Posts from ‘September, 2009’

Well… no, not really, I do have Patricia’s permission to take it over for the day… This is Patricia’s IT support. Those of you who find yourselves here frequently will realize that also makes me… her daughter, aka the student who lives in San Francisco. Mum kindly offered up her post for today so that [...]

Webster’s Dictionary: Comfort is to give strength and hope to; cheer;  a feeling of relief or encouragement; a satisfying or enjoyable experience. My partner is just home from a 1,000 mile bike ride and camping adventure.  As he unloaded his packs, tent and stove from his bicycle he said 3 times that he had not [...]

It is true, I love YES! Magazine. I discovered it at issue #20 and just finished reading issue #51 from cover to cover. My favorite issue which when I read it hooked me in, was the one on all the positive things happening around the world in Education.  Issue #51 is all about all the [...]

In my youth, skincare was a matter of my mother’s harsh washcloth and soap. I supplemented this regime with plenty of walking, swimming in salt water, drinking water, and stolen scoops of cold cream from my mother’s jar. My skin was very translucent and the kids in gym class used to say my veins looked [...]