Raising Us

Our evolution, herein contained

Maggie update

Posted on January 30, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 3 Comments

I thought I would write a post, after not doing so in a very long time, regarding Maggie’s development. I know many of the people who will read this have experienced all of this through the development of their own children and therefore, may find this just a bit boring. However, what they have also […]

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Sometimes, growing up is hard

Posted on January 7, 2008 - Filed Under Outdoors, The Daily Doodle, Parenting | 2 Comments

Maggie got her first fat lip this weekend. She fell down on the playground equipment and bounced her face off of it. Her Mama laughed at her when we returned home; supposedly, it’s a defense mechanism but I don’t believe it.
Please ignore the snot–it’s not the point of the picture.

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“Why do I do the things I do?/Was I born this way or am I self made fool?/I shoot the lights and I curse the dark”

Posted on January 6, 2008 - Filed Under Whine with my cheese, And your point is?, Adult swim | 1 Comment

It Ain’t Easy Being Me by Chris Knight. I don’t know when or where I discovered this guy but he is right up my current musical alley–incredibly poignant lyrics and that modern alt-country sound. Check out the video, especially if you have a high speed connection and/or read the lyrics.
These lyrics really match how I […]

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If you are interested…

Posted on January 6, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

According to www.talkinpets.com these folks test their products on animals. What can be done about animal tests required by law?
Although animal testing of pharmaceuticals and certain chemicals is still mandated by law, the arguments against using animals in cosmetics testing are still valid when applied to the pharmaceutical and chemical […]

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