Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

A few months ago, Copper started working a lot of overtime.  The overtime was not required by his employer, but rather, he was signing up for it voluntarily.  His schedule is to work three 12 hour shifts one week, and four 12 hour shifts the second week.  This gives him Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and every…

I am so  blessed!!!  My daughters completely surprised me by highjacking my blog yesterday.  I was on line yesterday morning, checking the news, reading some of your blogs, etc.  I happened to notice that Corin & Dani had been chatting already on Windows Live Messenger and there was just something about their sub-titles there that…

 With one hour and fifteen minutes to go it does not look like we’re going to get to fifty.  Thank you everyone who took the time to wish my mom a happy birthday, I know she enjoyed reading your comments throughout the day.  I need to go pull Corin away from the wooden spoons.  Back…

**Put’s on best perky stewardess voice** I’d like to thank you all for visiting Copper’s Wife’s blog.  At this moment during your visit I’d like to ask that everyone remain calm and seated as I announce to you that this blog has been hijacked.  For the next little bit it will be under the control…

                1. She will suddenly break into Flamenco dancing. 2. She never lets me drink alone (at Starbuck’s) 3. She always volunteers to hold back my hair for me when I’m violently ill. 4. She is never intimidated by trying out a new craft pattern. 5. She makes…

  #1  She loves the Lord #2  She loves her family #3  She decided to give homeschooling a try “just until a space opens up in the public school” for her 2nd daughter after we pulled out of a private school (neither of us went to public, or back to private school, and our brothers…

Yesterday I mentioned that I needed to take a walk about our little homestead to check on whether or not any irrigating was necessary.  Thankfully, the ground is still moist and all the plants are doing well. It was a gloriously warm day, and we quickly discarded our sweaters and walked about outside in just…

Mrs. Dunwoody’s Excellent Instructions for Homekeeping – Timeless Wisdom and Practical Advice, by Miriam Lukken.  This book is interesting in that it is written as though it were a journal of an elderly relative (Mrs. Dunwoody) to be passed along to her children.  In that manner, it is a work of fiction.  However, this book…