Fed up (again...or is that still) I wrote to my congress-critter (again). Here is the text of it ( Read more... )

A - Accent: Pick one. They are my speciality ( Read more... )

What is the mystery duet between felines and spectacles? Why are earpieces the preferred teething tool of a beastable that, to my knowledge, stops teething after 2-3 months of (insufferably cute) kittenhood?

How does it happen that a bunch of beaurocratic white eyes get to have a say-so regarding who is, or is not, a Native American?

Like I have to ask, I know.

It's right up there with some non-Kosher, red-wearing, Shabbas-driving, goyishe punim spouting on about part of Leviticus.

Should we win our lottery before Monday, we have a plot of land to purchase in Teaneck. Apparently, a burial ground dating back to the 1600's was "mistakenly" partitioned in the 60's or 70's, and is now due to be bulldozed for development. The remains of First Nations people, African slaves and Dutch settlers alike have been defiled. The ( Read more... )

It's been too long.

I could go through a whole, detailed, artfully rendered narrative - the entire "melyxa's Long-Absence Massacree" in 4-part harmony...with feeling (with apologies to St. Arlo for the paraphrase of "Alice's Restaurant") - but it really wouldn't accomplish much. The Cliff Notes are just as useful here: I have, at points, been feeling ( Read more... )

I've been called melancholy, morbid and dark. I was "Goth" long before there was such a term. I've been known to regard Charles Addams and Martha Stewart with verisimilitude. (No, not really. But you get the idea.)

I also have a unique relationship with all things death - and dying - related ( Read more... )

three things you need to know in advance: 1) Because of bizarre medical (actually, pharmaceutical) reasons beyond our control, we have become HUGE fans of Target. (yes I promise to explain later...or maybe tomorrow.)

2) We are in dire, desperate, heartbreaking need of a sofa.

3) rampallion is a lark ...and I, well, I'm not. I am at my peak at this time ( Read more... )

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I received the news of my grandmother's death after an otherwise pleasant weekend. Far more social than usual. Primarily, we had a visit from coyoteschild. L & T (along with young dragonet C & younger wolflet G) brought coyoteschild over on Friday night. Which was cool. We don't get to spend nearly as much time with L as we'd like, and even less so with T. When he ( Read more... )