Triathlon Training, Here I Come! Ronda Bowen, March 24, 2014 A few weeks ago, I was sitting around, thinking about how best to lose the pregnancy weight, and the pre-pregnancy weight that was hanging out after my bout with tendonitis. I cannot remember what it was that made me say, “Hey, this would be cool; I’m going to do a… Continue Reading
100 Happy Days Challenge Ronda Bowen, March 23, 2014 Last night, I was checking out some of my favorite blog RSS feeds, and I came across a post over at A Beautiful Mess taking up the 100 Happy Days challenge. The idea is that for 100 days, you take a picture of something that made you happy, post it on social media,… Continue Reading
Game Review – The Princess Bride: Prepare to Die Ronda Bowen, March 18, 2014 Who doesn’t love Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride? The movie is one of my absolute favorites, and his character is great. “Hello, My Name is Inigo Montoya, prepare to die.” Great quote – as is “Ever hear of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates? Morons.” And yes, part of the reason I… Continue Reading
CRAFT: St. Patrick’s Day Baby Headband Ronda Bowen, March 17, 2014 I bought a cute outfit for Baby Girl, and I wanted a headband that would match. I figured I would go ahead and make her a headband myself, using felt and a ready-made stretch headband. I had Wining Husband take me to Michaels so that I could pick up my… Continue Reading
Pairing a Dinner to the Bodega Norton Malbec Reserva 2010 Ronda Bowen, March 9, 2014 When I received the 2005 Fratelli Recchia Ca’Bertoldi Amarone, I received two other wines from Wine Chateau. I decided that I would put together a wine pairing with each of these the same way I had for the Amarone. I paired the 2010 Bodega Norton Malbec Reserva, the next wine we… Continue Reading
Pinterest Project: Making a Bow and Hairclip Holder Ronda Bowen, March 8, 2014 While wandering around the Internet, I find lots of great things to pin to my Pinterest boards. While I make a lot of the recipes I come across, I don’t often make any of the crafts I pin. I decided to change that. Baby Girl has a LOT of headbands,… Continue Reading
Causes & Community Arts and Culture Charities Are “Bad Charities?” Ronda Bowen, March 7, 2014December 11, 2021 Peter Singer is no stranger to making controversial arguments. In Howard Husock’s Forbes article, “Peter Singer’s Seductive — And Dangerous — Anti-Charity Reasoning,” yet another controversial Peter Singer work is discussed. This time, rather than arguing that animals have greater moral status than infants, Singer tackles the question “Which charities ought we… Continue Reading
No More Pajamas and Lent Ronda Bowen, March 5, 2014 I’m going to start off by saying I’m not particularly devout. I’m a Methodist, and, well to be honest, the whole organized religion thing has always been a struggle for me – I didn’t start going to church until 2011. In fact, the first time I went to my church,… Continue Reading
Game Review: Chrononauts Ronda Bowen, March 3, 2014 We love board games around here, and we’re always looking for new games to play together as a family. When I saw this review of Chrononauts, I thought: this is the perfect gift for my history buff guys. Both Wining Husband and Tiger Boy love history. Me? I try… Continue Reading
Quady Winery’s Elysium Dessert Wine Ronda Bowen, March 2, 2014 I love tiramisu. So I thought, given the Italian theme behind our Valentine’s Day dinner, it would be an excellent dessert choice. Because I would be cooking everything else from scratch, I cheated and got a pre-made tiramisu cake. Amarone is not a wine that should be paired with dessert…. Continue Reading