Julia Rachel Barrett's Blog, page 16

So listen up…

Things aren’t exactly going as planned. I don’t have much of a sense of humor just now so it’s kind of hard for me to make fun of me. You can make fun of me… If you can find a way to make me laugh I’d appreciate it because–

I’m tired of bitching.

To update you-

1. Writing for any extended period of time is on hold until I get this finger fixed – healing time 6-8 weeks then therapy. Yesterday I considered giving it up altogether. By it I mean writing.

2. Why? Because Oscar and I are trying to coor...

A surreal experience.

One of my favorite classes at the University of Iowa was Astronomy. Remember, the University of Iowa boasts of James Alfred Van Allen of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, born in 1914, died in 2006.

He was the one-time head of the University of Iowa Department of Physics and Astronomy and the man who discovered, wait for it… Van Allen radiation belt.

He’s also a teacher who made physics and astronomy comprehensible for this math-challenged student. I got an A+ in his class. Whoa… A teacher worthy of the titl...

Prepare for Pratfalls.

So Oscar tore up his knee doing a super-intense workout. He’s scheduled for surgery on Feb. 25th.

I’ll be having hand surgery… I don’t know… Soon?

Then there’s Jake.

Think of us as the Three Stooges.

Stay tuned…

Hilarity is bound to ensue.

My daughter says the Olympic snowboarders are all really cute and they all look like the same person.

Go Gus Kenworthy, trying to save all those adorable puppies!

Have you noticed how pretty the female athletes are?

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The Left Hand of German Shepherd Basketball.

(I know ya’ll love The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin, right?)

Left has an ignominious history.

The English word left comes from the Anglo-Saxon word lyft meaning weak or broken.

At various times left-handed meant defective, awkward, underhanded, ill-omened, inauspicious, illegitimate.

A “left-handed complement” is actually an insult.

A “left-handed marriage” is not a marriage but an adulterous sexual liaison.

A “left-handed wife” is actually a mistress. It’s like being conceived on the wr...

Photo Essay: Jake Discovers the Magic of Hydraulics and A Fedex Hero.

Seasonal Wetlands Are Back!

I remember this stuff!

Look! My ball is moving all by itself!

Let’s try that again!

Gawd I love this!

Water water everywhere!

Now… I’m going to try really hard not to slice my good left hand. Have some cooking to do.

Drive home from the doctor’s office.

Three weeks like this, then likely surgery with multiple pins and screws and a cast for 6-8 weeks. Like my mom always says, I’m an accident waiting to happen…

You should have seen me this morning (Ray and Tom). I got home fr...

Photo Essay: Jake Discovers the Magic of Hydrolics and A Fedex Hero.

Seasonal Wetlands Are Back!

I remember this stuff!

Look! My ball is moving all by itself!

Let’s try that again!

Gawd I love this!

Water water everywhere!

Now… I’m going to try really hard not to slice my good left hand. Have some cooking to do.

Drive home from the doctor’s office.

Three weeks like this, then likely surgery with multiple pins and screws and a cast for 6-8 weeks. Like my mom always says, I’m an accident waiting to happen…

You should have seen me this morning (Ray and Tom). I got home fr...

Eat Fat. Not That.

The myth of low-fat and fat-free: Check out a guest article by one of my very favorite young researchers over on one of my very favorite nutrition/recipe sites– More Thyme Than Dough, Either Eat Fat or Get Fat.

No!

Low-fat/No-fat has become synonymous with healthy in many people’s minds. This misleading notion needs to be dispelled if this country is ever going to get back to fighting weight. As argued previously, following a low-fat way of life leads people towards a high-carb/high-sugar/high-...

This is the kind of stuff I think about when you aren’t looking–

How come in dystopian futuristic YA novels people still need glasses? If a society is advanced enough to stick computer chips in our brains and create actual living holograms, why on earth can’t it fix our damn nearsightedness?

I was at the gas station the other day filling my tank, and this car pulled up to the pump opposite me. The driver, a guy, got out of his car and because his pants were sagging so low he fell flat on his face. And he was wearing Swarovski Crystal-studded white boxers. C...

Deck of Cards.

(Bet you thought this was going to be a rant about our government. Let me think… Not this time.)

From Merriam Webster– Definition House of Cards: a structure, situation, or institution that is insubstantial, shaky, or in constant danger of collapse.

Amber Skyze commented yesterday that she likes our deck. It’s a new deck. A desperately needed new deck. The deck it replaced could be described as above– a structure, situation, or institution that is insubstantial, shaky, or in constant danger o...

Happy Happy Joy Joy!

RAIN! What could be better when you are in the midst of the worst drought in, well, certainly since we moved here.

Supposed to rain 5-7 inches this weekend. Oh yeah, baby. Just like that…

Rain rain don’t go away…

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