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Abbey: Jed, what are you thinking about?
Bartlet: Tomorrow.
--The West Wing, last episode.

Peace and joy be with you all.

So last election I posted with a quote from West Wing. This year I'm posting three.

The Past: Leo: Because I am tired of it. Year, after year, after year. Of having to choose between the lesser of Who Cares. Of trying to get myself excited over a candidate who can speak in complete sentences. Of setting the bar so low I can hardly look at it. ( Read more... )

This is late, for a variety of reasons. I think mom will understand.

Happy Birthday, Mom.

love is the voice
under all silences,
the hope which has
no opposite in fear;
the strength so strong
mere force is feebleness:
the truth more first
than sun more last
than star
--e.e. cummings

For Brucha: hugs, love, healing, and hope of an eternal light

Mom died this morning about 15 minutes ago.

West Wing:

Josh: Tell me democracy doesn't have a sense of humor. We sit here, we drink this beer out here on the stoop in violation of about 47 city ordinances. I don't know, Toby. It's election night. What do you say about a government that goes out of its way to protect even citizens that try to destroy it?

Toby: God bless America.

The end.

As most of you know, in July of 2003 my mother was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gherig's disease. Since that time she has continued to decline rapidly and is now completely confined to a wheelchair, and totally dependent on a Bi-Pap to breathe. She has very little mobility left, and her motor control is limited to small movements with ( Read more... )