My last LJ post was a very long time ago. How did it get to be 2011? Many things have changed.( blah blah blah )

Chapter One is in the previous post. ( Where Am I? )

**Excerpted from e-letters with a friend, this describes some of my experience of grief. My Mom died on July 13, 2009. It was a sudden heart attack that felled her on July 11 and she lingered on life support for a few days while we waited to get the awful news that she was brain dead. Then we had to make That Decision. It's been almost two months ( Read more... )

President calls $165 million in bonuses an 'outrage to the taxpayers'
Favorite quote: Said Obama: "All across the country, there are people who work hard and meet their responsibilities every day, without the benefit of government bailouts or multimillion-dollar bonuses. And all they ask is that everyone, from Main Street to Wall Street to ( Read more... )

solarmonarch has done it again. I totally love my new Daffy icon!!! Thanks, Boo.

Ms. Coffee posted about her musings on moving to Florida after a vacation spent in Key West. My comment was too long to post there, so I'm putting it here. ( Been There, Done That, and Moved Back Home. )

Because I am so friggin' frustrated with my current production, I offer this Nerd Test in lieu of the rant I really want to post.



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Free at last ( Read more... )

Are Left Handed People Smarter?

It's been a tough couple of months. ( Long Story Short )