From the “Ask a Former JW” mailbag… I’ve been reading your dialogue with JWs. I have no advice, though I have experience being married to a JW. I have been told I have a distorted view of the Bible, that I am part of the great (?) Babylon. My parents haven’t seen my son in 1 year – they also are part of Babylon – and they live only 1 hour away. I’ve been told that God doesn’t hear my…
I’ve been missing in action, I know. I’ll write all about the following when I get more than a couple of minutes. Quick trip to the Alabama shore for J’s family reunion Visit from my cousin A Halloween/Samhain festivities Making some calls to remind progressive voters in swing races to vote (Moveon.org) Catching up on the hundreds of backlogged emails Preparing for a trip to see some of my family and friends in Massachusetts Helping J to meet his end-of-month…
In case you don’t have enough money to buy me a Lego Star Wars Darth Vader for Christmas, Daddy can get it for you. — This one today, July 10 Thank you Mommy! I love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. And so I love you too. On Tuesday, you said on Friday we’d go to the store. It’s Friday. When are we leaving? I think I have a few pebbles on my chin, but I don’t want you to squeeze…
Power Rankings of Members of Congress Congress.org scored and weighted 289 variables in 15 categories to determine a ranking of the most powerful or effective Members of Congress. See Power Rankings by State, Chamber, Party, Committee, Class/Tenure, Position, Influence, Legislation. Don’t write discrimination into the Constitution. The measure was put forward by Rep. Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) only days after a judge in San Francisco declared that barring gay marriage violated the California state constitution. Right-wing leaders’ have used the…
I witnessed a disturbing thing. It was late morning near the Pier on Flagler Beach in Florida on Sunday the 19th. It’s not uncommon to see small planes pulling banners across the sky, although it’s certainly not as common as at the typical “spring break” beaches such as Daytona. Perhaps this one came from there and just continued up the coast. I didn’t notice anything special about the plane itself. The banner was shorter than the typical ad banner. It…
It’s a matter of aesthetics. I simply find certain kinds of mouths repulsive. For me, it all has to do with the teeth. The worst mouth? The one where you have to wonder whether or not there are any teeth at all. The person hardly ever lets you see them. I dislike the bulldog expression – the bottom teeth appear, but the top teeth do not. I dislike very small teeth – they look like corn on the cob. If…