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Archive for December, 2007

Merry Woofmas!

I’m well aware of the controversy surrounding these books, but THIS is one I think we can all (sniff) get (the) behind (of).

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Things I miss.
Being on campus among people who like to talk about poetry and theory.
Having coffee with colleagues turned into friends to talk about poetry and theory and also children, ethics, race, painting, etc.
Going to church during Advent.  My work schedule doesn’t allow it.
Having Christmas decorations up.  Busy + Grabby baby + leaving for PA [...]

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Thankful, Part II

I’m thankful that when our power went out no one in the house was hooked up to medical equipment; that when they called me into work because I live the closest I was able to help out, and that the resulting shift-swap solves our child care crisis next Friday; that when I came downstairs yesterday [...]

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Christmas Questions

 
Preparing the Snapper for a life of materialism
One of the things I hate most about this time of year is the exchange of Christmas lists.  They’re just as hard to pull out of people as they are to write; nobody likes asking, “so where’s your list?” and nobody likes remembering what they want and trying [...]

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