I'm not leaving LJ, but my use of it has diminished a lot over the last couple years.  The last entry I posted was almost a year ago, and it led to an argument.  For the first, and second times in my life, I broke bones this past year (I'm fine now), yet somehow I wasn't motivated to post about it here ( Read more... )

I love my Uggs (sort of like these), but after I bought them, I found out that they're about as Australian as Outback Steakhouse. The company is American, and they make everything in China. ("Made *for* kids like you *by* kids like you!")

So when I wanted a black pair, I bought these direct from EMU's web site. They make a lot of stuff in China ( Read more... )

Mr. Glenn K. Murphy ( Read more... )

First, go read this, the founding statement of Refuse and Resist, from 1987. While references to apartheid, Iran/contra, etc., date this manifesto, the ideas behind it are sadly, more true than they were 24 years ago ( Read more... )

[If you're a Unitarian and are not offended by at least one of these then you haven't been paying attention.]

Lay-led services I hope to see:

1. Baked Goods: Discussing the issues surrounding medical marijuana. Dessert potluck to follow.
   
2. You and your car: Can newcomers sign the membership book without proof of Prius ownership?
   
3. Eating Green: The ( Read more... )

Judging by the stuck-pig screeching sounds coming from upstairs, I think Maggie and her friend are playing "Super Mario Livestock Violation ( Read more... )

Hitting week three of the Season of the Itch, brought about by exposure to years-old, dead, nearly invisible poison ivy ground vines. (Of course I can spot living plants.) I've decided this should not go on ( Read more... )

Went on a campout with Himself and other 9-12-year-olds and their dads. These things are pretty mild, but at that age they tend to get into dust-ups with the girls' cabins. At one point we came back to find our firewood partially stolen and the rest scattered around our cabin. As the kids were about to go torch Cabin 12, I reminded them that ( Read more... )

Never a human.

Why do I bother dialing phones?

Two-letter words starting with J: JO
Two-letter words ending with J: none

...to have a recruiter contact you about a job in your own organization. Now, to be fair, my online resume never indicates who my current employer is, so the poor guy had no way of knowing. But it's still entertaining to see an ad for a job whose candidates I'll be (and have been recently) interviewing ( Read more... )