Have a love that talksAnd a heart that sings.Have a spirit that fliesAnd unbreakable wings. Have eyes that soarAnd ears that hear all told.Have hands that grab;Things are hard to hold. Have a life that’s fullAnd a world that’s kind.Be able to learn;Have a yearning mind. Understand your only human,And…
I’ve been taking a somewhat cathartic trip down memory lane, digging through a time-battered box labeled (in black permanent marker) “steph’s writing.” This box, contents and all, has traveled with me through 5 house moves, across 4 state lines, and usually resting in the attics of each house in the…
Boy Genius has been talking about seeing Avatar in 3D ever since it came out, even after he realized it wasn’t the story of Aang and his element-bending posse. Â When Bryan and Pepa first went to see it, the idea was that it might be “a bit much” for little…
That’s what Ruby Thewes (Renee Zellweger’s character) in Cold Mountain says to a terrified Nicole Kidman just before wringing the bird’s neck. Â That’s also what Pepa said when Bryan told him about my recent encounters in the chicken coop. Â Now I’ve known since shortly after we got this rooster that…