apropos of anything

Ivan started this one by sending me a link to the story about hobbit-sized human remains, saying perhaps The Lord of the Rings was a true story after all. I then had to clue him in on an unfortunate truth:
huda: hmm
huda: maybe
huda: and g.w. bush is saruman
ivan: oh no
huda: being controlled by dick cheney
huda: [...]

(But I found it on the blog of a woman who today will lose the second of her twin babies, having already lost the first earlier in the week. Send thoughts and prayers her way, please.)
“Senator John Kerry goes toward the election with a base that is built more on opposition to George W. Bush [...]

…we’ll have decided the direction our country will take for the next four years, for better or for worse. Let’s hope it’s for better.
Remember to vote, y’all.

Today I had the following IM conversation with Ivan:
huda: some thoughtful cleaning crew person moved my trashcan closer to my desk
huda: now i can just turn around to throw away my tissues
huda: rather than having to get up and walk over
huda: wheeeeeeeeeeee!
ivan: or puke in it too.
But y’all, it gets WORSE. I [...]

Because I am sick. And tired. And very cranky. And irritated. And did I mention sick?

Today, during a temporary bout of INSANITY, I listened to talk radio on the way home. After perhaps half an hour of Sean Hannity’s undiluted vitriol, I had to change the station for fear my otherwise low blood pressure might increase to the point of causing me a coronary.
The Hannity program covered two topics while [...]

Peace and blessings on you all. May you have a joyous Ramadan

I said, “I really don’t like George Lucas. Han Solo shot first.”
Ken said, “I have no idea what that means.”
I said, “!!!!!!”
I said, “Ivan, Ken doesn’t know what I mean when I say Han Solo shot first.”
Ivan said, “What DO you mean?”
I went to the bathroom and cried.

Courtesy of Bill Mitchell and CNN.com. You can find his archive here.

Courtesy of Bill Mitchell and CNN.com. You can find his archive here.