Yep, it's pouring again, and the wind is HOWLING. It's scary out there. I'm hiding in my office.

ETA: And my tag is ridiculously wrong right now.

It's beautiful here in Illinois -- sunny, bright, relatively warm.

I ran errands, got my haircut, and have now watched a derby prep race.

JOA: I am so very upset with Adam !!! I know he's all confused and upset too -- but yes . . . Mrs. LandinghamGod should be taking Joan home and feeding her stew and home-made apple pie with French vanilla ice-cream.

I disagree with some significant parts of what the Pope taught, to the point of feeling almost personally oppressed -- BUT I also agree 100% with other things he taught, particularly his advocacy for peace. Right now, when peace seems impossible to achieve almost everywhere -- in the Middle East, between the US and other countries, and even between Americans -- a bright light has gone out.

May eternal light shine upon him.

It's gorgeous here in LA. Too bad I'm spending the day grading.

Lazy rainy day.

I finished knitting the back of my first sweater. There is a tiny mistake, but I am ok with that.

I cannot believe there is only one more day to my spring break. Now I am having lazy pants remorse for not getting more stuff around the house done. Perhaps if I do a couple of things tonight or tomorrow.

Such a beautiful day here. I climbed, and had yummy lunch and beer in a lovely garden with jasmine blooming everywhere, and bought stuff at the garden supply store. Now I have planted two calla lilies, mowed the lawn, trimmed the jade tree, and put in a trellis for my bougainvillea.

I know I need to do my taxes, but I feel so lazy. Can't I just hang about? Won't the taxes do themselves?

'suela, I don't know if I've told you this, but I so adore your tagline.

I disagree with some significant parts of what the Pope taught, to the point of feeling almost personally oppressed -- BUT I also agree 100% with other things he taught, particularly his advocacy for peace. Right now, when peace seems impossible to achieve almost everywhere -- in the Middle East, between the US and other countries, and even between Americans -- a bright light has gone out.

Tep, you and I are as one on this.

Sorry, but I can't join in with the Pope love, what with being part of the Ideology of Evil and all. But I will wish him many interesting conversations with Biblical figures now that he's passed on.

Like Judas Iscariot, for example.

I can't say that I loved the Pope, but I admired his dedication to peace. He was an imperfect human in a daunting role -- who would want to be God's representative on earth? -- and, by my judgment, failed in a lot of areas. But not all. Definitely not all.