Category Life

My 100th Post?!?

WordPress casually informed me that my last entry was my 100th post. I have to say it’s quite a milestone (for me anyway…) and I appreciate that it was a reasonable post with at least some of my own thoughts in it. Life as grabbed me by the nose and dragged me away from writing […]

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10 Ways to Make Your Home Magical

Originally posted on A Magical Childhood:
Happy Monday! I’ve been having fun brainstorming about home improvements around our house and looking at lots of blogs and Pinterest boards for inspiration lately.  I thought it would be fun to change up this week’s magical theme and focus on fun ways to make a little magic in…

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Comment on The True Cause Of Cruelty, Redux – Examining the “Spirit of Abstraction”

“It’s called the spirit of abstraction, a term originally coined by Gabriel Marcel in his essay “The Spirit of Abstraction as a Factor Making for War,” and is defined as the practice of conceiving of people as functions rather than as human beings.” [From the article The True Cause Of Cruelty, Redux] It is an […]

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Lonely Planet: Top 5 unmissable journeys by rail

Lonely Planet: Top 5 unmissable journeys by rail I love trains as you probably don’t know. I’d like to do at least a few of these train trips in my lifetime.

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Comment on Article: Microaggression and Management

Microaggression and Management is an interesting article I found on Medium, a forum that curates a bunch of longer-format articles and blog posts. I don’t always have time to read the articles recommended but I thought I check out this one during a break. I have to say my reaction the article was quite visceral. I […]

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The truth with kids

Originally posted on Things Could Be Worse:
Ah yes, this is very true… Things Could Be Worse View original post

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More from the BBC on food poverty

Originally posted on Aethelread the Unread:
A few months ago, the BBC published an article on their news website which purported to show how easy it is for a UK resident to eat a healthy, varied and delicious diet for less than £1 a day. I, following in the footsteps of many other people, did…

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The terrible and wonderful reasons why I run long distances – The Oatmeal

. The terrible and wonderful reasons why I run long distances – The Oatmeal

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Dove Camera Shy

Every woman (and man?) needs to see this. I want my daughter to always think she’s beautiful.

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Glad

Here’s a happy thought from a blogger I like.

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