I posted this status on my own Facebook yesterday, and it led to a more or less reasonable discussion. Then a friend shared it on his own wall, and this happened:
(LJ says the post is too large, so I had to paste it into notepad and just copy the words...head on over to FB if you'd prefer a cleaner version)

( SOMEONE IS WRONG ON THE INTERNET )

I woke up this morning feeling fine. Then I got to work and my left eye was suddenly all blurry. It didn't go away and there was nothing in it, so I posted to Facebook, and everyone was like "that could be serious, get it checked out." I called a vision clinic near my office, described the condition, and the woman scheduled me an immediate ( Read more... )

I should have taken a selfie yesterday. I looked so much like my mom...and I liked it. I was wearing a dress that she bought for me, so it was naturally her style, and then I had my hair up exactly the way that she used to wear hers when it was long. When I caught a reflection of myself in the window, I was sitting and looking almost exactly the ( Read more... )

I just feel like voicing my gripes to an actual audience instead of just yelling at my radio, so I figure this is a good place.  This morning, NPR was all over the women in combat issue.  Now that the ban is being lifted, there are all sorts of issues, apparently ( Read more... )

I am incredibly sleepy ( Read more... )

A few days ago, I got the details on my friend Geoff's death.  He had been in the hospital with diabetes complications.  He had been in the ICU and needed to stay there...but he didn't have health insurance, and so he was discharged.  He died as soon as he got home.  Geoff had a good job and good income, but his diabetes precluded him from health ( Read more... )

My niece Lucy is 8, and she is awesome.

Lucy:  I like studying interesting things.
Adrian:  Like what?
Lucy:  I love the presidents.
Meg:  Which presidents?
Lucy:  Washington, Jefferson, Monroe, Madison...
Meg:  Do you love Barack Obama?
Lucy:  Yes!
Meg:  Do you love George Bush?
Lucy:  Ugh, no!
((Dad hangs his head and leaves the room to go watch Fox News ( Read more... )

One of the headlines in today's news is about how many of Rush Limbaugh's sponsors are abandoning him in the wake of his recent scandal. His apology, clearly crafted by his lawyers and quite certainly insincere, seems to have little effect on the buzz.  Anyway, here's my thing -- I'm glad that he's losing corporate support over his latest bullshit ( Read more... )