Teeny Tiny Mantras
Today is Patti Smith.
Patti Smith - Horses (full studio version) (by Twentysixbillion)
Kind of stuck on this song.
Elvis Costello, “When It Sings” (by Iain Halliday)
may my heart always be open to little birds
who are the secrets of living… (by ee cummings)(photo by catene)
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I make playlists as a form of meditation
Armchair Astrophysics Archive
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Constructing immortality
Posted on July 8, 2011 | 2 CommentsI have become an aficionado of science documentaries; a connoisseur of Cosmos, a knower of Nova and a devotee of the Discovery Channel. Because space remains the iron core of... -
A note to my boy, who is six today
Posted on May 19, 2011 | 2 CommentsDear Declan, You are six today. Six! That’s halfway to twelve. That’s one-third of the way to 18. You’ve grown so much this year. Taller. Wiser. Kinder. More confident, and... -
The re-education of a science mom
Posted on April 11, 2011 | 6 CommentsThe other day, my son was asked to draw a picture of something he is grateful for. He made semi-scribbly, red twisty lines. Above them, he wrote “DNA.” I asked... -
The John Wayne of Meijer
Posted on April 3, 2011 | No CommentsI’ll always drive an extra mile for the sake of a reasonably-priced artichoke. In my daily swim through the morass of marketing e-newsletters that are available, I accidentally found an... -
Solar System ejection blues
Posted on October 31, 2010 | 3 CommentsEver since he was the whole universe when he was two, he has gotten progressively smaller and smaller. He’s been planning to be the dejected, ex-planet Pluto since last Halloween,... -
Team WhyMommy Virtual Science Fair
Posted on April 7, 2010 | 3 CommentsKnown to the blogging world as WhyMommy, Susan Niebur is an astrophysicist, a mother to two young boys, an advocate for cancer education and research, and a survivor. Since 2007,... -
Passings
Posted on January 15, 2010 | 2 CommentsAs we drove home from school today, Declan told me that he knew nanodiamonds could keep our dog Arrow from dying. Now, Arrow is barely six years old and pretty... -
Interview at Mama Joules’ place
Posted on January 5, 2010 | 1 CommentIf you are looking for ideas about how to engage children with science, Mama Joules has got resources and fresh ideas about everything from physics to geology to gardening. I... -
I gave birth to the whole universe
Posted on November 30, 2009 | 4 CommentsI decided to make up a bedtime story last night, choose-your-own adventure style. Me: “Once upon a time, there was a boy named… Antonio or Declan?” Declan: “Declan!” Me: “This... -
Carnival of Space #129
Posted on November 15, 2009 | 2 CommentsWelcome to the 129th Carnival of Space! I’m thrilled to have another opportunity to host this great showcase of space-related blog posts. For those of you that are visiting Tiny...
