Confirming forever that cats are evil. And willing to double down if they get caught.

Here's to the last Ankh-Morpork revolution, to Towel Day, and to my morris teammate Karen Candlin.

I look at Reddit once or twice a week now. The "Ask Me Anything" sessions, where various flavors of noteworthy people offer themselves for no-holds-barred interviews, always pique my interest. I recommend this one -- it doesn't rehash the old sound bites. He put a lot of thought into his answers, and you'll probably say Wow a few times.

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And whaddya know, an immediate opportunity to talk politics. Our land line was randomly selected to participate in a telephone conference with our House representative, Anna Eshoo, on the subject of the proposed Medicare cuts. I'm listening to it now; sounds as though I came in near the tail end. I love hearing her say she won't participate in the ( Read more... )

Inspired by a discussion in another journal (from which this post is a reworked comment), I'm considering posting more political content here. Even though my physical health has improved to the point that writing seems interesting again, I've shied away from the current state of politics because it's so fucking appalling. I'm afraid of steam ( Read more... )

The last six weeks marked the least festive holiday season I've experienced in decades. The majority of my time was spent in bed or propped up on the living room couch. Christmas and New Year, down the drain. As far as I can tell I got hit by four or five things in succession, probably hormonally amplified. Can't tell now whether allergies ( Read more... )

This is the worst trouble I've had with allergies ever, with symptoms more extreme. It's near anaphylaxis. (At least that explains why Sudafed helps.) I've taken to wearing a particle filtration mask when I go outside, and that definitely makes a difference. It weirds people out, so I briefly pull the mask down and explain it's just because of ( Read more... )

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Good to remember. Always check your sources.

Edit: In fact, I'm cranky enough about the relevant material that I'm posting a unicorn chaser for myself. Maybe you could use one too. Neil Gaiman's white dogs bounding in the white snow:

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Check out the entire Historyteachers channel on YouTube, by the way.

For once I am not crazy batshit worried about whether everything will work out at the end of the quarter, for what may be the first time in years ( Read more... )