Alright, most of you should know by now, I'm an independent with some pretty strong opinions. Yes, I voted, no, I didn't vote for Obama and I didn't vote for McCain. I voted my conscience and I am okay with that ( Read more... )

Not sure I spelled his first name right, but I have a new great-nephew (my nephew's son, his second child). Zachery Joshua. Almost 8lbs, and a Halloween baby to boot!

Felt like posting.

Some other news too, but it'll wait.

I'm totally lj cutting this so folks don't randomly get text bombed by someone who rarely posts... ;)

( So, for those unaware, Mr Piddlepaws got kicked out of daycamp... )

So many of you know the saga of Zandalar Piddlepaws (commonly known as Xander the 10 month old Newfie) and his battle with the stairs.

Well, for my birthday mexican_bandit gave me a pressie. He brought Mr Piddlepaws over to the top stair, told him to go down and he actually did! He even came back up.

The catch was, he didn't really want to go down, so you ( Read more... )

What do you have faith in? Why?

This isn't a religious argument. You're christians, jews and pagans; don't argue about religion or I'll delete your post.

It's about faith. What you have faith in and why. How did you come to it? What has it meant to and for you?

Just an interesting little piece from Robin Hobb:

http://robinhobb.com/rant.html

I'm mostly just writing to get it off my chest ( Read more... )

Ahhhh .... yes. Writing from an internet coffee cafe on the resort in Costa Rica.

Day 1: travel for what seems like forever, get to the resort feeling a little green around the gills and have lunch while waiting for our room to be ready. lounge about, watch Anna and the King, eat a yummy pseudo-asian dinner, go back to the room and sack out ( Read more... )

"Because true conservatives are pessimists, they are happier than liberals, for three reasons. First, pessimists are rarely surprised. Second, when they are wrong they are delighted to be so. Third, pessimists do not put their faith in princes - in government. They understand that happiness is a function of fending for oneself. Happiness is an ( Read more... )

I Am A: Lawful Neutral Human Ranger/Sorcerer (3rd/2nd Level)

Ability Scores:

Strength-13

Dexterity-15

Constitution-12

Intelligence-15

Wisdom-15

Charisma-13

Alignment:
Lawful Neutral A lawful neutral character acts as law, tradition, or a personal code directs him. Order and organization are paramount to him. He may believe in personal order and live ( Read more... )