Yesterday morning, I flipped on the car radio to catch the end of the opening news story: “…Ken Lay was 64.” What? Wow, did he kill himself? Have a heart attack?
I didn’t have to wonder long — NPR continued coverage of the breaking story, with what I felt was a weird slant […]

(Cross-posted from MM. Groan away.)
Update: I’m embarassed to admit it took me two days to realize I’d written all of this BACKWARD structurally — 7/5/7 instead of 5/7/5. Does that make it KuHai?
Back in my room — woe is me!
My 3am offense?
An obstacle course is mom.
Sharp toes dig into her thighs.
Clip, clip! Tomorrow.
She’s […]

Who the hell picks a username like “DominantDan” anyway?
I am looking for a strong, fiesty spirited submissive who’s willing to challenge my mind, as well as obediently serve her Master for both our needs.
Oh, that’s who. And this person send *me* a wink? Wha…?

On Monday, something that’s blindingly obvious in retrospect ocurred to me: I’m teetering on the edge of a serious bout with depression, and I’m starting to lose my balance. Collapsing into a puddle of tears and heaving over something minor was a big wake-up call, and since then, I’ve felt a bit better because […]

Today was a mildly bah humbug 4th for us. We blew off the small-town parade in favor of a quiet morning and a long bath (for me). The afternoon found us lazing around at my parents’ house, enjoying a steak, corn on the cob, and grilled vegetables. During a gloriously violent thunderstorm […]

While I’m off doing the holiday thing, here’s something worth reading from Echidne of the Snakes:
America Haters
The radical right calls me an America-hater almost every day. The idea that anyone criticizing this administration hates America and plots treason is spread all over the net and the traditional media. The intention is to make us critics […]

Why is it that…

Potting soil is sold in bags measured in cubic feet,
the instructions on said potting soil tells what you need for various pots in quarts, and
there is absolutely no conversion factor on the bag…anywhere?

From today’s editorial section, About Breast-Feeding…:
For right now, the science comes down hard on behalf of educating women about the clear advantages of breast-feeding. But that is no license to imply that mothers who cannot breast-feed or choose not to are putting their babies in grave danger. Experts on both sides agree that formulas are […]