Between Us

Give Up

Bri Candor — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:18:00 +0000

It is true, you give up things moving to the mountains.

I cannot jump in my car easily and go to a movie, and cultural events can be a little hard to find. It is hard to find presents for a friend's baby shower, or too many gluten free or organic options for my newest revitalizing diet. I cannot visit Tattered Cover for an afternoon spent with my favorite authors without great planning, and I do miss the eclectic coffee houses and dinner parties from time to time.

But, I can wake up, cross country ski from my house, teach my son to pull a sled surrounded by incredible views, have musical jam sessions inside by the fire with friends, learn to use a crock pot to cook just about anything, create an adorable diaper cake despite my husband's comments of being white trash (photos to come), and spend time at the new rec center (which makes us feel so uptown), all in 24 hours.

It really does not seem like I have given up that much, when I think about all that I have gained.

Life isn't Fair

Bri Candor — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:14:00 +0000

It's better you learn that now, rather than later.

Don't trash your old electronics

Bri Candor — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:14:00 +0000

Salinger RIP

Bri Candor — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:58:26 +0000

"There is a marvelous peace in not publishing," he told a reporter a decade later, one of the last times he would speak publicly. "It's peaceful. Still. Publishing is a terrible invasion of my privacy. I like to write. I love to write. But I write just for myself and my own pleasure."

J.D. Salinger

Kids Making a Difference

Bri Candor — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:23:00 +0000

Thinking I am very cool

Bri Candor — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:38:07 +0000

Despite barely being able to balance on his own, my son tried skiing to the chairlift by himself.

I might be in trouble.

Gordon Gekko

Bri Candor — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:44:08 +0000

I hate to get political, but BOO Supreme Court BOO!

While we fight on one side or the other of separation of church and state, we wake up and realize that the more important fight was separation of corporation and state.

OOPS, too late on that one.

Sorry, Isaac, no more government for the people, just the rich ones, so you better get a job, start your company and learn to be greedy now.

I thought we'd seen enough of what greed can do, but I guess there are some who want to see more.

I guess we have not seen enough dollars spent in the wrong place yet.

The art of Won Park, Master of Oragami. (And no, despite rumors, and how cool it might sound, he does not live in a revamped gargabe truck.)

Mama needs her mojo back

Bri Candor — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:11:43 +0000

Pink Floyd

Bri Candor — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:43:46 +0000

ROCK ON

The Commercialization of Childhood

Bri Candor — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:17:00 +0000

It is truly amazing to me that:

1) I cannot find a single decent priced bedspread that does not have Spongebob, Superman, Diego, Dora, Sesame Street, or some other cartoon character with a tie-in to a bizillion items on the shelves of the nearest store.

2) I cannot find any party decorations without the aforementioned commercial tie-in either.

Can I not spare my son, not even three, from the commercialization of childhood for now?

I thought I was safe with only a crappy Alco, but no such luck.