As it turns out, there are lots of ways to get rid of stuff. And no, I'm not talking about bonfires or hiding it in the back of your neighbor's truck ( Read more... )

Longtime blog readers know that I've been posting (roughly) monthly over at Guys Lit Wire since its inception. Mostly I try to blog about poetry, because hey - that's my bailiwick. And teenaged boys need poetry too ( Read more... )

Next Sunday, I will again be taking part in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Pennsauken, NJ. I am hopeful that my joints will cooperate again this year, so that I can make the full loop.

If you have some spare change that needs a home, here's a link to my Walk page.


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Today was the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Pennsauken, NJ, and I can happily report that I walked the entire walk. My right knee in particular had something to say about it afterwards, but that's all okay because hey: I DID IT! I walked the entire 5K around the park. Nice and steady the whole way proved to be the answer ( Read more... )

If you saw yesterday's post, then you know there's been a call for sweaters to be knit for penguins following an oil spill off the coast of New Zealand. The sweaters keep the birds warm and also prevent them from preening (and thereby ingesting globs of oil) while they wait their turns to be cleaned up ( Read more... )

Dudes, how could I not pass along this Public Service Announcement once I knew about it? See, there was an oil spill off New Zealand, in a place where there are lots of penguins.

Specifically, baby penguins, who need warmth.

Specifically, they need sweaters. Or, if you prefer, jumpers.

You can read the entire call for action here at gothamist, ( Read more... )

. . . I plan on walking over 3 miles in order to raise money for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Campaign ( Read more... )

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I thought this icon was perfect for today's post. See, I'm going to be walking (or possibly limping - same difference) 5k on October 23rd as part of my tai chi club's team in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk run by the American Cancer Society ( Read more... )

Today, I'm actually posting an email I got from a friend of mine. I met Joan at the first event I ever attended for the Jane Austen Society of North America, and we hit it off. She's a lovely woman, and I'm pretty sure most of you would adore her, but this is not about her, really - it's just an introduction to who Joan is so that when you read her ( Read more... )