Tonight in therapy we examined a poem that gave me some perspective.

It took a bit of figuring, but I really liked it.

The Wild Geese, by Mary Oliver ( Read more... )

Tonight mr_illuminated passed by my desk to kiss me goodnight, as usual. As he walked away, he stopped, looked thoughtful for a minute, and then said, "You know, we say, 'take, took' and 'shake, shook'. We should also say, "bake, book' and 'make, mook ( Read more... )

Are there any numismatists on my LJ?

I saw a commemorative coin and I wondered about it.

I watched the half-hour-long Obama infomercial. In fact, my whole family - and even my dog - was watching it ( Read more... )

about assumptions politicians (and the rest of us) make about people, about voting, about middle-America, and so many other things. It is rather long but definitely worth reading, and it WILL make you think. It fairly blew my mind. Very well written.

Hey There, Joe Six-Pack, by Copperwise.

Thanks to possumcowboy for making sure this popped up on my radar.

Even Conservative Wick Allison endorses Obama.

Excerpt: Barack Obama is not my ideal candidate for president. (In fact, I made the maximum donation to John McCain during the primaries, when there was still hope he might come to his senses.) But I now see that Obama is almost the ideal candidate for this moment in American history. I disagree with ( Read more... )

about Sarah Palin from Anne Kilkenny of Wasilla, Alaska.

http://community.adn.com/adn/node/130537

Honestly, it was hard for me to get through because I can't stand Palin, but I read it to be fair and because possumcowboy asked me to, and I'm glad I did.

I think I've figured out why I don't post more of my writing, more fics ( Read more... )

A cinnamon-raisin English muffin smeared heavily with honey-maple spread fixes everything. At least for a little while.

::licks fingers and sighs::