Rain

Today was the first day of real rain that we have had in months. I wish I could have stayed inside all day to enjoy it.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.
~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Egypt Museum

The 6th graders at B's school put together an Egypt Museum in their gym today. I couldn't believe all the hard work that went into it. All of the projects were very impressive.

History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life, and brings us tidings of antiquity.
~ Marcus Tullius Cicero

Worth the Wait

This is where I am most days at 2:10pm - waiting for B after school. You can see the line of cars in the rear view mirror.

How much of human life is lost in waiting.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Alone

I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.
~ Henry David Thoreau

The Joy of the Season

Once again we find ourselves enmeshed in the Holiday Season, that very special time of year when we join with our loved ones in sharing centuries-old traditions such as trying to find a parking space at the mall.
We traditionally do this in my family by driving around the parking lot until we see a shopper emerge from the mall, then we follow her, in very much the same spirit as the Three Wise Men, who 2,000 years ago followed a star, week after week, until it led them to a parking space.
~ Dave Barry

Mystery

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.
~ Oscar Wilde

Order

The attitude that nature is chaotic and that the artist puts order into it is a very absurd point of view, I think. All that we can hope for is to put some order into ourselves.
~ Willem de Kooning