Monthly Archives: January 2011

The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars ,but in ourselves, that we are underlings… William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar I’m sure you’ve seen the news: because of shifts in the earth’s rotation, the old zodiac no longer applies.  There is … Continue reading →

The universe, in the form of other people, might be trying to tell me something. In the past month, I have had someone tell  me that I am beautiful, fascinating and complex.* (They also said something completely flattering about my … Continue reading →

Regarding the last post:  I think it’s great.  Of course, I’m his mother, so I am a rather biased.  (I particularly like the “not wanting antagonism impaired” line:  I think it shows a good understanding of human nature.)

“Phobia” AquaphobiaAerophobiaScared of the clouds of rain that go to yaThere are no gathering stormsThere are no people above the normJust phobia. TerraphobiaThermophobiaScared of the earth that builds loveSlaughtering people foreign landsLetting innocent blood flow in the drifting sandsIt is … Continue reading →

Penwiper doing her best Bast impersonation

I have been trying to postpone posts on hot-button topics until I can form coherent sentences about them.  Occasionally, this means waiting until I calm down enough that I am not frothing at the mouth. Antonin Scalia gave an interview … Continue reading →

Dear Jonathan Larson, wherever you may be, I love your work, man. Rent should have been the opening act of a career that would have staggered the world. That it was a swan song is heartbreaking. But, and I realize … Continue reading →

I think this says everything I would want to say about the shooting in Arizona:

The Not-So-Little-Drummer Boy went back to school earlier this week. After several days of concentrated effort, I have mostly exorcised the inappropriate use of the word “like” from my vocabulary. At one point while he was here, I challenged him … Continue reading →

This is a retraction, sort of. I have removed my post about the Gifford shooting as being premature: we do not as yet know motivations. That said, I stand by my statements about the invidious nature of the far-right rhetoric. … Continue reading →

One of the recurring themes of fundamentalist American Christianity is how “persecuted” they are. They seem to have a personal investment in finding themselves persecuted, to the point where they define “not being able to establish a theocracy, and not … Continue reading →

He looks around, around ….. He sees angels in the architecture, Spinning in infinity, He says, Amen! and Hallelujah! Paul Simon, “You Can Call Me Al” Yesterday, my “planned pleasant activity” was a trip into the City to walk the … Continue reading →

Definitely take the time to read the parking garage signs more carefully.  The garage at Grace Cathedral is not $2.50/hour, as you misunderstood it to be, but $2.50/every twenty minutes. That ended up being a more expensive church service than … Continue reading →

This above all: to thine own self be true,And it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man.WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, Hamlet, act I, scene iii   Last night, The Red-Headed Menace (RHM) was talking to … Continue reading →

EchidnaBoy has requested that his nom de blog be changed.  Normally I would have laughed at him and said, “Not a chance, Bub,”  but he does in fact valid reasons for asking.  So, in the future, my youngest son shall … Continue reading →