What a terrible week. Jill and I have been ruminating about what to post all week. Nothing seemed appropriate. So here's a pic of our kids stacking rocks on Monday evening Congo-time when all was right with the world.
Okay on to links for a distraction.
Have you seen this STFU Parents blog? A blog all about the phenomenon of parental over-sharing on Facebook. Surely you've seen it. Details of dirty diapers and "Wait until you’re a parent! on every Facebook status in which someone complains about being tired." Quote from here.
I try not to do this on Facebook and thus we created a blog for over-sharing. I figure you make a choice to look at Mama Congo, so you know what you're getting into. There's a STFU Parents book too! (I have to admit I had to Google what STFU stands for. I am officially old and lame.)
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This is going to be my new favorite movie that hasn't yet been made. Mrs. Ballarin's War: The improbable tale of a WestVirginia heiress the Pentagon hired to take on Somalia's jihadists. Holy cow. A great read.
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| Image from Foreign Policy.com. |
And I've been watching this link for a while now. I'm sure many of you have. It seems like a good time to post it.
Jill's List:
Terrible week. For so many people. I keep looking for the helpers in Boston, Texas, Syria, India, China...
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| Empty Boston street image from here. |
"I can still recall the moment I thought I was going to be able to separate my love life from immigration issues." Great opening line. Even more gripping story. Read on here.
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| Banksy is awesome again. |
Tomorrow, Sarah and I, plus our friend Anna, are going to La Bella Salon for a "bain d'huile." Did anyone just put this into Google Translate? I hope you did. We'll let you know how it turns out.
Really cool soda. I associate these with the awesome taco trucks in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
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| So good. Image from here. |
I've been saving this candle for the final, crazy stretch of the school year. Om.
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This post makes me really miss Seattle. "The first asparagus, radishes, fiddle-greens, wood sorrel, rosy spring garlic… I even discovered chickweed, which I had never tasted nor heard about. Grassy, watercress-like green that I have been adding to nearly everything." Sigh.
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| Beautiful and delicious image from Cannelle et Vanille. |
Amazing 35-year partnership. Documented. Musician and photographer. (Very random fact: LouLou's in-utero name was "Tom Waits." We called our unborn baby "Tom Waits." Bizarre and true.)
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And, this article is purposefully absurd, but is it really? Gabby Giffords sums up the reality of this absurdity here. The first sentence makes me cry every time I read it. (So, now I'm going to read the Onion.)
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