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Haven't been here in a while
And thought I would see if my account was still here. It is.
I've moved to Wordpress again. I currently have three blogs there - a politics blog, a writing blog, and a web page for work.
Livejournal these days seems more like a graveyard for us non-Cyrillic users. Everyone's on twitter and facebook now. -
There's Always A First Time
Through my life I have been called many terrible names. In my line of work it happens, and indicates I'm doing my job. I don't get emotional over stuff, and staying calm, cool, and collected is part of my professionalism ( Read more... ) -
A Most Unhealing Diet
My father recently took a nasty fall down some stairs. He broke four ribs, shattered his collar bone and punctured a lung. On top of his other health problems, he's going to take a long time to mend ( Read more... ) -
None of your damn business why I didn't buy
Recently LinkedIn offered a free trial upgrade. I usually ignore these offers because the idea of paying for something I can use for free never made sense to me. This time I looked over the list of added features and thought, “Okay, provided they don't require me to give them my credit card info I'll give it a try for a month ( Read more... ) -
Week 2 of flood warnings
So far this week in northern mitten land people had their power cut off in a couple of neighborhoods because of flooding problems. Warnings were extended again, people not heeding warnings were rescued. I'm surprised more bridges aren't closed, because the water levels in the rivers seriously threaten to over spill ( Read more... ) -
Rain, flooding, torrential rain, tornadoes but at least it's snowing again.
Finally, a few days warm enough to melt most of the snow. Still a few piles here and there, but until tonight we had bare ground. After the hard winter we're weeks behind on everything. Daffodils and tulips are just beginning to push out of the ground. No crocuses yet. I should be hunting morels by June, I think ( Read more... ) -
Does this mean I have to change parties?
I tried out this website today which asks you survey questions and based on your answers it informs you which political party you are most in tune with. I'm a card-carrying member of the Democratic Party, but I know I don't agree 100% with everything in the party platform. I doubt anyone could ever do that with any party.
Here is how I ranked:
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Ode to my @Blackberry Gmail @googleapps.
Gmail used to have this great app for Blackberry that allowed you to read and send email without opening up the browser on your cell phone. I used it constantly on my Blackberry because although I love my Blackberry, it has a problem with the battery running out in a matter of hours whether I'm using the phone or not. This is a Blackberry thing, ( Read more... ) -
A Real Pro-Life Policy
On December 11, 2013 the state legislature in Michigan voted on a petition measure titled, "No Taxes For Abortion Insurance." The petition, circulated by Michigan Right to Life collected signatures telling people this was to make sure tax dollars didn't pay for abortions through the ACA. Of course, anyone who take a few seconds to execute a Google ( Read more... )
