Why do we have a reverse-911 system, if the county won’t use it to tell us things like, “Hey, we had a water main break and you need to boil your water before using it.” We’ve had so many water main breaks in the last year that I’m glad we don’t drink tap water, anyway (even […]
What? Huh?
There was something specific I was going to post. I know it. I remember thinking, “Oh, yeah, I want to blog about that!” But I didn’t do it immediately and now, of course, it’s gone, gone, gone. Blah. So, instead, you get a little hodge-podge update of books and pictures.
Dr. Horrible!
Go go go! This is the last day to see it free! If it comes out on DVD as hoped, we’ll be buying a copy. It’s hilarious. Oh! There’s also a Captain Hammer comic!
Memoir Title Meme
Lillian, another Blog365 participant, tagged me for this meme. I don’t think I’ve ever been tagged for anything before! Here are the rules: Write the title to your own memoir using exactly six words. Post it on your blog. Link to the person who tagged you. Tag five other bloggers. The first thing that comes to mind is […]
Juno!
Katie got the Juno DVD last week, so we all watched it together Friday night. She’s been gushing about it since seeing it in the theater and adores the soundtrack, so we were certainly curious. It was an odd movie, fairly quiet—no car crashes, big tragedies, etc. It was really well done, and I was […]
Happy Birthday Sam!
41 years ago today, the sweetest, sexiest, most marvelous person in the universe was born. I have no idea why I’ve been blessed by his presence in my life, but I hope it never ends.
ToTD: Fran Lebowitz
Take away a man’s actual sense of manhood–which is conventionally based on the ability to work, to earn money, to be self-sufficient, to provide for children–and you’ve got to give them something else. And they did. This hideous religion that’s all over the country–these huge church-malls–that’s what substitutes for these lost towns. But that’s not a […]
TotD: Doris Lessing on Education
Doris Lessing, Introduction to The Golden Notebook Ideally, what should be said to every child, repeatedly, throughout his or her school life is something like this: “You are in the process of being indoctrinated. We have not yet evolved a system of education that is not a system of indoctrination. We are sorry, but it is […]
Grrr
The latest version of WordPress is out, so I upgraded this blog right away, as I usually do. Of course, the plugin I use most, Now Reading, choked and won’t work anymore. Le sigh. The problems with the previous “new” WP version were never truly resolved, and now the author’s forum isn’t working, either. I […]
SBQ: Balance?
The Stitching Bloggers Question of the Week (really last week) is: How do you balance your stitching time with your other obligations such as work, household chores, etc.? That isn’t really an issue for me, as I haven’t been stitching lately. I really need to go buy some floss so I can get past a stumbling […]