sunny blizzard

~E~ Last weekend the fog round these parts was thicker'n my mama's clam chowder. Witness the 100 car pile-up just outside the city that claimed two lives and countless automobiles. People who were caught up in it said they couldn't see anything but for minutes on end they could hear tires screeching and cars slamming into each other. One couldn't see the flashing red lights of the many rescue vehicles from 100 feet away. The day after this incident, the drive to work was ok. It was foggy but it was tolerable. Going home that night was another story. Throughout the day the fog got thicker and thicker, and looking out the window into the courtyard made us feel like we were in a fantasy novel, trapped in a wizard's world cut off from the rest of humanity. By five o'clock it was bad. I had no desire to drive home, but sleeping at work wasn't an option. I reluctantly left, walking down to my car in the parking ramp. Which was FOGGY. Our huge underground parking

~E~ A video. 100 people, aged 1 to 100, beating a drum. Fun, mundane, touching. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUHLa1qSy24&eurl=http://www.cynical-c.com/ I couldn't embed it, so hop on over and watch it.

~E~ Why am I aware of every single pound I gain? I blame the patriarchy.

~E~ Happy New Year! Thank you, friends, for making 2007 a great time in my life. My best to you all.

~E~ First, let me say that I hope you all have been checking out the current crop of Presidential candidates. It's important. However, I know it's very difficult to get decent information if all you consume is the mainstream media. Our current batch of newspapers, radio and TV behave as though there are only 2 1/2 Democratic candidates (Clinton, Obama and the half, Edwards). None of the other candidates is mentioned more than rarely; in fact, from where I sit the press is basically choosing who the next nominee will be just by virtue of pretending like most of these people don't exist. It drives me crazy, and it should drive you crazy too. How are we to make an informed choice when we have to work hard to know what those choices even are? So please, do America and yourself a favor and at least KNOW who is running for president. In the same vein, ABC carried Democratic and Republican debates this weekend and did NOT include all who were running. Their reasoning was that so