I'm not going to say much of anything. Others have done so more than I can in various places on the web. However:

• We are still here...despite the efforts of Bush/ChaneyCo.
• We are still Americans, still making an effort at being a Democracy.
• In spite of things like the Iraq War and the Patriot Act and the Wiretapping and the Torture, we haven't * ( Read more... )

This story is from my mom. It happened to her last week. It's a nice holiday story, and she asked that I share it with as many people as possible, so here goes:

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. This morning I took my car to be winterized at my favorite (because of the owner’s proven honesty) mechanic’s shop. On the way I picked up some donuts for ( Read more... )

OK, Jessica (my 14 year old) wants to dress as the character "River" from Firefly/Serenity for InConJunction this year. I have one week to come up with a dress for her. However, I'm not a fan of the show, so I can only get sketchy pictures of what she looks like from Google Image ( Read more... )

Created by the very talented scathedobsidian:



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I learned from Harry Potter (as written by my friend, daisymaeevans):

Everything I Ever Needed to Know I Learned from Harry Potter

• No matter what anyone else tries to tell you, there is something extraordinary inside you.
• A real friend doesn't care whether you're rich or poor.
• A person can be handsome on the outside and still be a snake inside.
• You always have ( Read more... )

(I can't believe I'm beating filkertom to posting this, but:

Die Hard (in 30 seconds, as performed by bunnies)

Note: Starts immediately.

Well worth the watch!!!

Normally I don't post this sort of thing, but I just couldn't stand it:

Fifi the Shih Tzu from Daily Puppy.com

If you don't go awwwwwwwwwwwwwww, you have no heart. ;)

I would like to wish everyone a Happy Pi Day!

My favorite pi plate looks like this:


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Thanks to syreene, I recommend this link to RPG Motifational Posters. Even if you're just a gaming widow, or only have a peripheral relationship to gaming, these are very, very funny.

I must say, though, that this is a personal favorite:


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Any of my readers who know what a football fan/junkie I am must have wondered at the lack of football posts in the postseason. Well, I was nervous about jinxing anything. One of my other "dirty little secrets" is that I'm *very* superstitious. See, there were a couple of games we lost when I didn't wear my Colts jersey on game day, and I was ( Read more... )