Maus
For Christmas, Amy gave me the two-volume set of “Maus” by Art Spiegelman. I first read these books when I was in high school and was really affected by them. I had checked them out of the library so I never owned the set until now. I just finished re-reading them and I am just as amazed at the story as ever. Maus tells the story of Art Spiegelman’s father who was a Jew living in Poland during World War II. He takes you though his father’s whole experience first learning about the Nazis, being moved into the ghettos, going into hiding and finally being sent to Auschwitz.
What is really unusual about this is that Art Spiegelman is a cartoonist and he tells his father’s story in comic book form. In the book, the Jews are drawn as mice and the Germans are cats. It sounds like this would take away from the seriousness of the subject or be a distraction but it isn’t at all. It’s incredibly powerful and personal. The story of Maus has a way of pulling you into it and making you feel like you are right there with the characters. You feel their fear, their confusion, their helplessness, their despair and their determination. Anyone that wants to learn about the Holocaust needs to read Maus. Here are a couple of pages from the first volume.
No More Junk Mail
Maybe it won’t take care of all of the junk mail, but I found this site on Martha Stewart called Opt Out Prescreen. You fill in your name and address (social security number and birthday are optional) and it should get rid of all the insurance, bank, and credit card offers. It seems to be legit, but I didn’t use my SS# or B-day just in case. There is also one for catalogs called, Catalog Choice. I know I throw away an awful lot of junk, so this seems like a great solution!
Read MoreI Am A Copy Cat
I stole this idea from Mel’s cute post with Mammy and Pappy. Hunter and Emma thought it would be so fun to see Uncle Matt and Aunt Ashley dancing together. They are the newest couple in the family, so it’s only fair. So here it is, enjoy!
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Read MoreNew Resolutions
It’s almost 2008, and time to start making that list of New Year’s Resolutions. I am trying to make mine a little bit difficult so that I can stretch myself, but vague enough so that I can still say I have accomplished them at the end of the year. Here they are:
–Learn Italian and get my passport. Rob and I have been saving up points for years to pay for a flight to Europe, and this may be our year. I made it my 100 Day Challenge to learn Italian, but it all sort of fizzled after about 30 days. Time to try again.
–Establish and calendar a monthly family activity. If it’s on the calendar for one Saturday each month it’s more likely to happen. (Hunter is our calendar enforcer)
–Read my new scriptures daily. After 11 years of marriage I finally got (Rob picked them out and gave them to me for Christmas) a set of beautiful scriptures with my married name on them. I thought I’d wait a decade to make sure it would stick. 😉
–Compliment each member of the family daily. This doesn’t take much time, but sometimes I get to the end of the day and wonder if my kids know how much I love them.
–Go up and down my stairs 15 times daily. Sometimes I do this anyway, but it was the only exercise thing I could think of that didn’t take too much time or preparation so I won’t have an excuse not to do it.
What is one of yours?
Read MoreCelebrity Matches
Don’t take your results too seriously. Notice how in the two different pictures I used, there were no overlapping matches!
Read MoreBig Law Blah Blog
Introducing a new place to vent for the families of attorneys! I started this blog today, and I hope it will be a good place for people in my situation to get together, laugh, cry, and compare notes. I have had a few people take particular interest in my posts regarding firm life, and thought there must be others out there with stories to share, or just wanting to know they’re not alone in this crazy profession. I’d like to open it up to a whole community of authors, so let me know if you’re involved with law and have something to say!
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