Ah, this story (link to Pandagon, not the actual video, because Amanda Marcotte's take on it is very good) just kills me.

(For those who do not click through, it's about a Judge in Texas who beat his teenage daughter viciously - and she got it on camera and posted it to YouTube.  Trigger warning for abuse and bullying if you watch the video.)

Amanda ( Read more... )

Bob and I take a walk every evening just as the sun is setting - we walk from the house to the end of Dogwood Road, and back again, a distance of about 1.4 miles.  We tell ourselves we do it so as to get in shape for Pennsic, but I want to keep doing it, because it's a fabulous time for talking about random things, like the huffle of a snail in ( Read more... )

My left arm has seceded from my body and is planning to go on a solo air guitar tour of the Midwest.  At least, I assume that's why it's alternately hurting and numb.

I honestly wasn't expecting the reaction I got yesterday for a dashed-off early morning post, but thanks for all the thoughtful answers.  My original point, which was obscured by my ( Read more... )

Ugh; arms - lead. typos - numerous. mood - decidedly weird. post - rambling.

I appreciate whomever of my readers who held back and didn't post massive disagreement with my post yesterday - you are a rare and noble breed, especially on the Intartubes.

There is a strange compulsion that many people have, to demand that everyone like or agree with the ( Read more... )

I think humour is a wonderful way to deal with issues so big that sentimental words seem grotesque.  Give me "Achmed the Dead Terrorist" over maudlin speeches on the radio any day ( Read more... )

 So...

Party stuff:  The party starts at 7pm Tuesday (8/5), but the speech stuff and the prizes will be done at 8pm.  This is to give me some time to set up, for people to arrive, and for me to run around and look at people's pretty, pretty clothes.  Bring a chair if you want to sit - there will not be much of any kind of setup other than tables for ( Read more... )

Read the comments from my last post, and see why I love writing this blog:

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I am on my painfully slow home computer today, so while there are many comments I want to reply to in my previous post, I'm waiting until Monday, when I will be back at work.    You guys rock.  :)

We're off this weekend to the Freescholar/White Scarf meet, and will be spending a couple of days (well, today and tomorrow) at the farm first, so we can ( Read more... )

Alas, meme first.

I had a good time at Night on the Town, and I'm super-proud of my minions, who got good things in court, and are generally awesome (go, minions!), but I did Jamestown the day before, and I am wiped out.

So, until my brain starts working, you get the one word meme.  But because I am bad at following rules, I'm just going to riff on ( Read more... )