First things first

Today is a special occasion

Marsha — Fri, 04 May 2012 11:09:34 +0000

May the Fourth be with you!

Is technology making us lonely?

Marsha — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:51:24 +0000

“Within this world of instant and absolute communication, unbounded by limits of time or space, we suffer from unprecedented alienation. We have never been more detached from one another, or lonelier. In a world consumed by ever more novel modes of socializing, we have less and less actual society. We live in an accelerating contradiction: [...]

My current project

Marsha — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 03:02:26 +0000

This is the Cloisonné Jacket from the fall 2010 issue of Interweave Knits. I’m actually knitting it in the yarn called for in the pattern, Berocco’s Ultra Alpaca, and so far it’s going all right. I had consulted with a friend about how to convert this knit-flat pattern into one knit in the round and [...]

Which of these would you put on your list?

Marsha — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:33:16 +0000

(via Bits and Pieces)

“A Doctor on Transvaginal Ultrasounds”

Marsha — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:49:12 +0000

Written by “An Anonymous Doctor” and originally published as this post on Whatever. Reprinted with permission. _______________________________ Where Is The Physician Outrage? Right. Here. I’m speaking, of course, about the required-transvaginal-ultrasound thing that seems to be the flavor-of-the-month in politics. I do not care what your personal politics are. I think we can all agree [...]

Look what I just did

Marsha — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:49:31 +0000

When I first saw the Cable Luxe Tunic pattern a few years ago, I knew right away that I wanted to make one. But I had plenty of other projects on my plate, and it was only a few months ago that I found myself ready to make it. Fortunately, by then the pattern was [...]

Yosemite

Marsha — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:42 +0000

Here’s an amazing time-lapse video of Yosemite. The nighttime shots are especially stunning. I need to go out west again.

Who does this to their kids?

Marsha — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:45:42 +0000

I have to admit, though, I have always kind of liked “Moxie Crime Fighter.” (from Lapham’s Quarterly)

More politics

Marsha — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:23:25 +0000

I think I’ve found a candidate worthy of my support in the 2012 presidential election: Scott Adams. I don’t agree with everything he supports, but overall I think he’s a pretty reasonable person. Take a look at his post “Why You Should Vote for Me” and you’ll see what I mean. For example: Public Debate: [...]

Politics

Marsha — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:51:22 +0000

In case you haven’t heard, 2012 is a presidential election year in the USA. Various GOP candidates are jockeying for their party’s nomination; meanwhile, Obama doesn’t have to worry about primaries, since he’ll be running for his party’s nomination unopposed. When Obama was elected, like most of this country I was filled with hope. Finally [...]