Much has transpired since last I LJ'd. Eventually I'll record my memoirs of the most difficult period of my life, but for now I will proceed more modestly. Here is the list of things I managed to accomplish today ( Read more... )

Amazing news: The Hawaiian queen and court have occupied the royal palace and are re-claiming sovereignty. And the State Dept. and Congress are actually trying to compromise with them. Many of us Americans don't realize that Hawaii was stolen from the natives by owners of sugar and fruit plantations with the help of American troops. What have we ( Read more... )

The following would be the case ( Read more... )

I escaped from Starbase Mesila333!

I killed Veleda the shapeshifter, Nephandijukebox the Dalek, 1351 the maintenance droid, Benwaymd the maintenance droid, Whistlestop the space pirate, Modern Romance the medibot, Samati the awful green thing, Ain Soph Dei the engineer, Connexion the plasma cloud, Blah Blah Blah the security officer, Entropicjames ( Read more... )

Last Thursday afternoon, I was finally able to attend a diabetes information clinic. Although initially I dreaded this appointment, I found it to be very enlightening. Now I know how to use a glucometer to test my blood sugar levels, understand some of the weird stuff my body has been doing for the last couple of years, have a good idea of what ( Read more... )

Read the article and all the comments. Mine are at the end. For some reason, the submission engine wasn't working properly, whence the duplication of my comment at the bottom of the page.http://multiplayerblog.

I seem to be one of the few people in this venue who recognize that the quality of our feelings is not necessarily the most important aspect of our lives. I would rather feel terrible about the wretchedness of human nature or resign myself to a life of habitual failure than sedate myself with a comfortable fiction. However, I consider this a false ( Read more... )

According to a caloric analysis by FDA nutritionists ( Read more... )

I can't believe I'm paraphrasing a second-rate Sheryl Crow song from 1997, but there ya go. Sometimes the eloquence circuits are a bit rusty and you've got to be happy with whatever random syllables you get ( Read more... )

A magical performance by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band from 1969. YouTube, you rule!

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