So, I live in the city unfortunate enough to be hosting the RNC, and the police and FBI's brutal intimidation tactics have been well documented by now. I was outraged as a proud resident of this state to see my police force behaving so outrageously. That was intellectual. This is personal ( Read more... )

The Omnivore's Hundred is an eclectic and entirely subjective list of 100 items that Andrew Wheeler, co-author of the British food blog Very Good Taste, thinks every omnivore should try at least once in his life ( Read more... )

Back late Monday

So I voted for Hillary in the primary, but I am first and foremost a Democrat (well, in MN it's actually the Democrat-Farmer-Labor party) and I always planned to support whoever we decided to run, so I am completely pleased to have been at the rally when Obama won the nomination. I went with marainsanity and we waited for 3 hours in a line that went literally ( Read more... )

I'm leaving for Clearwater, Florida in the morning to visit my godmother and I'll be there until Monday evening, probably without internet. See y'all on Tuesday :)

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So, I've been silently seething about the way that my church backed down on the use of inclusive language and reinstated the Nicene Creed in its original text. Now, I attend mass largely out of family unity and think of it as a seminar on ethics - one which will hopefully give me something to think about for the next week if I'm lucky, but often ( Read more... )

"Very few of us look good or normal with absolutely no makeup on at all"

This little gem came from an article linked off of aol's opening page today. Let me draw your attention to the word "normal" ( more behind the cut )

I made a wonderful dinner last night that was just perfect for the slightly overcast sky and cool breeze rattling the leaves outside my windows. Everything turned out really well - I was impressed ( Read more... )

So I don't post about this whole grandmother situation often, but something's come up and I could use the advice.

( Background - Alzheimer's and dog training don't mix )