(I split one post up into various sections because it was SO long.) Katie had a Girl Scout training session last night. Tonight is the Girl Scout unit’s Father-Daughter dance, so I’ll be home alone for a while. Except for…
I Can See!
I have peripheral vision again! I went to the eye doctor this morning and left with a trial pair of contact lenses. I need to dig out my sunglasses (what sambear calls my “Earth Girls Are Easy” shades), because my…
Blah Blah Blah
Very good article: Too many fundamentalists would deny the fundamental rights all people deserve Carter blasts Georgia evolution proposal Jimmy Carter, the most Christian politician I have ever heard of, can see why Kathy Cox’s proposed science curriculum sucks. What…
Catch-Up
I went back to my GP today for a recheck. The meds she gave me last week have made a major difference for the better. She’d had me recording my basal body temperature every day, so I gave her the…
Excellence
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. –Aristotle
Migraines & MyPoints
Okay, there’s a damned good reason not to ignore those horrible headaches or just put up with them: Migraine Linked to Brain Lesions
Being Open/Available/Attractive?
A dear friend asked about how to improve his chances of meeting someone and said that he doesn’t consider himself attractive. I do consider him attractive. After I wrote and sent the following to him, I realized that I need…
Trash Haulers Again
Hmph. As I call through the 27 possible garbage services listed for our county, I can’t help but think that this is a ridiculous process. The county site does have a list of utility companies, but it can’t tell me…
PopeFelix’s Birthday & Books
Happy Birthday popefelix! Have any of you read The Wonder of Boys? It looks interesting. It was mentioned in a discussion about helping adolescents to understand the changes in their bodies. The venerable Our Bodies, Ourselves has been suggested for…
Quotes & Cleaning & School
This quote: Television has raised writing to a new low. –Samuel Goldwyn Reminded me of this one: To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present, very few people have reached this level.…