I believe that in one of my books I will write a scene where someone says to a mourner "God needed another angel" and the mourner will punch that person right in the mouth.

RIP MCA

I was shocked to learn that Adam Yauch died today.  If I knew he had cancer, I'd forgotten (and I kick myself about that).  The Beasties hit it big just as I got into college and the SCA, and they had a special place in my musical lumber room.  I've always enjoyed their sense of humor, their punk attitude, their bravery, and their skill.  My ( Read more... )

All this could have been avoided with compassion and empathy.  But that's not what the anti-choice movement is about, is it?

Danielle Deaver Denied Abortion Even as Uterus Crushed Fetus

After having had three miscarriages, Deaver and her husband, Robb Deaver, looked for every medical way possible to save the baby. Deaver's prior pregnancy ended the ( Read more... )

I posted this on Facebook, but I'll send it on over here, too:

I worked with Dr. Neuhaus for many years. The anti-choice forces in KS are trying to get the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts to take away her medical license because of her association with Dr. Tiller. I know it's a lot to ask, and signing petitions is kind of a pain in the keister, ( Read more... )

It's with a heavy heart that I make this announcement--I have to give up the SCA ( Read more... )

Very triggery, horrifying. Thank you, bend_gules for the link.

Project Unbreakable

This project was created in October of 2011 by Grace Brown. Grace uses photography to help heal those who were sexually abused by asking them to write a quote from their attacker on a poster and photographing them holding the poster. Rape survivor and advocate for victims of ( Read more... )

I saw Mom for the first time since the hospital today ( Read more... )

I took a glimpse into Hell today.

I've familiarized myself with certain horrific episodes and incidences in human history, and have a little acquaintance with the more troubling aspects of the human psyche.

And yet somehow I remained just a little smug about my country in some aspects--let's hold up for example the Nazi atrocities of the Holocaust, ( Read more... )

I am so very tired of vampires being TEH SEX.

And now apparently zombies have entered the "Supernaturals we wanna date" list.

What, do Americans not spend enough time around dead bodies?  Dead bodies are not sexy, people.  You want an encounter with the undead?  Go clean out your fridge.  Set some mousetraps.  Take what you find and play with it for ( Read more... )

If you go to the entry in Wikipedia entitled Word War II casualties, you will see a graph, a table, that makes no sense.

I mean, of course it makes sense.  On can intellectually understand the information it's presenting.  But the numbers--the numbers of people--looking at the figures--not hundreds, not thousands--but hundreds of thousands--millions ( Read more... )