Richard Gere, Maria Montessori, Eldridge Cleaver, Alma Mahler (Gustav's wife), Van Morrison, Queen Wilhelmina, Frank Robinson, Alan Lerner, Buddy Hackett, Dan Rather,

One small step, but a step in the right direction anyway.

Mom let's her kid dress as Daphne¹ for Hallowe'en; flak happens.

Is there anyone around that can speak Scottish Gaelic, (or maybe they're Lowland Scottish, idk.)? I've been trying to figure out how to pronounce "Brùnaidh" and "Peallaidh" all night.

is BC/TS on this map???

So last week I posted a contentious blog in which I mentioned that my cat was prettier than your cat. Rather than start something new this week, I thought I'd give an update (since it's raining for the second weekend in row (that's better than having these gulf storms get bigger and hit the oil slick to the east though.))

I mentioned in last weekend's blog that my cat might have to get all his teeth removed, but that isn't going to happen!! Yay!

I think I'll start one anyway.

siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh

Did I see the dress as a threat to my legacy, an insult to generations of men who fought wars and presided over propane grills? No, I honestly don't believe that a 4-year-old's Halloween costume has the power to cement his sexual identity for life. I was not threatened by fears of a same-sex, vegan wedding ceremony or a rejection of power tools and the Super Bowl. A far more immediate evil loomed in my magic mirror: children who mock other children.

I stumbled across this very interesting CBC podcast (MP3) this morning. Maybe some others might be interested too.

Please, please, please!!!!

to come down on Prop8, I thought some of you might like a look at The Big Picture.

Surfing late last night I came across this discussion,

I was just going to post this as a comment on the story, but I got worried that many of the very, very important people it was intended for would miss it, so I decided to put it over here too and increase the chances it would reach most of them.

I got this letter last night and am just passing it along to everyone.

>>Monday, August 25th (night)

I woke up Monday morning this week and it was Tuesday afternoon.

OK, well actually there are a lot, a lot, a lot of things I don't understand, see at least two-thirds of the blogs posted in the last -- well forever, and the list grows everyday. But here are some that have hit me in the last few days, starting with, maybe, the easiest.

An owl called from outside my window this morning. You should understand that I am, by no means, an early riser and this was several hours after sunrise.

Another writer has left the fold. Why does this happen here every so often? Look around. This site has got to be the kindest and gentlest of writing sites. It is more of a community than any other. Of course that is the reason that it happens here; people’s emotions get spread to everyone. I mean, leave FM in a huff and who would notice? Other sites seem to be very much about one person. (Yea again, Erin. How do you make all of us feel so welcome and a part of this?)