Kurt Vonnegut passed away at 84 today.

He was the honorary president of the American Humanist Association.

Kurt is up in heaven now.

Rest in peace, my good sir.  You will be missed.

Leave a comment and I'll give you a letter; then you have to list 10 things you like starting with that letter. Post them in your journal and give out new letters to your commenters in turn. NO TAGBACKS ALLOWED, unless a commenter specifically requests to be given a letter!

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and ..... interview questions from:
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I'm silly sometimes.
Also, I had what I have now named "the death flu" for about a week and a half. It was really sucky. It seems to be going around DC like wildfire, though, and other places too! So beware: it is nasty and it sticks with you. Bleh. I hope Jk isn't getting it - right now he's using Nyquil to sleep it off.
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Long weekend.  My paternal grandfather died on Friday, I was in Rochester over the weekend and into the week for the funeral, came down with the flu and couldn't keep water down, and now am home.  Still have the flu, which makes it hard to sleep ( Read more... )

Sorting Laundry  by Elisavietta Ritchie

Folding clothes,
I think of folding you
into my life.

Our king-sized sheets
like tablecloths
for the banquets of giants,

pillowcases, despite so many
washings, seams still
holding our dreams.

Towels patterned orange and green,
flowered pink and lavender,
gaudy, bought on sale,

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::Snerk

http://www.benjerry.com/features/americone_dream_index.cfm

I, for one, can't wait to try it. BRING IT ON! FAIR AND BALANCED ICED CREAMS!

No, not to family or JK, but to a friend.

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It is always interesting to me to read about weight issues from my particular vantage point.
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