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Weep Little Lion Man
So the groundhog predicted an early spring. I have a feeling much of the country today is scoffing at the news. A co-worker who grew up in Louisiana told me that down there they just throw a groundhog in a pot and call it stew. I knew there was a reason I like her so much.
I like banjos too, I’ve discovered. I’m listening a lot to Mumford & Sons ( Read more... ) -
Barely Legal
Has it really been three years since I last posted to LJ?
My last entry has me looking for caffeine and chocolate before a snow storm. I must have found them.
There's not been much snow this year in Virginia. Doesn't stop me from complaining, though. I'm tired of winter. Tomorrow I want the damn groundhog to see his shadow... or not see his shadow ( Read more... ) -
The weather outside is frightful
The forecast calls for two to four inches of snow tomorrow.
The masses at the grocery store are stocking up on milk and bread.
My cart has coffee, Cokes, and chocolate. We all have our priorities.
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Things
Things I love...- Reading books about selkies with Rachel.
- Sarah Vowell. I'm re-reading Assassination Vacation before I give a copy to a Republican friend of mine. It's just as much fun the second time around. Hope she thinks so.
- Rome, which leaves me exhausted and drained at the end of each episode. This is one of the few shows that I watch with ( Read more... )
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Spring Forward
Life has been full and crazy these days, but for the most part, okay. After another year of upheaval, it seems like things are calming down and looking up. [knock on wood] Work has been demanding and insane at times. I find myself torn between the lure of the familiar and comfortable and the desire to move on. It might be time to move on ( Read more... ) -
February rolls round again
I should like February. After all, Rachel turns seven this month. Talk to Rachel now and she'll want to discuss cartoons and scooters, Hannah Montana and soduko puzzles, horses and double dutch jump roping, and, oh yes, boys ( Read more... ) -
Happy Birthday!
I'm ashamed to say that I do not remember the first time I met lillithj. We attended the same small college in Virginia. We were both a little eccentric. We were both on the same editorial magazine, and that's probably where we met ( Read more... ) -
Day 30: Her father's daughter
I checked on Rachel the other night before going to bed. Because she was sleeping on the edge of her bed, feet facing the headboard, her normal position, I scooted her over so she wouldn't fall out during the night. She woke up while I was moving her, sitting upright and looking straight at me ( Read more... ) -
Day 29: End in sight
According to CNN, America has just gotten more dangerous. "Last year, a group of sea lions took over a Newport Beach marina and caused a vintage 50-foot yacht to capsize when they boarded it....In Alaska, a huge sea lion jumped onto a fisherman's boat in 2004, knocked him overboard and pulled him underwater; he escaped without serious injury ( Read more... ) -
Day 28: It's still November
I say this for a couple of reasons. First, I have three more entries to complete NaBloPoMo. Dear God, I am a boring person.
And second, it's not Christmas yet, people. A local radio station had already started playing Christmas carols twenty-four hours a day before Thanksgiving. The Salvation Army was already out ringing bells last week. ( Read more... )