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an actual picture post
I mentioned in my last post that we were in New Orleans for Halloween this year. I don't take many pictures, and all I have is a cell camera, but here are a few.
( Because there is no way not to take a spooky picture in a NOLA cemetery ) -
What on earth happened to November?
Okay, If I think about it, I do know what happened. In bullet form, like the tech writer I used to be- Went to New Orleans at the very end of October and met with M-TNG-1, who is working in Louisiana
- Visited Marie Leveau's tomb and some spooky graveyards on Halloween day
- Sat in a nice restaurant on Bourbon street that night, watching Halloween in NOLA ( Read more... )
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Are they really this clueless?
I just received an email from a Christian organization with the statement below. I find it hard to believe such an uptight group would make this pun intentionally, but almost as hard to believe that they could miss it ( Read more... ) -
Knitting
This is a yarn shop near me. I don't know whether to thank them or curse them for feeding my interest in knitting. They are amazingly nice, and I would never have figured out how to graft the toes of a sock if one of the salespeople hadn't shown me very patiently after I happened to mention I was having trouble. There are always people sitting ( Read more... ) -
Dear Michele Bachmann,
You say that you were approached by a woman who told you her daughter became mentally retarded after getting the Gardasil vaccine.
So? My daughter graduated summa cum laude and was accepted into Phi Beta Kappa shortly after getting the same vaccine.
I'd try to explain why some thing one person told you with no evidence of cause and effect is not a ( Read more... ) -
Hi there, FL
I've been able to pick up reading on DW and LJ lately, so I don't feel too embarrassed about starting to post again. Even when I don't have anything to say, I've enjoyed reading fandom posts and seeing that some people are still out there playing. It's a little bit like old times, although with a much smaller population. I know people have left for ( Read more... ) -
back to the grindstone
My sister is now staying with my mother, so I was able to get back home and back to work. The end-of-month rush is more rushed than usual because of my unscheduled two-and-a-half week vacation ( Read more... ) -
breaking radio silence
First of all, Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there, especially Mr. M, who is currently handling all parental duties back on the prairie. (Because the sprogs have morphed into adults, these duties seem to consist of loaning my car to M:TNG-2, plus offering moral support. But he's really good at the moral support.) There's been a lot going on ( Read more... )
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