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Fourth of July plans?
Catboy and I are pondering how to spend ours, wondering if anyone's having gatherings for it. Comments screened to prevent public announcement; if you want one unscreened, let me know. -
Poem for my mother
Roses are red, violets are blue.
The world’s greatest mother? Unquestionably, you.
But what of the rose that is yellow? Or white?
And what of the violet that’s purple and bright?
What happens when tautologies aren’t so taut?
When with logical inconsistencies they are wrought?
Fortunately, though the poem’s categorical.
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A lovely day for a funeral
We went to our landlord Rick's funeral today. It was really wonderful, as far as such things can be. They held it at the Western Railway Museum, since railroads were such a big part of Rick and Chris's life. Once everyone was gathered, the coffin and mourners were taken by train over to the church for the service. It was a very tiny church - one ( Read more... ) -
Brunchmas!
October's End will be opening its doors again this December 25th for our annual Merry Brunchmas*, wherein starting at 11:00am there will be much indulgence in bacon (baaaaaaaaaccoooooonnnnnn), eggs, something yummy and vegetarian, various baked goods, and sitting around with coffee, tea, hot chocolate (and let's be honest, wine).
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I hate that the days I would actually take off because I am sick as a dog are the days I can't take off because I am the only one in my department and there is work that MUST get done today that couldn't get given to me before today.
Bleah. -
Panic abating, still a little worried, but Migo seems okay
Had a bad bit of worry this weekend when the Catboy noticed Migo was using the catbox a lot without much happening. One pricey emergency room visit later, it looks like an infection. We'd know for sure, but that would have taken $450 more for an ultrasound, which we just don't have ( Read more... ) -
random is random
The up-side of listening to lots of music compiled across the internets from blogs and little known bands offering up mp3s for free is the occasional gems and oddities that show up unexpectedly in your winamp rotation. Like this morning, when it churned up Lord Death's Counting Song, by Shoko Asahara. It was a little unexpected to realized I had ( Read more... ) -
Let us acknowledge our history with open eyes...
...so we can please stop repeating it.
Examining the reputation of Christopher Columbus
By Jack Weatherford
Christopher Columbus' reputation has not survived the scrutiny of history, and today we know that he was no more the discoverer of America than Pocahontas was the discoverer of Great Britain. Native Americans had built great civilizations with ( Read more... )
