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: November 2013
A few thoughts on the death penalty.
I have written before about my opinions about capital punishment, namely that it is morally indefensible. It turns out that more and more people are agreeing with me, such as the state legislature of Maryland. Earlier this year, in a … Continue reading
Well, yes, I suppose it is kind of shallow, at that.
Part of the problem with being on painkillers is that it shuts down the part of the brain capable of making complicated arguments. I can do some of it, but not nearly as well as I would like. Foregoing the … Continue reading
Another endangered species: scientific research in America.
Sadly, the Western Black Rhino has been declared extinct, and other species of rhino may be close behind them. On the other hand… Scientists have discovered a new species of hammerhead shark in Carolina. And a new species of “walking … Continue reading
More random thoughts about The Voice’s first live performances.
I’ve been rewatching the live performances on YouTube. Some thoughts: Watching James Wolpert’s “A Case of You,” by far the best performance by any artist in the live round (and completely surprising given that his previous songs were all uptempo … Continue reading
Tom Cruise is an idiot. Recently, Cruise equated acting to being a soldier in Afghanistan. His comment was in the context of a deposition against media outlets. He was commenting upon his inability to see his daughter Suri while shooting. … Continue reading
Hello, Kitty is not historically accurate. Who knew.
I love driving my kids crazy, sometimes. For those of you are unfamiliar with the concept, LARPing (Live Action Role Playing) involves running around the woods (or the local park, depending upon your access to a car), usually waving fake … Continue reading
The Voice.
[Note: I was writing this while the selections in the first live round were being announced, so that’s why there are asides about the selections.] I have gotten hooked on The Voice. For people unfamiliar with the show, it is … Continue reading
Random thoughts.
I realize that my posts the past few days have been rambling and somewhat incoherent — certainly not my best work. (See previous post on things I am thankful for: hydrocodone.) Writing does give me something other than watching television … Continue reading
Twenty Things I’m Grateful For.
In no particular order: Good insurance, which means that that little fall I took on Sunday is not going to cost me thousands of dollars in ER and doctor fees. My doctor of 20 years, who completely and totally rocks. … Continue reading
Twenty things I worry about.
In no particular order: That the bruise on my knee is getting larger. And darker. That the Affordable Care Act website glitches will make it difficult or impossible for people to sign up by December 15, meaning that vulnerable people … Continue reading
Art isn’t easy. Especially when it was stolen.
It seems that story of the art found last year in the Munich flat is not going to be straightforward. This art trove, consisting of painting designated “degenerate” by the Nazis, contained pieces by giants of twentieth century art such … Continue reading
Chocolate pudding, yum.
I often have a craving for chocolate pudding. I don’t keep boxes of mix on hand, so I make my own. It’s easy: mix cornstarch and cold milk, heat in microwave, stirring every thirty seconds or so, until the mixture … Continue reading
Pride & Prejudice: Mrs. Bennett is not *that* silly.
Today’s diversion: watching the BBC version of Pride & Prejudice. The miniseries follows the book pretty faithfully, except for a few gratuitous Colin Firth wet shirt shots. Given that it is Colin Firth, this increases the sexiness quotient radically. Pride … Continue reading
Guy Fawkes Day Randomness
It’s day celebrating the patron saint of Anonymous. It’s two days after the great fall, and I have spent most of the day in bed on opiates. Part of this is that I have been sleeping a lot, but more … Continue reading
“Poverty is Mainstream in America”
This is a very important piece about poverty in America. Read it. Share it with friends. I’ve always supported efforts to help the poor, even before I read this. What shocked me is how widespread poverty is. All of this … Continue reading
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