Category Archives: mental health

Snow Day Monkeys

Posted on 2017/02/13 by circuskitchen

Monday, February 13th 2017 Spontaneously employing son and nephew to help sort paperwork on this snow day was like Christmas in February.  Baby Mary in her new hand-me-down jammies is the icing on the fruit cake. 2017-02-13 Snow Day Monkeys … Continue reading →

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Better than Normal – Improv Boston

Posted on 2017/02/11 by circuskitchen

Saturday, February 11th 2017 On this afternoon we made it to our local comedy store, Boston Improv, for their weekly (100% improvised) Kids Show. 2017-02-11 IMPROV BOSTON KIDS SHOW [1:16]:    Here are the kids with the actors afterwards:   … Continue reading →

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Fun in Fascist Times

Posted on 2017/02/02 by circuskitchen

Thursday, February 2nd 2017 Einstein & Wiesel   Although I have lost patience with people who still only talk -and post- exclusively about THEMSELVES, for the sake of mental health we all still need to have a little fun sometimes.  To … Continue reading →

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Muslim Travel Ban Protest – BOSTON CHANTS & SIGNS

Posted on 2017/01/29 by circuskitchen

Sunday, January 29th 2017 After last night’s incredible protests at international airports all over the country in response to the unconscionable detainments of citizens from these new arbitrarily “banned” countries, a judge “stayed” that executive order, and today is a … Continue reading →

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First They Came for the Muslims

Posted on 2017/01/29 by circuskitchen

  … and we said, “NOT ON OUR F*CKING WATCH!” Saturday, January 28th 2017 So this is already happening.  On Friday (1/27/17) F*cking Chumpity-Dumbass Dumphead literally ordered a ban on Muslims from entering the country! See:  http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/01/trump-order-170129030842119.html Trump signed the … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Bigotry BRINGS US TOGETHER

Posted on 2017/01/24 by circuskitchen

Tuesday, January 24th 2017 As I struggle to tear my eyes and heart and mind away from all the horrifying news coming from our country’s new “administration,” and to curate the media I collected from the weekend’s historical WOMEN’S MARCH AROUND … Continue reading →

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UkeOke: This Land is Your Land

Posted on 2017/01/19 by circuskitchen

by Woodie Guthrie – Lyrics  #Ukulele REFRAIN: This land is your land, this land is my land From the California to the New York Island From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf stream waters This land was made for you … Continue reading →

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Pussyhats for the Resistance

Posted on 2017/01/18 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, January 18th 2017 As we brace ourselves for an unthinkable inau-gag!-guration of an unspeakably inappropriate and unqualified person for [*cough*] U.S. President this Friday, we are also busy preparing ourselves for the “unprecedented” historic Women’s March on Saturday. One amazing symbol that … Continue reading →

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Quantifying Catastrophes

Posted on 2017/01/17 by circuskitchen

Tuesday, January 17th 2017   In the face of the immeasurable tsunami wall of sh*t being ushered in by this unthinkable carbuncle of a president-elect, and to get a grasp of what otherwise seems a mind dizzying array of overwhelming problems, here … Continue reading →

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ClaraJane’s 5.5th Birthday Walk

Posted on 2017/01/12 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, January 11th 2017 It was decided that our our baby’s summer birthday would be celebrated at school on her half birthday, today in January. 2017-01-11 ClaraJane’s 5.5th Birthday Walk [1:43]:    I have heard my son in lower elementary … Continue reading →

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