a la Facebook… Here are 25 things about me, in no particular order. It was harder to think up than I would have guessed.
Me and Mine
Personal and family news
Happy March
Everything is amazing and nobody’s happy…
Some things can be over-explained, so I’m just going to tell you that if you’ve ever been grouchy about anything, you ought to watch this great video clip of Louis CK with Conan O’Brien, called Everything is So Amazing and Nobody’s Happy. It made me laugh out loud, and brought me some sense of peace … Read more
Handstands
Who could watch this video of people doing all kinds of crazy, fun, impossible upside down stuff without wanting to try it? Fortunately, we have a Muscle Beach veteran (the place they shot that video) right here in Yosemite Valley… and she’s teaching a class on March 11. Tom and I are both planning to … Read more
Playing the piano like Tom Bopp
Tom Bopp played the piano for the retirement party last night, and getting to see him in action made me think a lot about playing the piano and the power of music. I’d love to be able to play like Tom.
I started learning to play classical piano when I was 5 or 6 years old, and took lessons all the way through high-school. But, I had stopped playing since then, until Tom put his foot down and bought a piano for me about 8 months ago.
Observing Lent
I don’t really know too much about Lent. We never observed it when I was growing up, and although I knew it was that period right before Easter, I didn’t really even know how long it was until pretty recently. My in-laws observe Lent, and I think my brother’s family does, and I’ve even tried it once, in the traditional way.
We were visiting my in-laws one year during the beginning of Lent, and my father-in-law was giving up “all the stuff he loved” meaning desserts and sweets. I felt like I’d been eating a lot of desserts lately, and on a whim decided I’d follow suit, having no idea how long Lent was. I was shocked and horrified to find out that I’d committed to 40 days. 40 days!?! In the end, it didn’t really matter, because my dessert-loving father-in-law had a favorite bakery on his morning circuit, and since he wasn’t eating them, brought a pastry home for me. My good intentions lasted just over (or maybe just under, I forget) 24 hours.
But, 40 days is a good number of days to challenge yourself with – long but not eternal, so I thought that maybe this year I would try again to do something for Lent. I’m going to try to publish a blog post each day for the duration of Lent.
Skate skiing before work
I admit it. When we pulled into the Badger Pass parking lot this morning, in the dark, I had serious reservations about this being the right time to go for a skate ski. But, we had done the backward calculation, and figured this was when we needed to start to make it in to work … Read more
Happy New Month
Happy New Year, Everyone. I like this time of year because, even though it’s a bit arbitrary, it’s a good time to reflect, and set goals. Of course, when it comes to goal-setting, I should really be celebrating every month. My goal for this month is to spend more time planning things, and then actually … Read more
Tom in VT
Tom’s mom at an outdoor concert last summer The ‘please help’ call came in from Tom’s parents over the weekend, and Tom has flown out to VT to help care for his mother. Things are developing there as they develop, so it’s hard to anticipate the future too much. For now, she has been moved … Read more
Canon EOS Rebel XSi floods Yosemite
Theresa with new Canon XSi Really. This camera seems to be everywhere these days. It’s the hip thing to buy in Yosemite – a Canon XSi – all the cool people have one or are getting one. Ours arrived on Monday, and I’ve begun my first experiments with it. So far it’s just a big, … Read more