MACKERELLY - tagged with lifetime-of-learning http://www.thelooking-glass.com/mackerelly.com/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sweetcron heather@mackerelly.com Life list http://www.thelooking-glass.com/mackerelly.com/items/view/517/life-list

“Life lists” and “bucket lists” have become very popular these days. I don’t have one. There are a few things I’d like to do and some are still possible (Australia! Motorcycle license!) and a few that have probably faded with youth (Drums! Waterskiing – tried and failed! Over and over and over…) Here are some things [...]

]]> Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:13:00 -0600 http://www.thelooking-glass.com/mackerelly.com/items/view/517/life-list Missing the Point http://www.thelooking-glass.com/mackerelly.com/items/view/460/missing-the-point

There is a reality program on the BBC in which all of the women leave a particular village and make the men and children fend for themselves for several days. CS has apparently seen the show before. CS: Oh, this guy is an idiot. He’s completely missing the point. Moi: Why is he missing the point? CS: He [...]

]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:47:00 -0600 http://www.thelooking-glass.com/mackerelly.com/items/view/460/missing-the-point Liberation http://www.thelooking-glass.com/mackerelly.com/items/view/195/liberation

Among the mommy blogs and boards, many mothers lament the fact that their memories of their own mothers don’t include a lot of playful memories. Many mothers vow to spend playtime with their children in a way their own mothers did not. Often times what is left out of the conversation is why our mothers [...]

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