Thursday night, 11pm, we caught the red-eye flight to Atlanta, Georgia for DragonCon.
On the way there, we had a layover in Chicago. To both mine and Richard’s disappointment, changing planes did not involve a trip through the psychedelic tunnel. I consoled myself with the amusement of the airport toilets which, along with being automatic flushers, [...]
One of my all-time favorite movies is 1776 – a musical about the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Early on in this film, Benjamin Franklin takes John Adams aside to discuss the proposal of American Independence to the Congress. The problem, he explains, is that someone else needs to propose it, because as much [...]
Sebastian suddenly gives an annoyed and abrupt cry and takes off down the front hall, one back leg tucked high against his body. I rush after him as he stops in mid dash and sits down to frantically lick at his rear. Upon further inspection I discover the source of the offense – an ant. [...]
Yesterday I hussled myself down to the courthouse and procured two copies of our marriage license, each bearing the official seal of the county, created by a machine I can only assume is so insanely expensive and rare that it cost me $12 per copy simply to have them stuff the paper in and press [...]
I was going to write out a sharp and witty entry, wherein I would regale you all with our scintillating dinner conversation last night. The conversation in question resulted from my first mentioning that I’d found a rather amusing ‘help wanted’ ad which required the submission of a Christian Testimonial, followed by noting that – [...]
I slid open the new curtains just a bit this morning, and took a deep breath of the outside air. The sky was overcast, and there was a hint of rain. It was the makings of a nice day.
And then at our computers, first one email and then another, more and more all gradually realizing [...]
I have a little window on my desktop, pointed to Amazon’s Red Cross Donation site. Every once in a while I refresh the screen, because the way that total number keeps creeping upwards gives me hope in the overwhelming goodness of the human spirit. When I checked first thing this morning the total was over [...]
Today, an email came to one of the mailing lists to which I belong. In response to my comment of sympathy for all the Sikhs, Arab-Americans and Muslims who now face suspicion and are being apprehended by police, or abused and insulted merely for looking ‘odd’, a woman replied with flames and anger. How dare [...]
According to a CNN article (which can be found here), “Network executives have started to comb through their fall fare, hoping to erase anything considered tasteless…”
Isn’t that nice of the TV networks, agreeing to pull anything that is considered tasteless? Isn’t that sweet and thoughtful and generous? Does this mean we might finally [...]
The past several days I’ve been combing the news sites – something most of the rest of the country is probably doing as well. But what grabs me and keeps me searching for more are the personal stories – firsthand accounts of those who were in the buildings and managed to escape, or those who [...]
