Posted in Ultimate, baby, friends & family on Jul 6th, 2010
A weekend of ultimate with two kids is, as one might expect, a little crazy. Amelia seemed to have a great time playing with the other children who were on the sidelines. On Saturday she mostly played with our friends’ two boys. Amelia and their younger son, who is two and a half, spent a [...]
I am definitely glad I did not end up trying to play ultimate this summer. Ian and I both enjoyed playing with our respective teams this weekend. Plus, we were lucky that both sets of grandparents came to help out with Amelia so we could play. And I still love ultimate. But I would much [...]
Posted in Ultimate on Feb 22nd, 2009
Here’s a video of the World Championships of Ultimate in 1975. Awesome. Some of the layouts are great, although the throws (and the shorts) leave something to be desired. Very cool to see though, if you care at all about Ultimate. To compare, here’s a video of the 2008 World Championships that were held in [...]
According to The Guardian, here are the 1000 novels that everyone must read. Meanwhile, don’t forget about Entertainment Weekly’s top 100 “new” classics to be read (I have ready about 30 or so of these). And then there are the 1001 books you must read before you die (which I have blogged about previously — [...]
Posted in Ultimate, baby, friends & family, musings on Jan 29th, 2009
In the NYTimes today, there is a blog post that discusses a recent article on parenting.com about how Moms are often mad at Dads. I haven’t been a mom very long, but I couldn’t help nodding (and laughing) as I was reading the news. Here is a snippet from parenting.com: “According to Parenting‘s nationally representative [...]
A friend and fellow Ultimate player is involved in a program called Ultimate Peace, which aims to foster peace in the Middle East via Ultimate. Can’t get much better than that! Check it out.
Posted in Ultimate, baby, friends & family, musings on Jan 21st, 2009
Before I began posting about Amelia, I had to think about whether I believed it would be a good idea for me to use her real name, to post photos of her, etc. After all, on a public blog anyone can stumble upon your writing. Anyone. But, I came to the conclusion that a blog [...]
Last night we hosted the first Awesome Moms club. Three moms-to-be and three moms attended, and we had delicious food and talked about being or becoming moms. Next time I hope more moms can be there so everyone can get different perspectives and views on mom-related things. Yesterday, as if Amelia knew I needed time [...]
I played indoor ultimate last night for the first time since last season. My throws weren’t exactly crisp, and my legs felt really slow, but otherwise it was an enjoyable experience. It was nice to get out and run around with the ladies. And, Daddy successfully put Amelia to sleep last night after I fed [...]
Posted in Books, Ultimate, friends & family on Nov 14th, 2006
see the cool sidebar widget which I can use to keep track of what I am reading, have read, and plan to read? Yeah, thanks to fiance-fish for hooking me up. In other news, some good friends are playing at the Ultimate World Championships in Perth, Australia this week. Check out Dan’s blog, or the [...]