Here in America, we're fine with mass murders being the cost of our gun obsession and fascination with military grade weaponry. I don't even bother to debate it any more, it's a waste of effort. Nothing will be done, sick, crazy people will be able to buy military equipment and use it to kill innocent people because we've decided that it's part of ( Read more... )

For the past four years or so, I've been working very hard to make myself into a positive person. I know it sounds silly, by in 2006, I had a revelation that has been taking root over time. People who knew me kept telling me that I seem very calm and that I don't get easily rattled ( Read more... )

That's right, I haven't posted here in a long while ( Read more... )

I have been reading the Travis McGee novels by John D MacDonald for the last few years, knowing that there were only 21 of them. A couple of weeks ago, I finally broke down and bought the final one, knowing that when it was done, that was it. It was weird...I almost felt like if I didn't have it, the series wasn't really over ( Read more... )

George W. Bush said that the worst thing that happened during his presidency was that Kanye West said he doesn't care about black people ( Read more... )

It's been very busy here at the ol' Rose Seule place ( Read more... )

Still no full-time job ( Read more... )

I have a date tomorrow night. It'll be our 3rd time going out but our first real "date" since the others were just meeting up at a coffee house and talking until one or the other of us had to go to work. She's very "new age-y", but very positive about life, a single mom and works part-time at the group home ( Read more... )

I worked from 6 am to around midnight the last 4 days. Today, I worked from 6 am to 9 am, came home, went back to bed, got up and cooked a GREAT dish (Mirepoix, brown rice and fresh bell peppers all steamed and a home-made black bean burger) and remembered how much I love cooking ( Read more... )

I'm editing my podcast and there's a joke I crowbar-ed in that has NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING, but I am leaving it in because I laugh every time I hear myself say it. Does that make me a mark for my own humor just a narcissist ( Read more... )