Half a Table

On Resolutions and Doing Something for Me.

ariel — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:31:55 +0000

I’ve never really been a resolution kind of person. The few times I have made resolutions I have done them around Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, which focuses on repentance and returning to following the commandments. But this year … Continue reading →

Following Directions?

ariel — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 02:31:27 +0000

I have a circular saw in my basement that I’ve used twice. But I’ll get to that in a second. I’ve never been good at following directions. Or rather, I never used to be good at following directions. I hated … Continue reading →

Copyright your info?

ariel — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:50:47 +0000

Over the past day or so I’ve seen a number of statuses pop up on Facebook regarding the poster’s desire to prevent Facebook from using their status updates, pictures, or information for its own purposes. And I simply have to … Continue reading →

It’s all just fun and games

ariel — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:43:07 +0000

Over the past couple of years I have rediscovered games. As in board games and card games, that you play with real actual people who are really actually in a room with you. At the end of high school my … Continue reading →

Distracted Parenting?

ariel — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 12:20:18 +0000

This article has been getting a bit of attention over the past couple of days. The allure of devices has certainly affected my parenting style. When JB was tiny, we had a rule that we could not have devices if … Continue reading →

Privacy Matters

ariel — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:44:07 +0000

In honor of being featured on BlogHer today, I wanted to revisit the question of online privacy for families. There are so many platforms, and so many ways of sharing that it can be mind boggling to try and figure … Continue reading →

Ready Player One?

ariel — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 14:49:58 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I read the book Ready Player One. It was a fun, near future adventure story, about a world where people essentially conduct the most meaningful parts of their lives online, via virtual reality. Early in … Continue reading →

Living in the Moment

ariel — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 01:15:55 +0000

Tonight I had a complete moment of peace. JB was in the bath, playing with a red Solo cup, as I blew bubbles into his bath. He was mesmerized in that busy kind of way that only a baby can … Continue reading →

Living Small

ariel — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 01:24:47 +0000

One of my favorite blogs for many years has been Apartment Therapy. I love looking at pictures of what people do with small spaces, and I’m always a little in awe of the people who embark on really personalizing rented … Continue reading →

Privacy on the Wild Web

ariel — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:11:32 +0000

You may have noticed that in all of the posts, with all of the pictures, I don’t include pictures of JB or Dan. It seems that many bloggers make an intentional decision to, or not to include pictures of their … Continue reading →