http://sandrakwilliams.net Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:12:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Still keeping America in business (and China, too), but this time with two legs. Just wait till I get my stimulus check! http://sandrakwilliams.net/rambling/2008/propping-up-economy/ I have found the key to the treasure . . . http://sandrakwilliams.net/reading/2008/key-to-treasure/ Sydney ate the poor widdle mouse she caught (ugh! with a soft crunch crunch -- I had to leave the patio), and then soon after barfed it up. Also on the patio, of course. Guess I should have gotten a photo. Well, it was getting dark and I just didn't feel ... http://sandrakwilliams.net/rambling/2008/i-heart-possums/ The victim: An innocent young mouse, cut down in the prime of its life. http://sandrakwilliams.net/the-cats/2008/crime-of-nature/ May 30, 2008 The cans rest on a bed of crushed oak and camphor leaves gently pulverized by rotating rubber-covered wheels and spread to a fine, evenly distributed layer by a mechanical claw. http://sandrakwilliams.net/rambling/2008/cooking-with-cans/ The Renaissance Learning report from the Washington Post gives the results below. I am sadly out of touch with today's youth and have read very few of these popular. Nancy Drew, Judy Bolton, Hardy Boys, Black Stallion, My Friend Flicka -- those musty old books I read. YES -- I read ... http://sandrakwilliams.net/reading/2008/what-kids-are-reading/ I'm reading a book right now that is just plain embarrassing. I feel like I'm intruding in the author's head, and I don't like what I find there. Wedded to convention, unable to see their own bigotry, small. The writer who can't distinguish truth from a peanut-butter sandwich can never write good ... http://sandrakwilliams.net/reading/2008/what-authors-reveal/ This report of my death was an exaggeration. The Herald Standard - News - Obituaries Sandra K. Williams, 57, of Mount Holly Springs, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2008, at . . . But then, I'm not 57 and I don't live in Mount Holly Springs, either. http://sandrakwilliams.net/rambling/2008/alive-and-well-despite-reports-otherwise/ May 2, 2008 See the first blue can on the left? It's ready for the blue can in the foreground to swirl toward it. What a lousy dancer that blue can on the right is. It's got three left wheels. http://sandrakwilliams.net/rambling/2008/a-dance-of-cans/ Sydney was making a ruckus out on the patio, so I went to see what her problem was. Oh. A mouse. Still quivering, but it was in no condition to escape. Made my stomach lurch to see it. Don't look at the photos if you're squeamish. http://sandrakwilliams.net/the-cats/2008/sydney-and-the-mouse/