Gris, I'm so sorry.
A year and a half ago, I could have eviscerated him with my thoughts. Now I can barely hurt his feelings. Things used to be so much simpler.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
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.
Beverly - Jan 11, 2013 9:45:28 pm PST #7402 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
javachik - Jan 11, 2013 10:14:38 pm PST #7403 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Gris, that's so tough to lose both grandparents so close together. I am sorry for your loss. I hope you're able to attend both services with a minimum of complication.
Liese S. - Jan 12, 2013 5:17:40 am PST #7404 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
This morning I woke up and it was 1. One degree.
I'm going to be thawing the birdbath all day today! I stoked the fire up and it's blazing merrily along, though, so the dog and I are pretty cozy at the moment.
Connie, I don't know that organization, but it doesn't necessarily mean that they aren't any good. The Navajo reservation is about the size of West Virginia and its population is over 300,000. Only Cherokee is bigger in population, and that's because Cherokee doesn't have a blood quantum. So there's plenty of room for organizations that I know nothing about!
Looking over their website they seem reasonable enough if their work is as stated. I was hoping to find some details on who their "program partners" were, because being Navajo run orgs or groups I am more likely to know them. There were are few things stated in their education section about the Navajo that the Navajo would take issue with! But they are the same things that most people would say.
There certainly is a need for relief aid at the moment because the temperatures are so cold and the weather has made transportation of supplies difficult. So if they are focusing on those most rural areas, those populations definitely need the help.
It's your call, ultimately. I can't help directly, unfortunately.
aurelia - Jan 12, 2013 5:34:21 am PST #7405 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
What's with the wacky temperatures everywhere? I'm trying to figure out how to layer for 51° on the way to work and potentially 27° on the way home.
Burrell - Jan 12, 2013 5:51:20 am PST #7406 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Stay warm, folks! 1 degree seems impossibly cold to me. I am such a weather wimp.
Coffee is brewing, but I had a hard time sleeping last night. Isaac woke me up once, and the cat woke me 3 more times. She was mad because there wasn't any wet food for her, but there was a full bowl of dry food and she loves the dry, so I have no sympathy for her. I want my sleep, dangit.
Liese S. - Jan 12, 2013 6:04:26 am PST #7407 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, it dropped 20 degrees in six hours Thursday. It was 47, and dropped to 27. And now it's 1.
Jessica - Jan 12, 2013 6:05:45 am PST #7408 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It's supposed to get up into the high 50s this weekend in NYC, which is just bananas for the middle of January. FUCK YOU GLOBAL WARMING GIVE ME SOME SNOW.
Steph L. - Jan 12, 2013 6:13:11 am PST #7409 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Yeah, here? High of 65 today. WHAT THE HELL JANUARY. That's shorts weather. And then 34 on Monday. CRAXY.
Consuela - Jan 12, 2013 6:19:07 am PST #7410 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
It's apparently 20 degrees warmer in Boston than in San Diego.
It's 37 here, and I need to take the dog out walking, argh.
Lots to do today, but I'd rather sit at home and read. Sigh.
Anyway, here's something wonderful for the Good Things Tumblr: [link]
So cute!
tommyrot - Jan 12, 2013 6:22:24 am PST #7411 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.