When I started this blog nearly two years ago, I was looking for a way to vent — to articulate the frustration and outrage overflowing my heart and mind.
The story that set me off in the summer of 2005 was Joseph Duncan, but there have been hundreds of stories since — many of which provoked […]
I’m finding I just don’t care much right now about politics, or partisanship, or Iraq, or a presidential election still too far away to pay attention to…
The lure of spring, in combination with the marvelous toy Polimom received for Christmas from DH, have me distracted altogether.
So — instead of yammering on some […]
The sex offender zoning laws going into effect in various communities around the country are starting to have the entirely predictable, and ultimately counterproductive, effect (CNN):
The Florida Department of Corrections says there are fewer and fewer places in Miami-Dade County where sex offenders can live because the county has some of the strongest restrictions against […]
Monday morning, a young woman was murdered in her office by her ex-boyfriend. She’d moved, changed her phone number, obtained a restraining order, posted pictures of him around the office so co-workers would recognize him… She’d done everything, in fact, that she could do short of changing her identity or going underground.
And Rebecca Griego died […]
For folks spoiling for a fight with Iran, this may be disappointing (from Reuters):
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday he would free 15 British sailors and marines as a “gift” to Britain.
The president scolded Britain for not being “brave enough” to admit they had made a mistake and strayed into Iranian […]
Bless their hearts, they mean well:
In an updated outlook, the Colorado State University forecasters led by pioneer researcher William Gray said the June. 1-November 30 season will produce 17 tropical storms. Of the nine hurricanes forecast, five will be major ones of Category 3 or higher with winds over 110 mph (177 kph).
If the prediction […]
When Polimom’s aunt was diagnosed with a rare lung disease, her doctors informed her that it was terminal. Her lungs would slowly ossify, and eventually she would be unable to draw enough oxygen into her system to stand, function, or take care of herself.
She called her family — all two of us — to discuss […]