Monthly Archives: October 2007

In the corner playing dominoes in drag (updated)

 As I told someone a few days ago, October has been The Month of Hard Truths. There are a handful of unpleasant things going on that I don’t really want to talk about. It’s all perfectly normal stuff that happens to people all the time. It’s just been particularly intense and focused this month. It’s [...]

Another new theme

Bear with me. I want gray and simple and it is devilishly hard to find.

New theme

It was time for a change. Let me know if anything looks wonky.

Gentle cooing and soft growling

“Riding home from the fair, I think how strange and wonderful, how much flash and strut and style, and what shades of blue and green and buff there would be if all humans were banished from this earth, and the world were peopled entirely by prize-winning chickens.” -Mama Makes Up Her Mind, Bailey White

A photo I wish I had taken

Turnip Patch Road, taken by CTG (my Dad!). More of his photos can be seen here.

Putting it on the mirror was a particularly nice touch

Social altruism

“Many common emotions can be understood as being built around the expectation of reciprocity and the negative reaction when it is made to fail. If we like a person, we are willing to exchange favors with them. We are angry at those who fail to return the favors. We seek punishment for those who take [...]