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2009 Update
Today is Glenn's and my 12th wedding anniversary. Since we dated for five years before we got married, I think of it more as our 17th anniversary. Our second child, Zoe Rose Franxman, was born nearly a week ago. To paraphrase Seuss, my heart grew three sizes that day. My life is filled with blessings, and I couldn't be more grateful ( Read more... ) -
MeBeth's 2008ighties Movie Music Update
Haven't posted anything of substance in a really long time. Not to say that this is anything of substance, but it's a vehicle for journaling what's happening in my life right now. There's a nostalgia for the 1980's; what does it say about us that we're jonensin' for the simplicity of the Cold War? But, as a lover of eighties music, I've ( Read more... ) -
The Role of The Merchant Class In Post-Industrialized Nations
_wastrel and I have been riding the same brain wave this week. Here's a comment a posted in response to the aforementioned subject matter.
( If you post about the economy being driven by Satan's minions, and identify yourself as probably being one, but no one reads it, did you really post anything at all? Hello? Anyone? ) -
Alright....
Reply in the comments, then post on yours, etc ( Read more... ) -
Ten Years With The Man
...has been wonderful.
Been busy and failed to mention that Thursday was The Man's and my ten year anniversary of marriage and fifteen year anniversary of all around togetherness. Tempest fugits as my old history teacher used to say. luckeyisis and revsphynx set the bar pretty high as far as ten year anniversaries go, but we did alright.
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Animal Death Matches "In Perspective"
Revsphynx's post about Michael Vick "finding Jesus" has gotten me all fired up.
Anybody who does sees dog fights - or animal death matches in general - as being relatively benign needs to read this bit of satire recently published in the Knoxville Voice. I went to post it earlier, but it so utterly disturbed me that I thought better of it. ( Read more... ) -
In My Element
Got this quiz from blindwolf. It shows you where in these United States you are best suited to live. Supposedly. Knoxville, TN (my current residence) was number two on the list, and Cincinnati, OH (former residence, close enough to it anyway) was fourth. Carlisle, PA and Duluth, MN were first and third respectively. Sigh. Anyway, it was a fun ( Read more... ) -
My Soundtrack to the Summer of 2007
'Twernt the summer of love, that's for damn sure.
Die Gedanken Sin Frei - The Brazilian Girls
Sly - Cat Empire
Pompeii Am Gotterdamerung - The Flaming Lips
Into The Ocean - Blue October
1-2-3-4 - Feist
Signal Fire - Snow Patrol
No Cars Go - The Arcade Fire
Hang Me Up To Dry - Cold War Kids
Icky Thump - The White Stripes
Ah Mary - Grace Potter & ( Read more... )