Note to self: NEVER plan any social event here without scheduling a visit from the maids right beforehand. Anyway, curiousmay9 and I went to Sears last night and bought our new stove! It will be delivered and installed tomorrow. It’s…
Birthday Stuff
sambear had planned a party to celebrate my birthday this Friday. Unfortunately, I’m simply not up to it this week—so it’s on for the following Friday (11/19). If you’re interested, please contact him 🙂
Squee!
I got a card from hopeevey!
Sounds Lovely
Have any of you head the Missa Gaia (Earth Mass)? It looks like something that would be incredible. Since I’m unlikely to ever get to a live performance, I’m considering getting the recording.
Elegant Snark
The Hunting of the Cat (with apologies to Mr. Carroll) from Jon Reid: The Hunting of the Cat “Come, listen my friends while I tell you again The five unmistakeable spats By which you may know, wheresoever you go, The…
A New Spin On Holiday Giving
From Monica Ricci’s Catalyst Organizing newsletter: When November hits, many people shift into holiday mode, beginning their planning for December events. Holidays, by definition, are a time to relax with friends and family, retreating from work and responsibilities to enjoy…
Poetry: Feasting
Feasting –Elizabeth W. Garber From Pierced by the Seasons I am so amazed to find myself kissing you with such abandon, filling myself with our kisses astounding hunger for edges of lips and tongue. Returning to feast again and again,…
Adding to Another List: They Don’t Do Coyotes, Either
Over the last ten years, either I or people in my immediate circle of family and friends have had reason to call animal control in various Georgia counties about immediate human encounters with possums, raccoons, ferrets, and other animals. In…
First-Graders Were Told Kerry ‘Kills Babies’
Yet another entry in the “reasons to homeschool” list, found via ariedana: Teacher’s politics disturbs students By STEVE URBON, Standard-Times senior correspondent FAIRHAVEN — A Rogers School music teacher sent first-graders home on Election Day to warn their parents against…
Mind Mapping
Since sambear is having so much fun with this software, I figured I’d share it with the rest of you: FreeMind: A mind mapper, and at the same time an easy-to-operate hierarchical editor with a strong emphasis on folding. These…