http://www.sarahnadian.com/ATL/blog Mon, 03 May 2010 18:29:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Saturday May 1 edition of the Toronto Star included a very interesting article by Petti Fong called "A refuge for unwanted infants". The article reports that a Vancouver hospital is taking after a centuries-old tradition of churches having a "foundling wheel" where mothers could leave their unwanted babies, then ... http://www.sarahnadian.com/ATL/blog/?p=188 I love spring. I love my MacBook. And I love tomatoes! Why not combine all three in two new projects: using iMovie to make a video about my Indoor Tomato Plant project! (Just a wee bit excited!) Enjoy... And an after-market addition that I couldn't resist sharing now: http://www.sarahnadian.com/ATL/blog/?p=187 Today was supposed to be a study-and-do-laundry day, but it's turned into a be-emotional-and-cry-too-much day, so I'm taking advantage of the inspiration accrued from heightened feelings to share some thoughts with my blog-o-sphere. Lately, I've been sharing most of my great ideas, my daily happenings, my rants, my inspirations, and my ... http://www.sarahnadian.com/ATL/blog/?p=186 When they write about me in history books, what will they say? I was reading about a French political philosopher and author in one of my textbooks last night, and, in the margin of my notebook, found myself writing: Sarah Koopmans (1981 - ?) Canadian religious and social philosopher and author Can't you ... http://www.sarahnadian.com/ATL/blog/?p=184 Casting their nets wider, the Renaissance thinkers concluded that the ancients had given worthwhile responses to many of the same issues as Christians and that they should not be dismissed simply because they were non-Christian.* For a course I'm taking called Comparative Literature - From Homer to Picasso: Western Culture Across ... http://www.sarahnadian.com/ATL/blog/?p=183 A Transparent Life caught up with Sarah today, and begged and pleaded with her to pretty please give our readers an update about the impressive Mystery Man she told us about five weeks ago. Here's how our chat went: ATL: Wow, Sarah, we hardly see you these days! Life must be ... http://www.sarahnadian.com/ATL/blog/?p=182 A vacuum cleaner. Unless, perhaps, it's a Dyson. We don't know their lasting power yet. Linens. Towels and sheets were never meant to make the journey from parents to children to grandchildren! Feel free to use them for your pets or to wipe off a wet bike seat or when you ... http://www.sarahnadian.com/ATL/blog/?p=180 Before: Excited and a Tiny bit Apprehensive I have a first date tomorrow. My first first date in a long time, my first first date that I feel has been planned the right way and preceded by the right events. I am so excited! I am positive that I am ... http://www.sarahnadian.com/ATL/blog/?p=173 I was recently given a sample of Starbucks' revolutionary new instant coffee, VIA, by an eager barista. I told him there was no way he could sell me on any instant coffee, but asked him for some information, anyway. I ended up going home with a sample, but didn't have ... http://www.sarahnadian.com/ATL/blog/?p=175 ...I'd buy your lo-o-ove! Not really. Off the top of my head, I think I might: Pay for my entire education Put my sister through school to be a Registered Massage Therapist Go back to visit Hawaii and Mexico and Norway, etc., and maybe take my family to one of those places Travel to the UK ... http://www.sarahnadian.com/ATL/blog/?p=174