Alabama comes to Massachusetts -- in search of Obama swag!
All right, truth in advertising -- the Alabamans of whom I speak hadn't come to Massachusetts specifically to score some Obama gear. Nope, they were tourists, bound from Boston's airport to the Great...
View ArticleHospice: My Mother's Story
There is a particularly disgusting and detestable propaganda tactic being wielded by those who would destroy any chance at health care reform: The rightwing scaremongering fantasy of a perverted plot...
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A Completely Irrelevant Diary: My (not so) Little Pony
There's a guy in my life I'm a devoted slave to. I serve his every need, fulfill his every whim, and gladly support his idle butt.A very handsome butt, I might add, the culmination of 16.1 hands of...
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TGIPF: Thank God It's Pootie Friday! (Woozles welcome too)
Hey hey hey! Let's say hello to a wee little pootie, a shelter baby who found shelter from the world with one cat-riddled Kossack.His name is Peanut, and when I got him he was indeed a wee peanut of a...
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Your Christmas Ponies! In the Snow! Whee!
What with all the talk about ponies around here lately, I figured the best gift I could give all your Kossacks is your very own ponies for Christmas!Well, okay, they're actually my ponies, and you...
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On New Year's Eve I'm Taking You For A Ride
A ride on the beach, with ponies for everyone!Seriously, it's time to put aside seriousness for a night, put down the pies, put aside our differences, put our feet up and enjoy some put-put-putting...
View ArticleNixon's "Divide the Democrats" strategy -- sound familiar?
CNN is reporting that among Nixon administration documents released today by the National Archives is a research report on a strategy to divide the Democrats "by fueling a push for a black candidate...
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For Pootie/Woozle lovers -- a change of pace
Love the pooties? Love the woozles? But want something different?Have some moochers! Moochers, who'll rifle your pockets for the carrots and sugar cubes they KNOW you have somewhere about your...
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Gentle Giants
"Gentle giants" -- that's a term commonly applied to draft horses. They are massive, true, though some breeds are no taller than many riding horses; but the largest among them are awesome, almost...
View ArticleWhat was I thinking? A pootie diary
Why did I decide to adopt two more cats? Not even cute little kittens, oh, no; these are pudgy adults, 10 and 13 years old, in fact; surrendered to the local shelter when their elderly owner had to go...
View ArticleQuran arsonist "rethinking" the cancellation
Oh, crap.That's all I could say after clicking into cnn.com and spotting this story: "Florida pastor says he's 'rethinking' canceled Quran burning."It would seem he didn't get what he (claims he)...
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Sharron Angle is counting on ME!
What an honor: I, an obscure woman of a certain age in New England, am the rock upon which the gallant Sharron Angle shall build her triumphant campaign to unseat the nefarious Harry Reid!Well, I'll...
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