Originally posted by gabrielleabelle at Mississippi Personhood Amendment
Okay, so I don't usually do this, but this is an issue near and dear to me and this is getting very little no attention in the mainstream media ( Read more... )

OK, I don't know how to do an lj cut, so this is a SPOILER ALERT--don't read further until you have seen tonight's season-ender for Castle ( Read more... )

Please VOTE today, all of you who are American and of the right age. I've always voted, but after being immersed this summer in what women of an earlier time went thru to get this right for us, I am voting much more carefully and gratefully, as I am more appreciative that I have this privilege ( Read more... )

Today is August 26. In 1920, American woman finally achieved, after 72 years of striving, the right to vote. Are you all voting? I am, but after recently watching the 2004 HBO movie Iron Jawed Angels (it stars Hillary Swank, and I got it very cheaply on amazon.com), I am taking my right even more seriously, knowing what women went thru, for ( Read more... )

If you watch Castle, but have not seen tonight's season finale as yet, stop reading now. (I don't know how to do one of those cut things, sorry ( Read more... )

I've been trying to think of the title and author of a story I've read a few times and liked, and I can't find it--I hope someone will recognize it and help ( Read more... )

Yesterday, my husband came home with his son, after a day working on a concrete job.  He said "you'll never believe what the kid did today!"  (the kid is 42).   The saw which cuts thru concrete has to be started by the pull start type of thing that starts some lawn mowers, if you know what I mean. You have to yank on it hard.   (I watched them for ( Read more... )

Isn't this new icon cute?  I've long loved that photo of RDA, and thanks to the talented Beth of LOLMac here on LJ, I now have this new icon, as well as one more (if interested, look at my userpics for the one of Jack that says "Where's the Cake ( Read more... )

I was told yesterday that there is a newish villain on Desperate Housewives who had also been on some Star Trek.  I've never watched Desperate Houswives, but I've watched every bit of Star Trek that there is, so I'm curious as to who this could be.  Any ideas?

Thanks!
Melissa M.

I'm so pleased--the filly has won the Preakness, over a field of colts, the first time in 85 years, I think they said ( Read more... )