The Flying Wallendas are circus daredevils -- tightropes, human pyramids, and other death-defying acts often done without a safety net, that sort of thing. I recently saw a taping of the death of Karl Wallenda, who was 73 when he plummeted to his death while trying to cross between two tall buildings in Puerto Rico ( Read more... )

Y'know -- this is nuts. The first time I checked the LJ Idol cage match voting, I had a comfortable lead. The next time I checked (it's been rather sporadic, as I've been sick) unsold_capacity had a lead over me. The next time we were neck in neck. And the next time we were also running even, but with more votes.

We are still tied. With even more votes for ( Read more... )

LJ Idol Voting has started! And your faithful author is in a Sudden Death Cage Match! Wooooo ( Read more... )

Have you seen the movie Brainstorm, from 1983? Natalie Wood's last movie? It's a science fiction film, made before special effects took the place of storytelling ( Read more... )

LJ Idol Voting has started! Some time ago, actually. I've been busy ( Read more... )

Homelessness. Alcoholism. Drug abuse. These are some of the ills that face our society today. What if these had a common cause? What if these ills had a common cause that could be addressed and treated? What if they could be made better ( Read more... )

I was born in California. I was put up for adoption in the Golden State. The laws there state that people who are adopted (adoptees) are entitled to absolutely nothing, especially not any information about their birth parents. My birthmother, my true mother was similarly forbidden to seek me out once she had signed the papers ( Read more... )

LJ Idol Voting has started ( Read more... )

Welcome, welcome, welcome! Welcome to LiveJournal, where friends are usually misnomers, the audience is self-selecting, comments are key and readership is paramount ( Read more... )

LJ Idol Voting has started ( Read more... )