Voting Our Conscience, Not Our Religion Second, politics is the art of the possible. During the eight years of the Reagan presidency, the number of legal abortions increased by more than 5 percent; during the eight years of the Clinton…
Antidote: Kittens
Last night, simplykimberly posted pictures of her insanely cute kitten. I just went to get another fix, after getting so sad.
Goodbye to a Hero
Reading that Chris Reeve is dead has shocked me. He continued to be so strong and determined, it’s just difficult to believe that he could be dead. I can only think that he’s striding around, even flying, somewhere. His tireless…
Libra, Yes?
Happy Birthday starwolf67!
Poetry: Proverbial Ballade
Proverbial Ballade –Wendy Cope Fine words won’t turn the icing pink; A wild rose has no employees; Who boils his socks will make them shrink; Who catches cold is sure to sneeze. Who has two legs must wash two knees;…
Inner Child Speaking
Someone just offered one of those cool wooden swing sets on the Atlanta Freecycle list. I have no reason to want one. I don’t have a child in the right age group. But I’ve always wanted one. And we have…
No Larva Left Behind!
Pure Silliness
Because it reminds me of mrpsyklops‘s song “I Am a Happy Dog”: How many dogs does it take to change a lightbulb? Golden Retriever: The sun is shining, the day is young, we’ve got our whole lives ahead of us,…
The Results of Abstinence-Only Education
Bush’s Emphasis on Abstinence Puts USA at Risk for Increase in HIV Cases A study by Peter Bearman of Columbia University and Hannah Bruckner of Yale University found that teenagers who made virginity pledges delayed the onset of sexual activity…
Bush Quote
Bush Video I know it was a misstatement, but I have to think of it as a Freudian slip in many ways. “Our enemies are innovative and resourceful. And so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to…