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In Ireland, 10 Years Ago
On this day, 10 years ago, I was in Ireland. I had spent a troubled night, walking long trails in the dark, feeling frustrated by my inability to make a difference with people. The women on our tour had been having disputes, and I had been trying to mediate and feeling ineffective. I went for a walk, that night, the eve of Midsummer. I walked ( Read more... ) -
BayCon 2011
It's actually rather nice that the NCWA stopped having an event on Memorial Day weekend, though I grinched about it at the time. That's because it means I get to attend BayCon, rather than just getting an after-hours membership ( Read more... ) -
Of Shifting Pet Chickens and Passages
We lost Elonwy, the grey Polish hen, last night. Poor girl suffered from hip displasia from when she was a chick, and her body was always twisted, with one leg sticking backward and slightly up. Undeterred, she would hop on one foot, and act otherwise normal. Hens with that sort of deformity usually don't make it more than a few months, but she ( Read more... ) -
Wow, I love Conspiracy Theory
It's so entertaining, if you discount the fact that these folks could be dangerous ( Read more... ) -
Osama' Requium, by way of Shakespeare
Full Fathom Five Osama lies,
Of his Hate let Peace be made.
These are gone, that were his lies,
Let his memory quiet fade,
But all the world be changed--
Away with leaders so deranged. -
Birdie
If ever a chicken was suited to be a pet, it's Birdie ( Read more... ) -
Global Climate Change
Because it's Earth Day, I figure it's a good time to wonder why climate change is a political issue. Are the debunkers afraid they'll have to pay damages for flooding and lost coastal real estate? Or are they simply offended because Al Gore made a movie about it? Or is it simply a case of a four-year-old saying "Lamp? What broken lamp? I don't know ( Read more... ) -
Of Records and Birthers...
I've been having a hard time figuring out why the "birthers" piss me off so much. Aside from the sheer political conspiracy-theorist weirdness of it all, that is. Which should be enough. But it's more complex than that. But I'm starting to figure it out ( Read more... )