I tried the meme, and look what I got ( Read more... )

Attention, crack!fic writers! Last week’s issue of Science News reports a study that proves what we knew all along: Justin’s golden hair really glows! Here are the details ( Read more... )

Hey folks-I was looking for something to do this evening that didn’t involve getting up off the sofa and stumbled across this gem: “One Last Dance,” with Patrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi, and George de la Pena. It may not be the world’s greatest screenplay or have the best dialogue, but the plot resonated with me, a 55-year-old danseuse manquée. Not sure ( Read more... )

Thanks to all the folks who emailed me or wondered how we're doing here in St. Louis. Miss D. and I are some of the really fortunate ones--we did lose power after the first storm tore through the city on Wednesday night, but by some miracle our power was back on by noon the next day. Then yesterday noon a second storm, even more destructive, cut ( Read more... )

Listening to the news on NPR a couple of hours ago, I heard that W had called up the Turkish president to see what could be done to help the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon. Huh? How about not speeding up delivery of bombs to Israel? Not to mention maybe not selling bombs at all, to Israel or anyone else, but hey--let's not ask for miracles ( Read more... )

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Sometimes Miss D. and I bite off more than we think we can chew, but it always turns out OK in the end. ( Read about our latest project under the cut. )

Hi folks. Several friends have asked off-line where I've been lately. It's the usual "excuse"--real life got in the way for a bit. I haven't even taken any photos lately, other than the one of Shadow a few days ago!

I do hope to be back more often. I have to catch up on my reading--haven't finished several lovely fics by my favorite authors!

Rainy day, cats indoors, and this is where I find Shadow....


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