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
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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Facts matter on both sides.
If you have a Facebook, and you have friends who are of the liberal/progressive/Democrat persuasion, you may have seen the post that claims “Congressional Republicans have introduced dozens of bills on social issues and other topics, but ‘zero on job … Continue reading
As promised, a picture.
Few people participated in the poll, but those who did said they wanted to see a picture of the corset. This is not a good picture of me, although it does show the corset well. The corset is fun: it … Continue reading
The bat out of hell got caught.
In 28 years of driving, I have had three tickets: one for hitting an [illegally] parked car*, and two for rolling stop signs. I have never gotten a speeding ticket from either Highway Patrol or local cops. Until tonight. Coming … Continue reading
I accompanied the Resident Shrink from the Bay Area to Oregon this weekend, so she could attend a memorial service for a friend. We drove over to the Central Valley and up, rather than the longer, more scenic, coast route. … Continue reading
I am in love.
Oregon in the fall is almost inexpressibly beautiful.
Facts: where to find them
It can be difficult sometimes to find real, honest-to-goodness facts on the Internet.* Here are a couple of places I like: First and foremost: Politifact.com, and Factcheck.org. These two important sources are decidedly non-partisan, taking on statements from all parts … Continue reading
Open letter to the Occupy people
Dear everyone occupying everywhere (in the US): Great. I am all behind you. I am glad you are taking the initiative to bring important matters to the world’s attention. There are a couple of other things you could do for … Continue reading
There’s your problem.
I went on vacation yesterday. I stupidly left my prescription meds on the dining room table. Oops. The meds cost me $10 with insurance at Walgreen’s.An online pharmacy sells a thirty-day supply of the same meds for $37.When I called … Continue reading
Factual accuracy is a good thing; making stuff up isn’t.
Remember I had that post about how someone wrote a heart-filled response to that “53%-er” picture going around Facebook? Butster Blonde at persephone.com ran the numbers. Basically, it boils down to: this person is either phenomenally lucky, or, much more … Continue reading
Peace in Spain. For now.
ETA, the Basque terrorist organization fighting for an independent Basque state, has declared a cease-fire. This has happened before, though. I am not holding my breath to see if this one holds.
Pumpkin-Date Bread
Because I think it will be easier to find here than in my LJ, the best pumpkin bread recipe I have ever had*: 3 1/3 c.flour2 t. baking soda1/2 t. baking powder1 1/2 t.salt1 t. cinnamon1/2 t. nutmeg1/2 t. ground … Continue reading
It would be easier than throttling them. Messier, though.
My favorite reality show that does not involve either food or traveling is History Channel’s Top Shot. I like it most for the attitude of the contestants: they usually vote the weaker performers to face possible elimination, so that the … Continue reading
Singing on the edge of time.
Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them. Henry David Thoreau. It is October. Correction: October is over halfway gone. October is usually a very good month. For some reason this … Continue reading
Speak to the hand.
Depending upon who you look at, and what years they give, I’m a Baby Boomer. I never really felt like a boomer, though, and according to at least one authority I qualify as a Gen-Xer. In any case, I thought … Continue reading
Twenty-two years and counting
Before the date changes, I just want to observe that today is the 22d anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake. I was a 3L at Stanford. My first words to the Rocket Scientist when he got home were not “Thank … Continue reading
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