To my dog, there's no breakfast like cat hork ( Read more... )

Shouldn't really listen to the news. Here's what I'm hearing.

Haiti to God: Thank you sir, may I have another?

Two experiences in the last couple of days have caused me to feel quite rueful about my sappy endorsement of "the open life." I reconnected with my two cousins after my parents' death and we agreed that we should stay in touch. I have only two first cousins and I haven't seen either one in more than 30 years. I had a long conversation with my ( Read more... )

It seems I went from the civilized discourse of usenet (yes, I meant that) to the chummier environs of an email list, to the chatty egocentrity of LiveJournal and now I'm in this Facebook world that reminds me of the man with the 7-second memory.  So I will step back one level and post random thoughts here.  These are of interest to no one but me, ( Read more... )

I received this forward from a friend today.  I'm not much of a forwarder, ordinarily, so I thought I'd post it here because it's just too delicious not to.  I made a $25 donation and I hope you will, too!  (Apologies to those of you I've already sent this to in email before I realized it made more sense to post it here.)

Dear Friends,

If you're like ( Read more... )

I went to one of those MoveOn nomination parties last night. People drank champagne and watched TV. Some were moved. I was reasonably happy, but that 1983 feeling did not appear. On the way home, and again while walking the dog this morning, I notice that not only do we have the dozen SS cars but now the city has put up freaking iron railing ( Read more... )

I'm a fan of a quirky bunch of people. I have a soft spot for stereotype busters (the other day I met an African-American woman whose hobby is barn dancing) and people who change careers in mid-life (one of the things I admired most about my late friend Madeleine). And I deeply admire people who are able to change a lifetime or a career of ( Read more... )

Handy guide:

KristoF good
KristoL bad
Will bad
WillS good

(not you, Will)

In 2000 I learned that my health-care provider of 25 years had been acquired by a faith-based organization that denied certain procedures for religious reasons. I felt I had no choice but to change providers. I don't regret this; I'd do it again. But it was a giant hassle. FD became ill at this time and my prescription coverage wasn't ported ( Read more... )

Lead article in the New York Times online:

BUSH PROPOSES GOAL TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Lead article in the Guardian online:

BUSH KILLS OFF HOPES FOR G8 CLIMATE CHANGE PLAN

I heart the Interweb.