I'll sit on my damn fence and watch the birds, find holiness in a well-crafted sentence and sanctity in kind acts and laughter.
I love this, Erin! May I tag?
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
quester - May 21, 2011 1:12:46 pm PDT #9151 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Trudy Booth - May 21, 2011 1:18:16 pm PDT #9152 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
"Your" spokespeople is putting it strongly. It's not like there was a vote.
There hardly ever is. We live in the media age. The loudest asshole with the best press agent is the spokesperson of whatever they identify as. You're SOL if you belong to said group and think s/he's full of it.
Some people scoff at agnostics as fence-sitters.
I think agnostics are the bravest of them all. It takes nerve to stare into the infinite and say, "beats me".
Strix - May 21, 2011 1:19:46 pm PDT #9153 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Of course, quester!
Truds, I'm a little more profane: "Eh, WTFF? Ooh, look, John Barrowman's naked!"
Dana - May 21, 2011 1:20:19 pm PDT #9154 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Wow, that's an unhappy horse in the starting gate.
Kat - May 21, 2011 1:20:39 pm PDT #9155 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I usually dodge around this by just talking right to the baby: "Aren't you cute! You are such a little muffin! What a smiley-puss!" and any other non-gender-dependent endearment that comes to mind.
This reminds me of what the NICU nurses would say (not gender-related) when they had to deal with an ugly baby. They'd always say, "What a sweet baby!"
We had the NICU reunion today, which is fun but super draining. One of the families that had been there with us was there. And all I could say when I saw the daughter is, "Oh my! She's so big! How wonderful!" She was a very unfortunate looking child.
sumi - May 21, 2011 1:21:06 pm PDT #9156 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Dana - that really was a high note. Difficult to listen to - too.
Strix - May 21, 2011 1:21:56 pm PDT #9157 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
There's always the Southern route to that: "Look at that child! Bless her heart!"
sumi - May 21, 2011 1:24:04 pm PDT #9158 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Aaaaaah.
Trudy Booth - May 21, 2011 1:24:23 pm PDT #9159 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
But I think there is legitimate non hate-filled argument to be made that in the current century religion is a net evil.
Sure, but only because the commies and fascists are seriously slacking. Personally I think the problem is the blind obedience to any ideologue -- regardless of the idea. As soon as people think a notion is worth killing other people for, and someone figures out a way to make money off of that, it all goes to shit.
Dana - May 21, 2011 1:25:01 pm PDT #9160 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Wow, that was something.