Wishing you and yours a day full of food, folks, football, and not too many of the less savory “f” words muttered under your breath!
Entries from November 2008
November 25, 2008
The Wisdom of a Child
I was planning on writing something edgy and controversial for you and then I stumbled upon this incredible story that just put everything else into perspective. The following excerpt is by Elisa Jaffe at KOMO News, Seattle:
BOTHELL, Wash. — The day I met Brenden Foster, I met an old soul in an 11 year old’s [...]
November 22, 2008
Babies Make Me Ovulate
I went to the grocery store today and was checking out the oranges in the produce section, when a gentle-looking man passed by and smiled at me. Grinning back, I followed his gaze as he strolled over to a cart nearby containing sundry items surrounding a baby carrier. Irresistible, I had to go take a [...]
November 18, 2008
Ye Ol’ Stitch-n-Bitch
November is one of the most benevolent months of the year here in Sitka. As the termination dust creeps gently down the mountains, the days become shorter, the tides grow a bit bigger, and the bittersweet remnants of the past year slowly mulch themselves into the land. Tourist season is come and gone, the Holy [...]
November 12, 2008
Invention of the Year
Look no further kids. Today I found something that may very well ensure World Peace, protect us all from global warming, corrupt politicians, bad hair days, and at the very least: quite possibly enhance your odds of not going home alone every night.
It’s the Beer Buckle and the patent is pending, but that doesn’t mean you [...]
November 11, 2008
Polly-Annie-Git-Yer-Gun
I’ll shoot any man that looks at me wrong, or make love to any man that looks at me right. -Ellen Banks, 1886
When I was young, my Daddy taught me how to shoot. Some years later, my Momma showed me where to aim. While that ain’t entirely accurate, in this particular version, its going to [...]
November 9, 2008
Post Election Blues
My friends, it’s over. The election of the century has come and gone. While I suspect that no one is happier about this than Tina Fey, I for one am dog-paddling through the gelatinous muck of post-election blues, or PEWS. Although it is a small consolation to discover that I am not alone, that many [...]
November 3, 2008
Politics Shmalitics
Good golly! Will this ever end? I can’t get near my computer without getting barraged by every campaign, email, ad, video, and commentary that is posted on the upcoming election. Adding insult to injury, I can hardly resist forwarding the juiciest specimens on to every person that might not end up feeling alienated by my [...]
