that Neil Armstrong's funeral was held on the same day as a blue moon. And when you think as well about his family's suggestion last week giving Neil a wink the next time you look up at a full moon...

Rationally, I know this is nothing more than a coincidence. But there's a part of me that want to ignore rationality.

I don't know if any of you were watching ESPN2 this afternoon when three of their sportscasters interviewed Laura Robson in their studio after she beat Li Na. One of the sportscasters was male; I don't know his name and don't recognize him as a former professional tennis player. After the usual question about today's match and the one the other ( Read more... )

Although this is a pretty long video (30 minutes), it is a very well done program about Pennsic and the SCA, filmed at this year's Pennsic.

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In the SCA, my name is Mary of Montevale, and the Userpic you see with this post is my device. For the past few years, I have been one of the main Features Reporters for the Pennsic newspaper, the Pennsic Independent. Some of the things I wrote are on line in the Web version of the paper. If you'd like to take a look, here are the links:

"Weathering ( Read more... )

We are home from this year's Pennsic War. Kitties have been fetched from the kennel, and Steve has just reminded me that we need to turn the icemaker in the freezer part of the fridge back on.

My car and I have been in another accident (no one hurt; car driveable) that was in no way ouro fault. And it took place only 50 feet from the site of the accident I had on February 6 this year. [That time, in the shopping center parking area a woman pulled out from a stop sign into the side of my car ( Read more... )

It's been warm enough (at least from noon onward) the last couple of days that I was able to experiment today with something that may make the hot weather much more pleasant for me ( Read more... )

This morning our local newspaper has an article about the failure of the largest high school in the county (the one where my husband teaches) to make AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) on the state-mandated assessment tests. [If testing programs in schools are normally off your radar, this is all part of No Children Left Behind ( Read more... )

I just signed the following petition addressed to: Arizona Senate, Arizona State Legislature, Debbie Lesko.

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Stop the Arizona birth control BillIf this bill passes the senate then women of Arizona would be forced to provide documentation that birth control is for medical purposes only. The "company" would not be required to cover ( Read more... )

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