I made 50000 words yesterday. A little over, actually. 50821 words. That completes the National November Writing Month challenge but ... not my personal challenge ( Read more... )

{posted to Facebook}Thanksgiving is next week. Advent starts the Sunday after that and I expect to see whining posts about putting "Christ" in Christmas shortly there after ( Read more... )

Description of a phrophetic fitJeremiah sniped, "And just how are we supposed to find this Deputy wazziname? Where are we supposed to start looking ( Read more... )

Yesterday I was chatting with a friend about Christmas. In short, I was explaining how the darkness begins to deepen after the cross-quarter celebration of Oidhche Shamhna - Halloween - until it reaches its darkest on the longest night - the Winter Solstice. Then there is a slow increase of light until the cross-quarter celebration of Imbolc - St ( Read more... )

I feel kind of bad about these eggs - not posting even dialann posts, let along Na Gurnaidh. Fact is that I've been distracted the past few days - posting to my gaelic lj as well and trying to make some doll sized books. There are tutorials out there on how to make such books - but they're mostly ... just for show. I suppose that makes sense, ( Read more... )

I just logged into the Dragon Cave, went to the forum and ... no new egg announcement. This was a huge shock because I've been distracted this morning and so sorta kinda forgot about the new eggs until just then (ironic, that, as I have been hyping and reminding all and sundry ... and what is a sundry anyway ... about the new drop, and then I go ( Read more... )

I have no message in this passage - I came across a reference to Job 30: 29 and it tickled my fancy, so I looked it up.

Iob, XXX: 28 - 31

28 Ri bròn dh'imich mi as eugmhais na grèine : dh'èirich mi, anns a' chomh-chruinneachadh dh'èigh mi. With mourning I went without the sun : I rose, in the gathering I cried out.
29 Is bràthair mi do ( Read more... )

"Watch your thoughts, they become words.
Watch your words, they become actions.
Watch your actions, they become habits.
Watch your habits, they become your character.
Watch your character, it becomes your destiny."
--- Lao Tse

A friend reminded me of this the other day.

1 Corinthians 13: 4 - 7

4 Tha an gràdh fad-fhulangach, agus caoimhneil; cha ghabh an gràdh farmad ; cha dèan an gràdh ràiteachas, cha'n 'eil e air a shèideadh suas, Love is long suffering and kind ; Love is not envious ; Love is not boastful ; Love does not flatter itself,
5 Cha ghiùlain se e ( Read more... )

I display Asperger symptoms, as does my husband. One of my sons is classically Asperger, the other - like my husband and I - displays symptoms. In me, it makes me socially awkward, slow to catch social cues, unable to spontaneously respond to such cues and ... well, basically, I'm odd. I have to make an effort. One of my problems is that I don' ( Read more... )