But probably a sister, since males tend to spray ( Read more... )

Sometimes I realize how disconnected I am from those closest to me ( Read more... )

Everyone must see Iron Man .

If you choose not to see this amazing movie, you and I will no longer be on speaking terms.

It makes you forget that Marvel is responsible for producing Electra . Jon Favreau's movie makes it all better.

Go.

...but I can't.

I've been aimlessly wandering around the internet.  (Is that redundant?  Can you wander purposefully?)  I found the Jack Chick website (www.chick.com).  Pamphlets proselytizing in a comic book style.

Dungeons and Dragons are Satanic.  Mormons are racist and Satanic.  Evolution is Satanic.  The public school system is Satanic.  The ( Read more... )

For the first time in my adult life, I have voluntarily disconnected cable ( Read more... )

I was under the mistaken impression that Mike Huckabee was harmless and even amusing:

http://www.realchange.org/huckabee.htm

Disturbing.

Saturday night, I had a panic attack. I was out with people, but I think I got out of the situation under the radar.

Anyway, huge surprise, I slept fitfully that night. I awoke around 6 a.m. to Interfaith Voices on NPR. It was a really fascinating discussion on the Biblical Christmas story, comparing Matthew and Luke's versions. They bring ( Read more... )

Jack has a chance to "catch up" with his unit in Iraq. He would go to School of Infantry in a few weeks, return in January, spend some time with me and his family, then head off to the war zone ( Read more... )

I still have to take 102, but I might be able to get the professor I like. I'll look at the next few years as a chance to gain minors ( Read more... )

I'm reading Why Good People do Bad Things: Understanding our Darker Selves by James Hollis, PhD. It's very interesting so far ( Read more... )