thingsorganizedneatly: SUBMISSION: Here in Nashville, Tennessee, the 13-year cicadas are emerging by the thousands. We had fun this afternoon collecting the nymph skins (the shells they leave behind when they emerge) and arranging them. This is 13X13=169 nymph skins. ed: I’m going to Nashville for a wedding in a couple weeks. Any good museums or galleries I should know about?Continue reading

I’m not an anarchist, but I follow one on Twitter.

My friend @jesus_anarchist recently posted on twitter a few thoughts, and I’ve had trouble getting out of my head. (The same friend has also been known to say that the truth sticks and you can’t get rid of it.) They were three separate tweets, but if I remember correctly, they were a string of thoughts, so IContinue reading “I’m not an anarchist, but I follow one on Twitter.”

Gender Stereotypes and Toys

As a preschool teacher, I am constantly surrounded by the effects of marketing geared toward children. I’ve got a lot of opinions on the issues of gender stereotyping and children, for example-I often encourage my very gender biased class to cross the lines in dramatic play, blocks, and especially in friendship bonds. It’s a hardContinue reading “Gender Stereotypes and Toys”

I typically love anyone who discusses narratives, death, light, love, and God….but this was sincerely surprising. danielholter: taleeroe: ianramsrud: louobedlam: zoetica: The most surprising interview of 2011, so far. CORRECTION: the most surprisingly rich and illuminating interview of 2011, so far.  I know some who find him to be quite vile and I have always foundContinue reading