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
astronomy Archive
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I guess I picked the wrong night to fall asleep at nine
Posted on May 2, 2011 | 3 CommentsMy mom broke into bedtime last night to deliver “good news and bad news” to me. Apparently we are descendants of early U.S. settler Richard Treat, which means that we... -
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... -
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,... -
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... -
A Gigantic, Happy Halloween
Posted on October 31, 2009 | 2 CommentsDo you know where in the universe you might find this? 400 years ago, Galileo concluded that it was orbiting this: And with that, humanity took a giant step toward... -
It’s my 500th post! Let’s talk about death…
Posted on September 25, 2009 | 2 Comments“Why are these big rocks covering them?” he asked me, as though someone had put the gravestone there to hold my grandparents under the earth. “They help you and I... -
Twinkle, twinkle
Posted on August 26, 2009 | 2 CommentsThe last couple of weeks have been rough. With camp long since over and another three weeks before the preschool year begins, there’s been no consistent social diversion for my... -
Things I did not know a month ago
Posted on August 15, 2009 | 2 Comments1. When a distant star shakes and shimmies ever so slightly (visible only through a high-powered telescope), that’s a good indication that it has planets orbiting around it. The gravitational...
