A late, brief post today because I was busy all day trying to get my head around a book review, and spending some lovely time with a lovely friend. Lovely Friend is the Operations Manager of our local food pantry, and as we ate lunch under a brilliant blue sky, swatting away sleepy bees and [...]
All posts for the month August, 2009
Hungry kids.
Posted by emilylhauser on August 31, 2009
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2009/08/31/hungry-kids/
Good stuff: one more thing.
I almost hate to distract from the Liam Finn clip below, but I was just thinking today that I miss those months when just saying the words “President Obama” gave me a thrill, the months when he was all possibility and no political disappointment, when I could wrap myself in the joy of watching us [...]
Posted by emilylhauser on August 28, 2009
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/good-stuff-one-more-thing/
The middle years.
In case you’re wondering, here’s a quick checklist to help you determine whether or not you have entered the middle years of your life. Ahem: The time it takes you to emerge from the bathroom after your morning ablutions keeps getting longer. If, for instance, you need to not only shower and shampoo, but must [...]
Posted by emilylhauser on August 28, 2009
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/the-middle-years/
Good stuff: Steve Burns.
Elsewhere on the webz today, I was reminded of Steve Burns — you know: Steve, from Blues Clues! First of all, the man deserves a lifetime achievement award for the acting he did on what I consistently found to be a delightful, intelligent, and genuinely funny show (and when you are at a life stage [...]
Posted by emilylhauser on August 26, 2009
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/good-stuff-steve-burns/
Good stuff: eat food.
I think that the average American Like Me — educated, middle/upper-middle class, blog-reading — has a pretty complicated relationship with food. It’s not just delectable fuel that allows us to move through our days, a way to enjoy the company of those we love or resolve the disputes of warring parties ( “breaking bread,” and [...]
Posted by emilylhauser on August 25, 2009
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/good-stuff-eat-food/
Schooled.
Like kids all across this great nation, mine recently went back to school, and I find myself thinking about all the stuff that nobody ever told me about how their school would matter – to me. I mean, sure, I knew I would be buying school supplies, and we would pick out a special outfit, [...]
Posted by emilylhauser on August 24, 2009
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/schooled/
Seek peace, and pursue it.
I haven’t written about Israel/Palestine in a couple of weeks, and I can only suspect that this has been because I don’t want to! It’s the tail-end of a lovely summer, and we’ve just been having too much fun for me to want to go too far down that rabbit hole. It’s like knowing that [...]
Posted by emilylhauser on August 21, 2009
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/seek-peace-and-pursue-it/
Older.
A few weeks ago, I stood before my pretty sizeable CD collection (once this was a source of pride. I suspect that in this MP3 age, it serves as a badge of shame) and randomly grabbed some George Michael to listen to. A) Don’t you judge me! The man has a gorgeous voice, and has [...]
Posted by emilylhauser on August 20, 2009
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/older/
Lincoln, Presley, and sheep.
So: Springfield, IL may be the only place on earth where you can enjoy a “Hound Dog” -performing Elvis impersonator at the State Fair one day, and on the next, take in a dramatic presentation of the essential magic of historical study, as delivered by a Union Soldier-playing live actor and some damn cool holographic [...]
Posted by emilylhauser on August 19, 2009
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/lincoln-presley-and-sheep/
Land of Lincoln, by train.
The times are crazy, what with kids at home, work projects that were hairier than expected (two on the same day, no less!), and a ten year old’s birthday to arrange. This explains the paucity of posting this past week. And now we’re about to get on a train and go to Springfield, IL for [...]
Posted by emilylhauser on August 14, 2009
http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/land-of-lincoln-by-train/
