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My Quarterly Update - JoJo Barely Averts Disaster
JoJo (my 3-year old, ittybitty cat affectionately known to the world as MoJo-JoJo-Josephine-Baker or "Nyquil Kitty" because she puts people to sleep when she curls up in their lap) swallowed a two-inch sewing needle (one of the big ones meant for putting stitches in denim or canvas) this morning about 4:30 am ( Read more... ) -
Worked Hard. Not Done.
Somehow, it was tremendously difficult for me to throw away a bit of ribbon tonight. Seriously. It had no sentimental value other than I'd had it floating around my bedroom for several years. Yet somehow, I was trying to find ways to use it, the dingy old thing, as a bookmark (what it has been used for in the past), a pin-holder, a tie. There ( Read more... ) -
Purge
I ruthlessly purged my closet last night ( Read more... ) -
Alive
I love to find unexpected places where wildlife refuses to give up its last, inhospitable patch of land, no matter how many millions of square miles of natural habitat we've stolen:- crickets chirping from the potted plants in the Olive Branch Kroger parking lot - last patch of green in a forty-meter radius;
- the clever, willow-legged spiders that ( Read more... )
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Letting Go
You know, I think I might be ready to let this place go. I logged on to make a post, checked to see if anyone else was actually updating, and most of what I see is twitter account syndication.
It's a shame, only in-so-far as I just bought a permanent account in December (and immediately fell into one of the longest stretches of non-use). -
Dear President Obama
I just sent a message to President Obama via a White House feedback webform. I plan to send him a fax tomorrow with the same message. I urge all of you to write President Obama and your Senators and Representatives and tell them to provide a public option, and even better, a single payer.
Here's what I wrote:Please, for the health and welfare of ( Read more... ) -
How to Handle Cross-Posts - Requests for Advice
How do you guys handle cross-posting on multiple outlets, i.e. LJ, twitter, facebook, etc ( Read more... ) -
"Found" Memories
This week, I'm in Hattiesburg helping my sister, Kelli, work on her new house on my dad's family's farm. She inherited it several months ago, along with its reeking carpet, gouged walls, and other disgusting things I'd rather not list in detail. By the time I got there, the most revolting work had been done by my stalwart sister and our ( Read more... ) -
Broken Promises
I made myself a promise I'd start updating again. It seems like as soon as I bought a permanent account, I stopped even logging in here. I still plan to keep my promise ( Read more... ) -
Man Dies, Trampled By Black Friday Shoppers
A temporary Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death Friday in a rush of thousands of early morning shoppers as he attempted to unlock the doors of a Valley Stream, New York, store at 5 a.m., police said. - Source
In an attempt to buy discounted things, you reduced the value of a life to zero. You stole his future. You stole his Christmas. His ( Read more... )