Carol Peters passed the stick to me: 1. You’re stuck inside Fahrenheit 451, which book do you want to be? Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson 2. Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character? Of course. Who hasn’t? I guess my first crush was Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables. And then all of the kids in the Narnia Chronicles. Frankie … Read More The Stick
I just don’t know what to say about this story–‘Satanic’ turtle survives inferno: A turtle who survived a fierce fire that killed 150 other animals at a US pet shop now sports the face of the devil, according to the shop owners. They say the intense heat of the fire revealed distinctly Satanic eyes, lips, goatee and pointed devil horns on the shell of … Read More
I am fearful what will happen but the writing has been on the wall. Read on, my friends, and speak out if you can: Army vice chief of staff Cody worried about future of all-volunteer military: The Army’s vice chief of staff says he’s been losing sleep lately over the future of the all-volunteer force. “What keeps me awake at night is what this … Read More
I’m horrified by what is going on in this case: Bush, Congress Set to Act in Right-To-Die Case President Bush cut short a holiday to return to Washington and be ready to sign a bill that may keep a brain-damaged woman alive in a case pitting Christian conservatives against right-to-die activists. In a rare Sunday session, the U.S. House of Representatives was to discuss … Read More
Wow. YES! In Crude Awakening: An open letter to Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska Terry Tempest Williams tells it like it is: What I want to know is this: What will you do, Sen. Stevens, when drilling in the Arctic Refuge begins, when the technologically correct pumps that look like “rows of outhouses” on the tundra are doing their duty, in and out, in … Read More
Dreamt last night of my mother and stepfather on a houseboat (they did have a houseboat, so this is not so unusual). They were sleeping on the deck with two members of the crew (this is the unusual part as the boat they had was small and certainly required no crew). My mother woke up and went on one of the pontoons because she … Read More
The National Book Critics awards have been announced and Robinson has won for her book Gilead (which I have not read) and Rich for The School Among the Ruins: Poems 2000-2004.
Tomorrow is the The Vernal Equinox: As the newly reborn sun races across the sky, the days become longer, the air warmer and, once again, life begins to return to the land. Twice a year, day and night become equal in length. I shall skip through the snow storm with a garland of flowers, holding hands with a sprite or whatever.
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