Happy Birthday, Frodo and Bilbo Baggins!

Happy Autumnal Equinox to all!

Happy Belated Birthday, lurea_aure  !

I hope it was a fine day, and that you're feeling well.  *smooches*

Re-post of the NY Times column I linked to yesterday, because the NYT website requires a log-in to view.

( Windbags of the Senate )

To show that my disgust with politicians is not confined entirely to one side of the great divide, I present as evidence this link to a David Brooks column skewering the gasbags on both sides of the Senate aisle.   Normally, I don't like Brooks, who is way too Mr. Conservative for my taste, but I thoroughly enjoyed this pitch-perfect mockery of our ( Read more... )

*oops* I have been reminded by a dear friend that I have not yet given credit for my lovely new Frolijah icons.

They are courtesy of the talented and generous falling_silver , whose website is Silverlight.

For my LOTR-loving friends disturbed by current political trends, I bring you

( Orc Logic )

Remember my dreams of a collective farm/community with a Hobbiton-like town at its heart ( Read more... )

Dear ComEd ( Read more... )

Dear Weather ( Read more... )

Dear Weather,

If people here in the Midwest wanted to live in a place where summer temperatures exceeded 100 degrees F, we would all move to Arizona.

Kindly cut it out. Now, please.

Sincerely,

People of the Midwest