Mar 20 2008
There’s a phrase that describes what happens to you when forces beyond your control converge to create a situation you can do nothing about, usually to your detriment. But it’s profane, and so I’ll just point you here: http://www.wisebread.com/could-your-city-go-bankrupt ::sigh:: Our house is officially off the market as of yesterday, and we’re going to be [...]
Mar 19 2008
As folks who read both my blogs know, I’ve been superbusy over on ElementalMom, not so much over here. But this article, from the thoughtful and thoroughly-researched DeeperBlue.net crossed my feedreader this morning, and I had to comment. Sharing the Truth About the Shark “Attack” in the Bahamas The media’s response to this tragedy has [...]
Mar 13 2008
The last post in this blog was raving about how wonderful Paul Watson is. And this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7294564.stm is why we need him, more like him, legions of people willing to do what he does. Because they will not stop, the whalers. And I still cannot figure out why.
Mar 08 2008
When I have gotten older, and the boys have grown up and moved on to adventures of their own, I want to be Paul Watson’s henchman. Y‘know, people talk all the time about how “when I am an old woman, I shall wear purple“, and they expect you to get all old and eccentric and [...]
Mar 06 2008
Lonely Planet, whom I adore, sends out a newsletter called “the Comet”. The issue in my inbox right now is called “Dreaming and Planning.” And there’s a lot to think about there. Here’s the quote they start with: The pleasures of travel don’t begin and end on the plane. Dreaming and planning, hitting the road, [...]
Mar 04 2008
By way of Unclutterer, another fascinating attempt by American media to buzz-ify what they don’t actually understand: Consumers cut back on small pleasures. The first thing the observant will notice is that the title says "pleasures"… but the URL says "luxuries". Two very different words, dontcha think? And then the article goes on to talk [...]
Mar 02 2008
Despite the fantastic weather, through a twist of fate or bad luck, none of the people we’d invited sailing yesterday could make it, so we ended up going out with just the folks who live here. That never happens. Unless we’re only going to the pumpout, that is. Because the forecast was for wind and [...]
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