The PM mainfesto doesn't bother me, exactly. It's very "some people juggle geese" to me (and thanks to juliana for the phrase -- what's it from?) I couldn't live that way, but if you're so inclined, it sounds like a peaceful and gentle life.

I found some freaky things clicking on other links on that site, though. A debate over whether college educations are appropriate for women, claims that women shouldn't vote, etc. Which upsets me very much on behalf of these women's daughters.

Wishing a happy birthday and a non-hurting arm to Laura!

I've been entering all of my music into iTunes and playing the music in alphabetical order by songs. I just heard Heartbreak, Heartbreak Road, Heartbreak Town and Hellow Mr. Heartbreak. Do I listen to country, or what?!

Thanks for the good wishes all. I plan to medicate the arm with a bottle of red wine from Argentina that a friend from said country just dropped off. Also got an email from the man I divorced 21 years ago...

You didn't really think I had forgotten, did you? Hell, I enjoy this day more than Christmas now. But I didn't get you anything - and I don't intend to until you get over this silly shit, and come home!

Still glad I divorced him, but he does amuse me.

Happy birthday, Laura!

Prairie Muffins appreciate godly role models, such as Anne Bradstreet, Elizabeth Prentiss and Elisabeth Elliot. They do not idolize Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie) or Louisa May Alcott (Little Women); while they may enjoy aspects of home life presented in their books, PMs understand that the latent humanism and feminism in these stories and in the lives of these women is not worthy of emulation.

Having read this, I'm definitely afraid to read the Prairie Muffin site, for fear of head explodage. They also fail to understand the radical nature of Anne Bradstreet's work. It does make me want to go out and give away Little House and Alcott books to every girl I see.

I found some freaky things clicking on other links on that site, though. A debate over whether college educations are appropriate for women, claims that women shouldn't vote, etc. Which upsets me very much on behalf of these women's daughters.

I feel bad for the daughters, certainly -- and also the sons, because they're being raised with an unrealistic sense of their place in the world. But as for the adults, mostly I feel sorry for these people who are still fighting a war they lost 100 years ago.

They may have lost the war, but they seem to be picking up enough battles recently that I'm a lot less inclined to sympathy.

Happiest of Birthdays, Laura! No more hurtiness to you. I hope your chiro fixes you right up.

No more hurtiness for Jilli, either. Jilli, I have something similar, it's what I'm going to PT for. If it's the same, it's a "soft tissue impingement". Your chiro should be able to help, and if you ask him/her for exercises to keep it from happening again, they may be able to offer them. If not, I can try to describe mine by e-mail if you want me to.

bicyclops stole Cranberry's tag.

Happy birthday, Laura! You shining star, you.

Also, I hope Emmett just has a residual leg cramp.

Yup. That's all it was. Dr. Joe said it was just deep muscle cramping from the virus. His advice? "Walk it off." Also, whenever you go to Dr. Joe and he gives you "Walk it off" type advice, he always turns to the kid and says, "What's your favorite food?" and then writes a prescription for it. Emmett asked for Jolt Cola. I pleaded him down to a Vanilla Coke.

Anyway, it took all day to do that and take him to the East Bay and find his Mom (who in her slightly doped up state, completely misunderstood the timing). So I am home and I'm not going to work after all. Feh.

I think JZ has certainly gotten Emmett's flu. I probably didn't get it because I just had the flu two weeks ago.

Oof. What a FUBAR day.