The scent of rain and lightning on the wind.

Strawberry-lemonade.

The violet-hued world at twilight.

Running in the morning, before the heat of the day.

New summer hours at work - 9 hours days and every other Friday off.

What are your five favorite things about summer?

This NYTimes Op-Ed is worth reading - it traces the history of Memorial Day, originally as a holiday to celebrate victory over slavery and the Union dead, into a holiday of reconciliation for all the Civil War dead. It's funny the things you learn about holidays you already thing you know about. Short and worth reading.

In this case, kickindancer's 30th birthday! Happy birthday ( Read more... )

The story of the high-school girls suspended for saying "vagina" while reciting lines from the Vagina Monologues seems like it may end happily. Their suspensions have been, er, suspended "for further study," and the author, Even Ensler, will visit the school and the girls.

So Ann Coulter called John Edwards a "faggot." Should we care? I mean, it's Ann Coulter - does anyone take her seriously? Mainstream Republicans have been quick to distance themselves from her. It's nice to know that Mitt thinks "all people should be treated with dignity and respect" - as long as they're not gay or lesbian and wanting to get ( Read more... )

What a disgusting, wet, cold, and splashy morning. Umbrellas just don't protect your legs; I need a real raincoat.

I felt bad for the cop who was watching the intersection at our bus stop; she'd forgotten her hat. I felt worse for one of the kids - he was wearing sneakers with a big hole in them.

How the Internet is Saving the Interjection.

I've never before heard or seen "awwa" as a variant of aww.

meh has its numerous fans on my very own LJ.

I had no idea that feh had Yiddish roots, and think maybe that one will come in handy someday.

This is so absolutely bizarre that I'm not sure what to say:

So two guys planted a bunch of light-boards on bridges, near hospitals and T-stations three weeks ago and they were discovered yesterday, causing a bomb scare.

[the city] learned the devices were Turner's when the company sent a fax to City Hall at 5 p.m ( Read more... )

Saturday we went out and saw Lord of the Dance. It kinda went like this ( Read more... )

I missed every bus I tried to catch this morning, watching them sail away, moments before I could catch them. Even thermals didn't keep out the bitter cold as I sat there in disgust, swearing under my breath ( Read more... )