100 most frequently challenged books of 1990 – 2000

I’m going to make a point to check out these books and read them, even if they’re about things that I may not personally agree with. I may even buy some of them for my own personal library, just because I can.
As I read them, I’ll change the color of the words to blue. [...]

Intellectual Freedom

“If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.”— John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
“He that would make his own liberty secure, must [...]

I am in such a poopy mood today

The bird has bitten me twice today & keeps flying away… then chirping b/c he’s stuck up on top of the curtains & not sure how to get down. He needs his wings clipped. The second time he bit me I wanted to smack him. But all I did was put him in his cage [...]

listed 12 items for sale

10 books, 1 pc game and 1 movie.
Now when I walk through my house, I see things with online auction potential instead of just as stuff. Funny how our perception changes like that, isn’t it?

Weight loss

I need to lose 75 lbs still… have lost 10 in the past 3 months… to reach my goal. My goal weight is about 5 pounds over my ideal weight. However, I’d be happy if I was within 15 – 20 pounds of my goal weight. I’d be so much closer than I am now!
When [...]

online auctions??

I’ve heard loads of stories about people making a decent income by selling through online auctions… some as to replacing a part-time job and a few that have made enough to quit their full time jobs. I have a friend who found an antique sewing machine on the sidewalk in front of her neighbor’s house, [...]

countdown ticker / homeschool / cleaning up the house

Last night, I made a silly countdown ticker for how many days until school starts again. Just now, as I was forcing my kids to help me clean up the house & get things packed up for when we move later this summer, I was thinking of my sis who homeschools her children… the sis [...]

Fat Girl

My youngest sister is pregnant and due in about a week. Her youngest son will be 3 in August. Tonight when I was talking to my sister, she told me this funny story about him.
A week or so ago, she asked him (youngest son) to go do something. He looked right at her & said, [...]

Dobby 5-26-05

Dobby on my foot… taking a nap.

YDD and my first name

My youngest daughter, who just turned 9 a week ago, just asked me if she could call me by my first name instead of Mom. She said it sounds more grown up. She also asked me if I’d remind her to not play with her dolls anymore.. she said they’re just a “collection,” not toys [...]

smells

When I was growing up, the house I lived in had an attic fan. My maternal grandparents also had one. Now I live in a home with an attic fan. It’s on right now. The sound of it, the feel of the air rushing in the windows, bringing in cool, fresh, evening air, reminds me [...]

The book I just finished

called “The Other Boleyn Girl” by Phillippa Gregory was an excellent read. I’ve never read much about the Tudor period and found it fascinating. I knew that women had NO personal power during that time.. but reading that book was enlightening. I realize it is a novel, but it was well researched & seemed as [...]

Health

I’ve been thinking about health today, and quality of life. They go hand in hand, I believe.
I’m exploring how I feel about these questions:
–Do I feel better when I’m eating healthier foods, drinking more water, working out more.. or only when the numbers on the scale are lower?
–Do I care more about how my [...]

Dobby likes Oatmeal Cookies!

Here’s my handsome Dobby today. He’s been really trying to whistle “Row Row Row Your Boat” the past several days.
He’s gotten down these parts:row row row your boatgently down the stream
(skips the merrily merrily part)
life is but a dream!
Dobby loves his BIRDSITTER video.. I can tell a really big difference in him & his apparent [...]

Thomas Jefferson quote

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal.
~Thomas Jefferson