I responded to a post in a friend’s LiveJournal, in which she talked about a friend of hers who has just been diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome. Her friend was very upset that my friend didn’t believe there is a…
Finally, home & cat stuff
The last installment of the update—home stuff Sam and I are adjusting to sleeping at a new height. Yes—height. I’ve lusted after a captain’s bed for some time, because of the storage possibilities and how much more walker/wheelchair friendly our…
Gaming & Podcasting & TV, oh my!
Sam has started another podcast in cahoots with Bill Walton. This one, Square One, is for completely new gamers. Check it out – they’ve done a good job. I’m in one episode, though I don’t think that one’s up yet.…
Reading
I just finished reading Born in Death by J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts). It’s the latest in the Eve Dallas series and a good read. I took a break from The Star Scroll, part of Melanie Rawn’s Dragon Prince series, to…
School Update
School is going along fine. In fact, another semester is almost done for me, and Katie’s almost at the end of her semester, too. She’s kicking ass and taking names. Now that she’s settled academically, she’s stretching out into some…
Quote of the Day: May Sarton
We are able to laugh when we achieve detachment, if only for a moment. —May Sarton I do at least a dozen silly things every day, thanks in part to fibro fog. The sooner I let go of my anger…
Poetry: Things You Didn’t Put On Your Resume
Things You Didn’t Put On Your Resume –Joyce Sutphen How often you got up in the middle of the night when one of your children had a bad dream, and sometimes you woke because you thought you heard a cry…
Planned Parenthood of Georgia Offers Free Emergency Contraception 12/6/06
From Planned Parenthood of Georgia: Free EC! December 6, 2006! We’re celebrating increased access to emergency contraception (EC)! EC can safely and effectively prevent pregnancy if started within five days of unprotected sex. Everyone, regardless of age, can get EC…
Poetry: Great Cathedrals
Great Cathedrals –George Bilgere From The Good Kiss Before a date, my college roommate Used to drive his candy-apple red Camaro Down to the car wash and spend the afternoon Washing, waxing, vacuuming it, Detailing the chrome strips, buffing the…
That makes SO much more sense!
PETA = People for Extortion, Terrorism, and Arson