Monthly Archives: October 2015

baleful, adj.

Sydney used the word “baleful” and something about his sentence prompted me to look it up.  Turns out that I have the old definition (“wretched, miserable”) in mind, not the current one (“pernicious, menacing”).  Wait, the dictionary deems me obsolete??? … Continue reading

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We both laughed so hard we nearly choked

Erin: “Oops, I signed up to bring goodie bags to Nathaniel’s school.  What should I put in them?  Good-for-you stuff?” Sydney: “C-R-A-P is cheaper.” Here Katherine inserts herself: “What’s C-A-R-P?” Prompt reply from Erin: “Carp.  It’s a kind of fish.” … Continue reading

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This just in: writing takes a long time to grade. Who knew?

The ACT test (yes, the SAT parallel, and the cause of much anxiety among highschoolers) has apparently notified colleges that scores will come in a bit late this year, given recent changes to how they score the writing section of … Continue reading

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Walk in the Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge

On Saturday we took off for a family hike near Danville.  It was coooold to start, but turned out to be a delightful hike in gorgeous woods, leaves crunching under feet, clear signs for paths, some uphill and downhill to … Continue reading

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Marshmallows!

I was reading an article about childhood development, and it was capped with an image of marshmallows, a reference to the famous marshmallow experiment that tested kids’ ability to forgo short-term gratification (a marshmallow) for a bigger long-term reward (two … Continue reading

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