More Thoughts (I think a lot)

Saw this headline today and thought,

"Wow, just when I thought people couldn't get any stupider."

-- New technique could track brain damage in NFL --

Really? Now we can TRACK it? Swell.

Rather than see a problem and do what it takes to end it,

 we'll track it.

Natural Selection is tough at work in the great USA.

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We watched a Taylor Swift interview

in which she said about her mother,

"It's unreal to me how she was just so behind my brother and I,

 no matter what.

Like I don't remember ever having the thought,

'My mom's so selfish.'

Like I never thought that.

Or 'My mom's vain'

or 'My mom, you know, like, cares about all this stuff.'

I've never thought my mom was self-involved,

not even one time.

Because she's always been, like, so behind us.

So I think if I could ever be that kind of a parent

 someday way way way way wayyyyyy in the future . . . "

Wow! What a testament that is!

I hope I'm that kind of parent to my children.

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This is the problem -
We're expressing ourselves with Memes
 and making them suit our points.
 Clever and brief.
I like a lot of them,
but sometimes it seems like
there's no rational dialogue among people anymore.

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As I write this (Saturday afternoon),
there are 6 men at my dining room table
playing D&D.
I love that I married a geek.

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There's this new social media trend
where people start sentences with the words,
"That feeling when" or "That moment when . . . "
except that
THOSE AREN'T SENTENCES!!

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The 30 Rock series finale was awesome.
So awesome I could cry.
I absolutely love that they didn't sexualize
Liz and Jack's friendship.
It was beautiful.
Also? Liz Lemon is such a cool character name.

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Thing 2 has been working hard
 on creating a game with Mark.
He finished it, the directions are all typed up,
and we get to test it out!
He is REALLY excited
and I am REALLY proud of him.

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Thing 1 did a beautiful job on her violin recital Sunday.
We're grateful to good friends who came out to support her
and cheer for her!

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If you have to call yourself a hippie,
 you're probably not one.

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At breakfast one morning this week,
Thing 2 leaves the room and says, about a door, "I'll leave it ajar."
"Ajar?" I say.
Thing 1 looks at me and says,
"He's been listening to too much Lord of the Rings."

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January 20, 2013

Kids are at a birthday party at one of those places

 that has gymnastics, rock climbing walls, etc. 

Mark took them and gave me some much-appreciated quiet time. 

He just texted me and said:

Kids are having fun. Kate made it to the top of the rock wall.

 Max stayed firmly planted on the ground.

Me: Did he try?

Mark: No. He’s not much for heights. 

I suggested he try and he said, “Daddy, you know me, right?” 

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 I just read a book about a woman's struggle

with bipolar disorder.

Her meds cost her about 3K/month

and that didn't count expensive,

 not-covered psychiatrist visits.

She said her mother helped her.

How do people do it?!?

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Something I love and appreciate about my gay guy friends
is that we both agree on good-looking men!

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Know what really stinks?
People get ideas in their heads and stick to them;
they project an idea and then believe it
(whether or not it's true).
Our perceptions are our realities.
And if two people disagree and stick to their own perceptions
about the same thing,
who budges?
They both think they're right.
Ugh.

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I've been thinking a lot about R.O.I.
(return on investment),
not just with money, but with time and energy.
Is what you get worth all that you put in?
Food for thought.

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The advice is given:
"Live each day like its your last"
and
"Save for the future" -
Anyone have the secret on how to do BOTH
at the same time?

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I hate appointments.
Dentist, hair, whatever.
Even a fun thing can seem like something tying me down.

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We have the BEST little independent theater in our town.
It is one of our favorite places here.
It's attached to a great coffee/sandwich shop with a fantastic vibe.
We saw Les Mis there (incredible!)
and this week they're getting "Silver Linings Playbook!"
So excited.

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I'm restless again.
I get like this now and then.
I feel something creative coming on
(I hope!).

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Saw a great quote this week by Louis CK:
'I’m bored' is a useless thing to say.

 I mean, you live in a great, big, vast world

 that you’ve seen none percent of.

 Even the inside of your own mind is endless,

 it goes on forever, inwardly, do you understand?

 The fact that you’re alive is amazing,

 so you don’t get to say ‘I’m bored.”

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Piggy-backing that,
I don't think I've ever heard the phrase
"I'm bored"
come out of my kids' mouths.
Maybe once if ever.
And I love that.
Isn't the goal to keep them hungry and curious
and not to squelch that with busywork?

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If you could live anywhere,
where would it be?

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January/February are not easy months for me.
I think I have SAD.

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We've had a lot of good discussions around here.
Everything from sex to Santa.
Parenting is fun.

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I hate it when nothing sounds good,
because I love food so much.

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