sleepingwolf, I hope you have a day that is as wonderful as you are!
QOTD: Thomas Szasz
Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one’s self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily; and why older persons, especially if vain or important,…
Oooohhh, Good Drugs!
Yes, I’m much better now. I managed to convince the pain management clinic that I’m not a junkie who took all her pills early, so I got a new RX for MS Contin and Robaxin. I figure it’ll take me…
Poetry: Shakespearean Sonnet
Shakespearean Sonnet by R.S. Gwynn With a first line taken from the tv listings A man is haunted by his father’s ghost. Boy meets girl while feuding families fight. A Scottish king is murdered by his host. Two couples get…
Maybe I Shouldn’t Have Complained About Those Name Thingies?
My Wicca name is Yuur (Arrogant) Arian (Lovely) Purae omallia (Pure madness). Take The Wicca Name Generator today! Created with Rum and Monkey‘s Name Generator Generator. I tried my maiden name and the second and third were exactly the same,…
QOTD: Starhawk
Community. Somewhere there are people to whom we can speak with passion without having the words catch in our throats. Somewhere a circle of hands will open to receive us, eyes will light up as we enter, voices will celebrate…
Too Cheap to Smoke
curiousmay9 and I were recently discussing how much certain habits, like smoking or heavy drinking, cost. Both of us have family histories of families that won’t pay for things like college for their kids, but one of the parents is…
Retouching Photographs
Ganked from theferrett: Retouched photos and the originals curiousmay9‘s sister is a model, and even she has trouble picking the sister out of all the other lookalikes in a magazine. A lot of that is due to the retouching that’s…
Poetry: The First Green of Spring
The First Green of Spring –David Budbill From Moment to Moment: Poems of a Mountain Recluse Out walking in the swamp picking cowslip, marsh marigold, this sweet first green of spring. Now sautéed in a pan melting to a deeper…
Jihad Name
So this thing says I am Sister Shotgun of Enlightened Compassion. Anybody could be that, though. I prefer the name given to me by d2leddy: Sister Rapier of Bountiful Harvests, Clear River Waters, and Sustainable Lifestyles