Bits and Pieces (Raquel)
 So I’m sitting here, trying to find something in my life that’s blogworthy. I’m sure there must be something.
 If nothing else, I should surely be able to squeeze a blog post out of the fact that I bought two bags full of used books yesterday. But even though it was an enjoyable experience, and I found some good books, I didn’t find any really exciting books that I have to gloat over.
 If I don’t write something about Jeremy soon, I will probably be strangled by various interested parties (or maybe just by Adiel). The most interesting thing I can come up with at the moment is to inform you that we have no great theological differences on squirrels, which fact seems to be of great importance to James. 
 In other random news, I am slightly distressed to find that it’s nearly the end of June and I have not yet begun work on Christmas presents. I’m sure I’m horribly behind schedule, but since I’m not even sure of what I’m making for some people, I don’t know how far behind schedule.
 Also, I have created a Squidoo lens on knitting topological shapes. In other words, it’s a collection of links to patterns for mobius scarves, klein bottle hats, and other such weird stuff. You can find it here. It’s very much a work in progress, so if you have any ideas how to improve it, let me know. By my calculations there may be as many as three people reading this blog who have an interest in knitting, so I expect an overwhelming flood of comments.
 So that’s about it. Life continues to be life. I continue to neglect posting haiku, but I’ll get better about that. And, of course, I continue to buy books I have no shelf space for–that’s not likely to change any time soon.
I must admit my interest in knitting is only very slight (tried it once, but couldn’t really get into it). Sewing and cross-stitch is more along my lines. However, I do have an interest in “mobius scarves, klein bottle hats and other such weird stuff.” Perhaps it is the “weird stuff” that does me in. Or maybe that it is even slightly mathematically related. Along the same lines I ran across a site a while ago on how to create similar topological shapes with crochet. Unfortunately, I can’t remember where I found it.
Did you know that Benjamin’s first word was squirrel? As my mother would say, “It’s a sign.”
Rachel, I have a similar reaction to sewing and cross-stitch–I sew for the finished project, and I rarely choose to either sew or cross-stitch just for the fun of it. But if I go too long without crocheting or knitting then I just start itching to make something. And since I’ve never been that excited about making afghans, I naturally turn to ‘weird stuff’–especially if it’s slightly mathematical. Donna, Clearly this is the sign of a budding theologian. Just watch, Benjamin’s next words will be “John Calvin”.
Donna, just be careful…you might have a problem if his next words are “acorn” and “tree”. I’m assuming that you’ve checked to make sure that he hasn’t sprouted a tail.