Who I am…
I am a lawyer, former mother of teenagers, and a quixotic seeker after and champion of factual truth.
I make the best damn brownies you have ever had that are not regulated by the federal government.
I love movies, Broadway, and intelligent conversation.
I think in song lyrics and movie and television quotes.
I believe in the use of proper spelling, punctuation, and grammar even in text messages. I am willing to debate the use of the Oxford comma, if you know what the Oxford comma is. It also makes me very happy if people use the subjunctive mood when appropriate.
I have been told I intimidate people. I am really just a fluffy-centered teddy bear. Really.
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“He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8.
“Pray for the dead, fight like hell for the living.” Mary Harris (“Mother Jones”).
“Don’t boo. Vote.” Barack Obama.
“Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.” Reinhold Niebuhr.
“No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We’re always one of Us. It’s Them that do the bad things.” Sir Terry Pratchett.
“Damning facts are still facts.” Steven C. Holtzman.
“If you don’t stick to your values when they’re tested, they’re not values — they’re hobbies.” Jon Stewart.
“Darkness never sustains, even though it sometimes seems it will.” Doctor Who.
“Writing is a form of mischief.” Stephen Sondheim.
“An idea is not responsible for the people who believe it.” Don Marquis.
“If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it’s not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That’s why it’s your path.” Joseph Campbell.
“Truth is our strongest ally, our biggest weapon, and our best defense.” Me.
“Reality has a well-known liberal bias.” Stephen Colbert.
“The opposite of war isn’t peace, it’s creation.” Jonathan Larson.
“We live through times when hate and fear seem stronger.
We rise and fall, and light from dying embers
Remembrances that hope and love last longer.
And love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love;
Cannot be killed or swept aside.”
Lin-Manuel Miranda.“If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution.” Emma Goldman.
“No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” Samuel Beckett.
“I believe that the God who made (among other things) light, and space, and number, and time, and the spiral curve of Fibonacci numbers, must be acknowledged to understand more than I do about why there’s pain in the world.” Teresa Neilsen Hayden.
“No, it’s not fair. You’re in the wrong universe for fair.” John Scalzi.
“Liberals got women the right to vote. Liberals got African-Americans the right to vote. Liberals created Social Security and lifted millions of elderly people out of poverty. Liberals ended segregation. Liberals passed the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act. Liberals created Medicare. Liberals passed the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act. So when you try to hurl that label at my feet, ‘Liberal,’ as if it were something to be ashamed of, something dirty, something to run away from, it won’t work, because I will pick up that label and I will wear it as a badge of honor.” Lawrence O’Donnell
“So keep fightin’ for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don’t you forget to have fun doin’ it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce. And when you get through kickin’ ass and celebratin’ the sheer joy of a good fight, be sure to tell those who come after how much fun it was.” Molly Ivins.
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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Um, yeah. I think so.
The Not-So-Little Drummer Boy attends a college which does not hand out grades but instead gives the students evaluations at the end of every term.* He sent us his evals for the winter and fall terms. Among the gems were: … Continue reading
My work here is done.
As a parent, one of my raisons d’etre is to embarrass and discomfit my teenage children. Talking about sex does not work — they’re modern kids, and are more or less comfortable with those sorts of discussions, as long as … Continue reading
Pray for the dead, fight like hell for the living…
Unions have been much in the news lately. The efforts of conservatives in places such as Wisconsin to dismantle worker protections — and the support with which those efforts are met — are another example of the very short historical … Continue reading
Last night I saw one of my very favorite bands in the world, Great Big Sea*, in concert in Petaluma It was amazing. Great Big Sea’s music, when listened to on CD is… okay. Their renditions of traditional Newfoundland and … Continue reading
I have a new external hard drive. Jan is sort of back, but flaky, so I have been backing things up externally. The external hard drive I had was named Francisco (after Goya, natch). It was a good drive… Up … Continue reading
I haven’t forgotten you guys, really. All, oh… six of you. Although that’s not fair — I know more people who read me on RSS feed, which isn’t tracked on Sitemeter. Life is what is what it is. Which means … Continue reading
Really….
Every so often I stumble across something I should have heard years ago but somehow managed to miss. Like this morning… I love Weird Al. I especially love some of his original works — nobody does a better breakup (or … Continue reading
One Million Lawyers…
Conversation with the Red-Headed Menace, concerning his track coach, who in addition to being a former Olympian attended Stanford Law and graduated a couple of years ahead of me. RHM: There are sports lawyers?!?!?Mom: Of course there are sports lawyers. … Continue reading
We are such a weird family
My two younger children are arguing about the ethics of assassinating leaders. One is studying W.W. I, the other W.W. II. At least they are not discussing Halo or Pokemon.
Oscar? Oscar who?
So the 83rd Annual Academy Awards have come and gone. Herewith, a few notes: Dear red-carpet commentator: given the term’s origins, calling a 14-year-old girl a “nymphet” is not really a nice things to do. No egregiously bad dresses this … Continue reading
Collision Course, resolved
The Supreme Court just handed down their decision in Snyder v. Phelps. They got it exactly right. From John Roberts’ eloquent majority opinion: Westboro believes that America is morally flawed; many Americans might feel the same about Westboro. Westboro’s funeral … Continue reading
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