From Rashida Jones, April 2008, Women’s Health magazine:
Q: So what will men never understand about women?
A: That when we are emotional, anything that stands in our path will be destroyed. It’s like watching a volcano rip lava: Just stay away.
“love is not concerned”
by Alice Walker
“love is not concerned
with whom you pray
or where you slept
the night you ran away
from home
love is concerned
that the beauty of your heart
should kill no one.”
“Your worth is not measured by the size of your ass, nor the depth of your cleavage.”
Write that one down and stick it up on the wall.
xxox
wm
“Without coffee he could not work, or at least he could not have worked in the way he did. In addition to paper and pens, he took with him everywhere as an indispensable article of equipment the coffee machine, which was no less important to him than his table or his white robe.”
— Stefan Zweigs, Biography of Balzac
“Snip-snap, snip-snap, snip-SNAP!”
— Michael Scott, The Office
“I hate beet salad. The thought of popping one of your beets into my mouth makes me want to vomit.”
Angela, to Dwight
“I think she might be trying to poison me.”
— Michael, to Pam, on Jan
“THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID!!!”
— Michael to Jan
Private note to my kids: Sorry I was ignoring you earlier. I really needed to talk on the phone. Really. I’ll pay attention to you all weekend. We have three days. Except I’m not going to any birthday parties with you this month, only your dad is, so you’re all his for one of those afternoons. Sorry. Love, Mommy
Private note to my husband: Thanks for making dinner. Again.
Private note to my PTA friends: I find PTA challenging at times, ie always, yet I keep coming back for more.
Private note to Zip: Does that make me a masochist?
Private note to the Internets: Yesterday, the Surgeon General OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson, M.D., M.P.H., shook my hand. Can you believe it?
kisses,
WM
One of my students was digging through the yarn basket today (I check out books! and knit with the students! This is my dream job) and found the teensiest, tiniest beetle on one of the balls of yarn. She was thrilled.
She carefully took him and re-located him outside. I love her for doing this. So, this one is for my student (and I know you’re not supposed to have favorites, but this kid is one of my favorites):
“Nothing is more humbling than to look with a strong magnifying glass at an insect so tiny that the naked eye sees only the barest speck and to discover that nevertheless it is sculpted and articulated and striped with the same care and imagination as a zebra. Apparently it does not occur to nature whether or not a creature is within our range of vision, and the suspicion arises that even the zebra was not designed for our benefit.”
— Rudolf Arnheim, psychologist and author (1904-2007)
Two new words for you:
Your French word-of-the-day:
gazouillis (gah-zoo-lee) noun, masculine
1. twittering, chirping, warbling (birds), gurgling (baby) ;
2. babbling, murmuring (of running water)
Your English word-of-the-day:
ebullient (i-BUL-yuhnt, -BOOL-) adjective
Bubbling with enthusiasm or excitement.
[From Latin ebullire (to boil up), from bulla (bubble).]
Library life, Internets, is going quite nicely. That’s about all you’ll hear from me on work. Happy Tuesday — have fun.
xxox
wm
To my son, who is now six: Happy Birthday, kid. Keep reading.
Love,
Mommy
In the front of “Oh Say Can You Say” there’s a note from Wacky Boy’s Uncle W.:
“May I suggest Dr. Seuss for learning to read, meeting chicks and getting tattoos. There is always more with these books.”
Uncle W.
April 2004
That’s right. My son was two that year and already getting girl and tattoo advice from his Unky. This year he gave him a couple of “Summerland” (Michael Chabon) for his birthday. Wacky Boy’s auntie and grandma loaded him up with “Magic Treehouse.” We like 2 read.
But wait — there’s more!
Have any of you read this series? We’re just getting started…
Happy Sunday to you all. I’m now an official Volunteer Parent/Community Member Librarian.
Am thrilled.
xxox
WM
“Glory to you for the feast-day of life.
Glory to you for the perfume of lilies and roses.
Glory to you for each different taste of berry
and fruit.
Glory to you for the sparkling silver of early
morning dew.
Glory to you for the joy of dawn’s awakening.
Glory to you for the new life each day brings.”
— Gregory Petrov
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