Sprightly! Cassis and blackberry with some wispy tobacco and snazzy violet or some other floral notes. Light and acidic on the palate — maybe some orange? –so it’s a nice thirst quencher, or would be great with a spicy pork or salmon dish. Find it and drink it up!
Not a creature was stirring
I so enjoy waking up before everyone in the house, and enjoying a quiet cup of tea in the light of the tree. My favorite thing about ereaders is that you can read in the dark.
The power of words
”We can not be too careful about the words we use; we start out using them and they end up using us.” – Eugene Peterson Another great episode of On Being that I can not recommend enough if you love words and poetry. Readers Note: much discussion of the Christian bible.
Your typical late-December internal monologue
Lizard Brain: “The body feels bad, why? A cookie will probably help.” Thinking Brain: “That bad feeling is menstrual cramps, not hunger. Take some ibuprofen. Cookies taste good at first but end up making us feel crappy and sad later.” Lizard Brain: “Oh yeah, ibuprofen. Cool. But also probably a cookie.” Thinking Brain: “How aboutContinue reading “Your typical late-December internal monologue “
The fear of a bad Christmas; or, not another “the real gift isn’t under the tree” post
Around this time of year I tend to catch myself acting weird, and realize in astonishment (every year!) that I’m feeling some low-level anxiety about Christmas. Consistently and inexplicably, I worry that The Kids Will Not Have A Good Christmas. Where does this come from? Why does it not collapse under the weight of itsContinue reading “The fear of a bad Christmas; or, not another “the real gift isn’t under the tree” post”
Embracing inclusion by fighting your brain
Recently I’ve been talking with community organizers about how we can both organize inclusive events and also do that organizing in an inclusive manner. WordPress is an open source project, and because open source depends on a large active contributor base, we have to constantly think about how to make the project welcoming and inclusive.Continue reading “Embracing inclusion by fighting your brain”
WWWP5K
I participated in a 5K this morning, along with a bunch of folks in my company. I ran it slow, at roughly a 12:00-13:00 pace. It was cool and a little rainy, but quite beautiful. We ran on a trail around a golf course in Whistler BC — this is the week of our annualContinue reading “WWWP5K”
Breaking: how Baxter got his look
Amelia crafted a “microphone” this morning so she could conduct interviews and provide commentary during her day at camp. In this video, she interviews Baxter about “how he got his look;” the coaching fail is killing me. ❤️
Baxter, on Pokemon world
Baxter has never seen any Pokemon anything — show or Go — but he’s been picking up some of the mythology via oral tradition, at day camp this summer. And now he’s running with it. As the story goes, when it’s night in our land, it’s daytime in Pokemon world, and so Baxter goes andContinue reading “Baxter, on Pokemon world”
Hello cupcake
Do all hydrangeas produce different colored blooms in the same bush, or just mine?
Building community as an act of love
Editorial warning: this is a messy, stream of consciousness kind of post. 🙂 I was listening to a podcast called Becoming Wise today, in which a scientist who is also a Jesuit priest recounted a memory: When I was a little kid, about nine years old, I remember a rainy Sunday afternoon, and you couldn’tContinue reading “Building community as an act of love”
The Thing With The Stuff 