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I'm Going to be a Grandmother--and appreciate my parents even more

5/4/12 7:10am by TW
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I am going to be a grandmother very soon. Our first grandchild. I've pondered all sorts of things in the past eight months or so about grandmotherhood. From how to stop myself from giving too much advice to what Johnny Mac Pippin will call me to all the fun things about having a BABY to spoil again--those things have been examined.What I knew from the moment we knew we were going to be grandparents is that Denise would go for the birth. I couldn't imagine anything else.  Read more >

Melissa Ferrick-Everything I Need in a Musician

4/2/12 5:02pm by TW
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We saw Melissa Ferrick in concert over the weekend. This double-header of shows didn't count as our first shows and hopefully not our last.  Read more >

Adrienne Rich and Me.

3/28/12 4:22pm by TW
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On my fourth school run of the day, the second of the afternoon, I spent the sunny drive thinking of my poem of earlier in the day and the discussion about it on the previous school run. I was composing "Of Car Rides and Free Verse: A Dialogue" in my head. I rather frequently compose such things in my head-even if they don't always make a page.  Read more >

Trouble...

3/28/12 11:28am by TW
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My daughter stands next to my desk utters those words (the ones that strike fear in a mother's heart.) "I'm having trouble" ... "with line breaks." I sigh with relief.Line breaks! I can tackle those. I thinkI start in my head to talk html, then Stop.  "Line breaks?" "My mentor" (poetry) "says I need to consider line breaks."Oh. THAT kind. I clarify.   She speaks of Sentences. Cringe Fumble (Could we talk  Read more >

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Full Name
Tarrant aka TW aka Thatwoman
Member Since
January 2006
About Me: 

I am an internet community zealot. I have worked online since 1995. I have several personal blogs, way too many feeds in my reader.

I am passionate about my family and online community.

I work as a Community Moderator for Mother Nature Network and also work for the BlogHer Publishing Network.

Something that may surprise you about me: I don't really like to cook. I love my hair. I want to be a college football coach.

 

I always wanted a home birth.  


Unsurprising to some but fascinating to others: My competitive streak landed me both of the people I have had long-term relationships with and their birthdays are a week apart.

Our home has pictures of our ex-es...and sometimes those have been on our bedside tables, entertainment center, and refrigerator. Neither of us thought this odd until there was a discussion online somewhere about someone who still had pictures of their ex sitting out.

Assorted Personal Facts:

We have a blended family of six children--from all grown up and married down to middle school aged. My mother lives with us. We have three prairie dogs, a bird (my high school daughter's), a dog (my mother's).

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Parenting, Feminism, Sex Ed, Food Scarcity, Green Living

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