Well, sorta. Katie and I indulged in a Veronica Mars marathon tonight, watching most of two DVDs of episodes. It was a good thing to keep me occupied while doing a very, very boring technical chore. She was doing some…
Poetry: The Blue Bowl
The Blue Bowl —Jane Kenyon From Otherwise: New & Selected Poems Like primitives we buried the cat with his bowl. Bare-handed we scraped sand and gravel back into the hole. They fell with a hiss and thud on his side,…
Why Can’t We Think Well When We’re Sick?
This isn’t specifically about CFS/ME or FMS, but I found it interesting, and I think it makes sense. Why Mental Lethargy When Sick During an infection, humans typically experience a set of physiological and psychological symptoms, including fever, confusion, decreased…
What Can All Couples Learn From Same-Sex Marriages?
From Gay Unions Shed Light on Gender in Marriage A growing body of evidence shows that same-sex couples have a great deal to teach everyone else about marriage and relationships. Most studies show surprisingly few differences between committed gay couples…
Seductive Fiction: Anne Bishop
I hit a run of “eh” books. I’m not sure if that was about the books or my mood, honestly. I tried reading Blindfold Game by Dana Stabenow. I love her writing, most of the time. I couldn’t stomach another…
A Monster Got Me!
Repeatedly, even. At Sam’s Club. Okay, he was maybe 4 years old, and a serious cutie. Wearing a Marine Corps t-shirt, no less. First, he ran up to a couple in front of me and “RAWRRd,” (not actually touching anyone).…
Too Hot!
It’s 90 degrees F outside now. It was 103 earlier. We’re still in the first week of June. I have no idea what the “effective temperature” (or whatever they call it) is when the humidity is factored in. Even with…
Any Plurkers?
That man roped me into another messaging thingie, Plurk. If you’re already a member, I’m TechnoMom there, of course. I can’t really blame him, since Twitter seems to be down all the time. Pownce never really took off, did it?…
Bloggers are Dangerous!
You’d better learn to recognize the warning signs, just to be safe.
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That’s pretty much my opinion today. Blah. Blah blah blah. I couldn’t wake up enough to drive safely, so I missed an appointment that will take months to reschedule. For every assignment we do in the tech writing course I’m…