Quotation Saturday, on Sunday Again

Mamacita says:  You all know by now that I love a good quotation. Words have such mighty and majestic power: they can make us laugh; they can make us cry; they can make us cower in fear, or stand tall … Continue reading

Less Ignorant Daily, and the Education Buzz

Mamacita says:  The latest Education Buzz (formerly Carnival of Education) is now up over at Bellringers, and if you are a parent, student, doctor, lawyer, construction worker, fireman, or any of the other Village People or citizens of the planet, … Continue reading

Quotation Saturday: Never Give Up, and Never Surrender *

Mamacita says:  We all need to be reminded sometimes – probably more often than we ARE reminded – that we are only human, and that we can’t do it all by ourselves. Fortunately, as John Donne liked to remind us, … Continue reading

Quotation Saturday: Rain

We’ve had nothing but torrential rain for over two weeks.  Our grass is so high it can’t be mown with a regular mower; we’ll have to use the tractor and the bush hog.  I’ve seen other people who’ve tried to … Continue reading

Quotation Saturday: Stars. . . in your multitudes, scarce to be counted, filling the darkness with order and light. . . .

Mamacita: I know that the rest of this song is about being inflexible, but these few lines are, indeed, about the stars.  (Javert meant well, but was too inflexible about human nature.)  Lately there have been  a myriad – a … Continue reading

Quotation Saturday: The Universe, Unfolding

Mamacita says:  You don’t need a big, strong telescope to see wonders in the night sky, you know.   All the ancients had was their eyes, and since the air was unpolluted and without the interference of electric lights, they could … Continue reading