The joy of being able to bring my dog home from the hospital today was destroyed by a confrontation on the bus on our way home. The bus was nearly full and four people were seated on foldable seats in the section reserved for the disabled and baby carriages. One had luggage, and the other two just wanted to sit there, I guess. I sat there so that ( Read more... )

I've had it with the world today. The US State Department is promoting GMOs, i.e. Monsanto, abroad; the IRS has been getting into all kinds of trouble; The NRA is reacting to the recent surge of children shooting other children how? And CO2 levels are the highest ever, a wake-up call if ever there was one, but people are still hitting the snooze ( Read more... )

As you all have noticed, as soon as my personal life gets busy, I tend to write less, until out of nowhere I get on my soapbox and rant about something. I’m not trying to be a pompous pain in the butt, it’s just that the everyday things rarely inspire me to type my heart out the way some social issues do. And so today I give you:
3 reasons to buy ( Read more... )

Edited to change the user-pic - looks like I need some new ones

Although I am still spending a lot of time at Berchshill, I don't live there anymore. The day of the move, I went around with a cold lump of dread in my chest at this thought. A justified dread, it would seem, but I'm not sure the move can be entirely blamed for what I have been though ( Read more... )

If the title of this post in itself gives you a headache, just move on. I understand.

Otherwise: Listen up folks. In all the chaos of the past week, a unique opportunity is presenting itself. The political parties in the "Alliance" (okay, most of them anyway) are beginning to realize that you don't have to be a communist to get sick and lose your ( Read more... )