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( Standing in front a coffeeshop in Evergreen, 2003 )

Terry (mountain_hiker) attempted suicide overnight. He's in the hospital, but I've been told it doesn't look good. Colorado Springs PD is attempting to notify his next of kin; I advised one of his mountaineering friends that's in touch with the CSPD about the estranged family situation [ed - removed a few names of people I suggested be contacted ( Read more... )

In the last few days, two of you have thanked me for suggestions I've made. I am mildly baffled that people actually took something useful away from my rambling but am pleased.

Also, the title High Priestess of Household Production is pretty darn cool.

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In crafting news, I'm starting to stash yarn to make a few iterations of the Doctor Who ( Read more... )

I haven't been reading LJ lately because I've been pretty busy in between being sick. Hopefully today's warmth and sun burned out that lingering cough so I'm not feeling like the weather when the next cold front comes through ( Read more... )

The "average" girl has a large collection of some clothing item or accessory, like shoes or handbags or lip gloss ( Read more... )

This just in: an anonymous commenter thinks I advocate homosexuality to children.

Dear commenter, if you aren't brave enough to sign your name to a comment, why should I believe what you have to say?

I hope my readers in Michigan avoid patronizing Genesys Regional Medical Center if the anonymous commenter is representative of the medical center' ( Read more... )

One of the joys of being a moderator at a community with membership approval is skimming the userinfo of applicants. I almost snorted my drink today when I saw this toward the end of one:


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Some mantid news:

• Rowan, our smaller juvenile mantid, passed away over the weekend. She wasn't a very good eater, so we weren't sure how long she'd live.
• Valentine, our larger juvenile mantid, passed the milestone of her first molt to reveal wings and is now a bit longer than my index finger. Even though her favorite pastime is watching TV, she ( Read more... )

I've posted my travel journal backdated to the actual days of the trip; start here and read forward to June 10th for it ( Read more... )