Friday Five

I’ve been meaning to do the Friday Five from Smattering.org for a while now. It just so happens that the first time I’m answering the Friday Five, that it’s about… ta-da… pets! This is just coincidence. I’m not turning this blog into a journal exclusively about my pets. Really, I swear. So, without further ado:… Continue reading Friday Five

New Obsession

The other day Elaine had to ask what other “retro-fitted lingerie” the puppy could wear and if there would be pictures. That got me thinking… Hmmm, we don’t have any other socks that would be large enough to cut up for her. Lingerie… well everything else we have would be too large. Wait, does that… Continue reading New Obsession

More Tears

Watched The Laramie Project last night. Powerful stuff and, as usual, well done by HBO. The collective illustration of the effects the death of Matthew Shepard had on residents of Laramie and people everywhere was staggering. A link on The Laramie Project site brought me to the Hidden Bias Tests at Tolerance.org. Supposedly, I have… Continue reading More Tears

Florida Sucks

My sweetie Mel caught Rosie’s show on TV today and told me the story she’d heard about a foster kid who no longer tests positive for HIV, even though he was born with it. Apparently the state of Florida has now decided the kid is adoptable because he’s no longer HIV+ and are actively seeking… Continue reading Florida Sucks