Let's help our Vetwife! (updated PLEASE REC!)
good morning, all. i am reposting sara r's earlier diary today that is the community call for help for one of ours in time of crisis. vetwife first published her diary here as a rant, but as kossacks...
View Articlemerry christmas and happy hanukkah
and all other celebrations! and may the only pies around here for the next days coming be sweet!
View ArticleI hope you will all forgive a personal note
My mom crossed the rainbow yesterday morning at 5:15 am. I didn't make it back in time for she was not able to hold together the failing vehicle that carried her through this world. My sister was with...
View Articlebeen missing for a while...
the weekend dk4 opened, my mom transitioned - she entered the new state of being with a look of amazement and awe on her face, so my sister who was with her described that moment when her soul...
View Articlenuclear disaster interview - dr. caldicott
i realize that there is much debate about the fukishima disaster on this site - some disagreement, some anger, some frustration, but everyone here shares the sadness and concern for the health of the...
View ArticleXIV Amendment re: debt
Tom Harkin just read this on the floor of the senate and it merits repeating here. AMENDMENT XIV Passed by Congress June 13, 1866. Ratified July 9, 1868. Note: Article I, section 2, of the...
View Articleon being stalked...
in the fall of 1993 i moved into an apartment that, on it's face, was cute enough. once in, however, i found that the floorboard heating unit was missing, exposing live electrical wiring. when i...
View Articleif we can't discuss one of the major issues
in america today (racism) here - on this site - we're in trouble. when the thought police target the use of a single word (to explain, i ended up in hiddens today for calling maureen dowd a "b*tch")...
View Articlehey, kos - about that third party rule...
i just read the "99PercentDeclaration" as posted by one of the people actively involved in the ows movement and am very disturbed by what i read. here is the document that was linked/posted/referred...
View Articleomigod! it's HAPPENING!
[disclaimer: i have arthritic fingers - thus no caps] i just received an email from kgotalk radio - the station just announced that it is changing it's format from talk radio to more "news". more...
View Articleright now i'm crying...UPDATE: THANK YOU!
UPDATE! i am REALLY overwhelmed now - grover purchased one of my necklaces on etsy - she chose the lavender one which allows me to repost the green and lavender one here! this really IS going to be a...
View Articlewe're missing what's happening here...
SHEEPISH FACE ON NOW: What does the House have to do with it? (1+ / 0-) Recess appointments occur when the Senate is in recess. Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, states: The President...
View Articlethis is the most difficult diary i've ever had to write...
as most of you know who read my writing, very little of it is personal. i've always held close that side of my life that is difficult or challenging unless there is a greater story to share. this...
View ArticleThank you, all, for the kind words of support
last nite, wheni posted this diary, i had no idea of how it would be received... i'm not used to asking for help - i just plow ahead and "figure it out" somehow... and, when i read that the lifetime...
View ArticleQuick diary re: china & elections (between frantically making jewelry)
i was watching cctv today (and again tonite) when world insight was aired. what i heard was so disturbing, i went to the website to listen again to what i thought i heard. sadly, nathan king, the...
View Articleon the way to the post office to mail goodies!
i've got 16 priority mail packages packed and ready to mail - postage paid and all that they need are tape! YAY... there are still orders near completion - picking up the necessary silver beads to...
View Articlepride and humility...
i grew up in a family of narcissists. i loved them, but when you are in the midst, unless you, too, are a narcissist, you simply don't exist. it does have it's advantages - one learns to be...
View Articlea personal quick note: i've not dropped off the grid
i am still in a bit of shock over the last few days and the response of this community to my crisis. i WILL answer each and every one of you - and will do so in the next few days. i have to find a...
View Articlelooking for some legal help for a good friend
and a vet. he is in the process of divorcing - good cause. he has small children that his soon to be ex is trying to take out of oregon to texas. he doesn't have a lawyer and she does. he's in...
View Articlemy favorite books/authors: broken back and books
if i might be a bit indulgent in my first entry into Readers and Book Lovers (yes, i DID use caps there - this is an important group!), may i start with a bit of a personal story. in 2004, i had begun...
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