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The Fates

In my world, the Fates are cruel, childish and vengeful.  They hear you boast of good fortune or happiness, and they are quick to bring back the balance of mundaneness. 

Zeus's three mean daughters visited me at Costco and than again at home.  My pen, my beloved Space Needle pen met a horrible fate (see "fate").  As I reached in my purse the pen became unlodged and fell, fell horribly to the hard, cold concrete Costco floor.  And it broke.  It split from barrel to Needle.  May joy dashed against the Costco rocks of despair.

I was in misery.

We looked at it and it seemed like glue could prolong it's life, and my happiness.  No sooner did we get home, did the Fates once again show their heads.  I placed the pieces on my desk and within hours the lighting Needle has gone missing.  I sourced high and low, up and under, side to side and in and out.  And nothing!  Nothing!  Nothing but a tear of longing.  All I could find is the pink barrel.  The sad and lonely pink barrel with it's ink.

And now I mourn and once again curse the daughters of destiny.  I can't get another, because it would never be the same.  All I have is this photograph, like a Supreme or something like that.

Looks like a twilight vigil.

Adult Children

I've old, very old and tomorrow my father is coming to my home.  I've made sure there are no dishes in the sink and the dining room table is clear. 

Do you ever grow up?

Daisy Razors

The Daisy razor is a classic.  You must get one or two, or 12.  They usually come in dozen packs.

Have you ever tried a bladeless "Rasera System"?

Habits are Good

Have you heard something to the effect that, "Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds"?  It's Emerson sort of.

I do not have habits that are good. 

To begin to acquire productive habits, I will blog daily, that is week-daily.  Even if it is only for a few sentences.

Bye for now!

My Favorite Things

I love my feet not in the dirty way that may get posts and hits that I'll have to spend hours cleaning out from this blog.  But I do, I love my feet.  I've written about them before.  It's been hard, though, to keep them pretty and free of blemishes.  Squinched feet kind of run in my family.  My Gramma had the cutest, ugly teeny feet ever.  We really should have taken pictures of them.  I think she had to wear ill-fitting shoes when her feet were developing because she was so poor.  It's my theory anyway.  I wear ill-fitting shoes too, 'cause they look so darned cute.  The cutest factor of my feet is being sacrificed for the cuteness factor of shoes.  It's a bad trade off.  Anyway, I still love my feet. 

I also love my Seattle pen, a gift from the PsychoBunny.  She'sa sweetie and has great taste in pens.  Can you see the light?  When the tip is depressed, not unhappy merely pressed against, say, paper, the little light in the Seattle Space Needle glows.  It's beautiful!

Another special thing is stationery in addition to pens:  pencils, markers, paper, notebooks, rulers, erasers, stencils, templates, compasses, that thing that makes perfectly round circles and a hole in the center of the paper.  These are the things that make me smile.  Not too far from where I live is one of the premier stationery stores.  They specialize in art supplies too.  I'm not an artist, so I really can't enjoy that side of the store too much.  All I could ever do in painting class was a still life of an inanimate object, a pear.  See, not talented in the visual arts. 

I also love (and envy and dislike terribly too) people who are incredibly aware of others.  I'm so totally clueless.  I can never put myself aside so that I can observe others.  This is what I'm working on in others, increasing my emotional intelligence as reflected by my ability to place others before myself.  It will be hard, like a brick.  But hey, another thing I like are goals.

Internet Freedom

This is from the MoveOn.org: Democracy in Action:

Do you buy books online, use Google, or download to an iPod? These activities, plus MoveOn's online organizing ability, will be hurt if Congress passes a radical law that gives giant corporations more control over the Internet.

Internet providers like AT&T and Verizon are lobbying Congress hard to gut Network Neutrality, the Internet's First Amendment. Net Neutrality prevents AT&T from choosing which websites open most easily for you based on which site pays AT&T more. Amazon doesn't have to outbid Barnes & Noble for the right to work more properly on your computer.

If Net Neutrality is gutted, MoveOn either pays protection money to dominant Internet providers or risks that online activism tools don't work for members. Amazon and Google either pay protection money or risk that their websites process slowly on your computer. That why these high-tech pioneers are joining the fight to protect Network Neutrality--and you can do your part today.

The free and open Internet is under siege--can you sign this petition letting your member of Congress know you support preserving Network Neutrality.

Real Estate

This is funny, and explains the intricacies of property ownership.

How you see your house:

 

How your lender sees it:

 

And your buyer sees this, it's a little better:

 

And your appraiser sees a disaster:

And, the tax assessor must have special glasses:

Civic Responsibility

This evening was spent in the company of elected officials and other civic-ly minded people.  I am an appointed committee member.  All that means is that I spend a few evenings a month sitting in meetings and listening to people express their opinions on anything and everything under the sun.  I express my opinion on occasion but I like to make sure it makes sense so it happens less often than others who are less self-editing.

Anyway, once a year my city gives us a dinner.  Actually, we get fed twice each year, once without our significant other and once with.  This was the "with" night.  I had four and a half alcoholic drinks.  I never, never have that many drinks.  Drinks make for a very fun night.  In the six odd years I've been civic-ly minded, this was the best, best dinner ever.  Maybe it's because over these six years I've actually started to develop relationships with the other people.  Also, one of the committees I'm on has an especially nice group of people on it.  And I got two tchotchkes.  You gotta love the tchotchkes.

So I must say good night, happy community involvement and cheers!

Janey and I

I so wanted to be Elizabeth Bennet, but the tell me:

You scored as Emma Woodhouse.

Emma is possibly one of the most loyal characters of Austen, always wanting better for those around her and doing all she possibly can to make it happen. Her motives sometimes get in the way of her good intentions and her own opinions can end up ruling her actions, but she has a good heart. She loves to be social and is welcoming to most, unless they are too silly to tolerate. While she sometimes changes her behavior to make others feel comfortable, she knows who she is and is always bettering herself.

Emma Woodhouse    72%

Marianne Dashwood    69%

Lady Catherine     69%

Elizabeth Bennet     66%

Elinor Dashwood     50%

Charlotte Lucas     41%

Jane Bennet     34%

Some people aspire to behaviors worthy of religious figures.  I will adopt the motto, "What would Elizabeth do?"

If Craig grabs at my "woman parts" in inappropriate situations, "What would Elizabeth do if Darcy touched her naked hand?"

This could get difficult, but it's better to have a plan than not.  If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.  I'm full of trite witticisms today.

Would Elizabeth eat her banana and milk now?  I brought exactly one perfectly Sue-ripe banana this evening.  If I wait until tomorrow morning it will be overripe.  Bananas have a very short Sue-perfect life.  Elizabeth would probably be trekking through the wet countryside right now, giving a fig about bananas.

I'll let you know how the pursuit of Lizzy Bennet-tism goes.  Oh, I didn't find the site, it's from The PsychoBunny.

You Should Weigh

Is this accurate?