When the Japanese Fire God, Kagu Tsuchi, was born, he burnt his mother, Izanami-no-Mikoto, to death. His father, Izanagi-no-Mikoto, killed Kagu Tsuchi, chopped him into eight pieces which turned into eight mountain gods. (My guess is these were volcanoes?) Izanagi-no-Mikoto followed his sister-wife to the land of the dead, but she’d already eaten of the […]
Went to the Mall again this year. Ray was a baby kitty, and I was the momma kitty. The best costume this year was mother wearing shepherdess costume (with crook), and toddler wearing sheep outfit. Little Bo Peep!
A friend of ours we haven’t seen in a while (but who emails Lee) called and left a message: “Come over, we’re moving to Iowa tomorrow.” Oh, and didn’t leave his PHONE NUMBER! And the old one is dead, and despite repeated requests through Lee hasn’t given us his new one, and only the old
Check out Monster, by Naoki Urasawa.* What can I say without giving away the plot? It’s, uh, about a serial killer. And a doctor, accused of murder, who dedicates himself to tracking down the real murderer and killing the killer himself. About two mysterious kids. Neo-Nazis. Hospital politcs. Psychology. It goes on. For those who
Hm…be upset about the fiction of James Webb, the Democratic challenger to Virginia Republican Senator George Allen’s seat, which supposedly demeans women, or be upset that Webb’s fiction is being taken for his personal treatment of women? Wait! Wait! I need to know whether Webb’s books support gay marriage before I can decide! Here’s my
I watched a little bit of the first season with Lee the other day. I don’t think I can watch too much more of it…good stuff, but too dang painful. I just wondered, does this remind anybody else of the Phil K. Dick story, “The Second Variety“?
The base was still closed until 10 a.m. and remains closed to non-Mission-Essential personnel. My boss is still trying to determine whether we’re essential or not. You hate me now, don’t you? The utility co. reports about 15,000-20,000 customers in Colorado Springs were without power yesterday. Update: Non-Essential!
Coincedence. This arrived in my mailbox this morning: Word of the day:………..’nevar’ [neh-BAR] English translation:…….to snow Other meanings: ‘poner blanca una cosa’ – to whiten Phrase: Las nubes cubren el cielo y empieza a nevar.The clouds cover the sky and it begins to snow. (via Spanish Word-A-Day.)
Lee took pity on me and finished Terry Pratchett’s Wintersmith this morning. I swear I read more books in a month than he does in an entire year… Wintersmith is part of the Tiffany Aching JV series. Tiffany is a young witch, living on the Chalk Hills (nowhere near Lancre). The first book, Hat Full
The power went out…nine-ish, came back on about…three-ish? We watched tree branches fall down at the house across the backyard. Crunch! I lay down in front of the fireplace for a nap, woke up with the sunshine in my face…woke up again when the fishtank started splashing… A day off just isn’t the same when
