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Lukisa Viangusa - a silent warning
Dr. V, as the members of the Polorax community call her, is a native of central Africa, but she's rather bland about locations or her heritage. Since the virtual distruction of the native peoples of Africa in the first waves of the Viral Decade, she may be one of the few native African women left in the world ( Read more... ) -
Too much news?
I've hit the saturation point with the news. I'm dreaming about politicians by name. I really have no idea what John Conyers looks like, I just know he was in my dream, telling me we had to find a place to house a bald eagle he'd been given but didn't want to keep because it kept tearing up his office. Before we could get to the store that ( Read more... ) -
Reading Dreams
By the time I hit fifty, I would figure that while I may not have had every dream anyone could have, it would seem to me that I'd have had pretty much all the types of dreams a person might have. ( Read more... ) -
I won my first debate today.
D'Argo and I went to a Toastmasters meeting this morning. I've been promoted from volunteer mom to assistant coach of the high school speech and debate team, and I figure I need to hone my skills. Toastmasters seemed like a good place to do so ( Read more... ) -
It's the little things that make a legacy.
Sunday would have been my mother-in-law's 86th birthday. She died in March after a long illness ( Read more... ) -
What is this guy thinking?
Changing citizenship requirements by a conservative Arizona state rep means amending the US Constitution.
Pearce, who has yet to draft the legislation, proposes that the state of Arizona no longer issue birth certificates unless at least one parent can prove legal status. He contends that the practice of granting citizenship to anyone born in ( Read more... ) -
Gardening
TaLL (the former Little Lady who is now TaLLer than me) and I are finishing up the garden planting. I've extended myself this year - more tomatoes, more peppers, more herbs. TaLL is putting in her flowers after extensive study of which of the packets she bought can she get into ground likely to grow. We have a rather shady lot and the best ( Read more... ) -
George Will
I'm copying this from The Weekly Standard, which cites the source as National Review, but gives multiple links, so I'm unsure which one applies.
And here's Will on the welfare state:
[T]he real significance of the welfare state is that it represents a distinctive political style. It is primarily an instrument by which the politicians cope ( Read more... ) -
BD.
You know what Garry Trudeau needs to do? He needs to publish books based on one character. All BD, all the way through.
Who would have ever thought Doonesbury would be featuring an army unit at war? Not me. Probably not even Garry. But wow. Just wow.
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