own bitchyness than it did my kids’ ability to govern themselves. After all, it’s our job to shepherd [...]
Posted in On Writing, Seen, Heard, Said on Apr 27th, 2011 No Comments »
A Portrait of Christ from Jeremy Cowart on Vimeo. This video is around 6 minutes long, but watching it is well worth the time if you have even a jigger of appreciation for art. It’s pretty crazy how I stumbled into writing and producing animated web videos, because while I’m a great writer*, I don’t [...]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said on Apr 3rd, 2011 No Comments »
Yes, I realize it’s not Friday, but I was sick, and I still haz links to share. 10 Lessons from Angry Birds that can make you a better CIO I love Angry Birds & thought this was a very insightful article on leadership. Point #3 resonated with me personally, in terms of my temper. I [...]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said on Mar 18th, 2011 1 Comment »
My Life Changing Diapers This post really struck a nerve with me. In fact, I’ll probably end up writing an entire blog post in reflection. I’m not sure how a selfish person like me was allowed to parent children, but I feel like 99% of my anger issues come from the frustration of not being [...]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said on Mar 11th, 2011 No Comments »
Social Robots raise moral, ethical questions Interesting story on NPR about people who are so distraught over human relationships they crave non-human companionship. Fonts In Use – Black Swan posters I wish I was better at font design, so I’ve been looking around for resources to help me learn. I came across these Black Swan [...]
Posted in Everyday, Living In Community, Seen, Heard, Said on Feb 20th, 2011 1 Comment »
Last night Bryan and I stepped into the bar of a fancy schmancy steak house to dine with the common people, but happy hour was in full force, and all the tables were taken. Directly in front of the entrance was a large round table suitable for about eight people, and the server asked if [...]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said on Feb 11th, 2011 No Comments »
I’m bringing back Friday Link Love, a weekly collection of interesting and inspiring things I find around the web. Family Moves to Pioneer Square We’ve been exploring the idea of moving back into the Seattle core for many of the same reasons this family lists, though I can’t really relate to the price tag for [...]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said, Thomas on Apr 28th, 2010 No Comments »
Me: “Stop biting your nails.” Thomas: “No!” Me: “Come on, I’ll clip ‘em when we get home.” Thomas: “No cwipping! It’s mo bettah this way, you should twy it!”
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said on Apr 2nd, 2010 No Comments »
Me: “Getting to the Good Friday service can be such a hassle sometimes.” Friend: “Yeah? Why? The traffic?” Me: “Yeah. And we have to cross the bridge.” Friend: “Hm. Well at least you don’t have to carry a cross.” Me: “You may have a point, there.”
Posted in Other Places to Find Me, Seen, Heard, Said, Startup Mom on Jan 24th, 2010 No Comments »
Yesterday was a little… well… not what I’m used to. At several points during the day I found myself surrounded by the media, like when Beau Bridges and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar arrived for a panel to discuss the role of social media in promoting their new movie, On the Shoulders of Giants. I was sitting on [...]
Posted in Other Places to Find Me, Seen, Heard, Said, Soundrack, Startup Mom on Jan 21st, 2010 5 Comments »
We flew into Salt Lake City tonight for the Sundance Film Festival where we’ll be live streaming and producing video at the Tweet House. While standing in the baggage claim Bryan goes, “Hey, there’s Ted from How I Met Your Mother.” FIVE FEET AWAY. I watched a few people ask for his autograph, smile at [...]
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