… and he kissed the ‘bride’ | This is London Elton John and his long-term partner David Furnish married earlier today. Congratulations to both and best wishes for their future happiness. It’s a little bit funny this feeling inside I’m not one of those who can easily hide I don’t have much money but boy if I did I’d buy a big house where we both could live If I was a sculptor, but then again, no Or a man who makes potions in a travelling show I know it’s not much but it’s the best I can do My…
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My monkeylady was reading something on the computer, and then as she often does, wandered away. I took the opportunity to do a little kitty recon and found a few more fellow travelers in the Cat’s Right movement (our motto: “The cat’s right, monkey. Get used to it.” Another monkeylady writes about her cats, and has conversations with them much like I have with my own monkeys: ginmar: Note to self:After boiling hot water for “STOP THAT RIGHT NOW!” “NOW!” “Off the counter!” “What did I say?” “No more laser pointer for YOU!” “Get OUT of there!” “Get OFF of…
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First of all, sorry to have left this unexplained for so long – David and I went and spent the night in downtown Chicago last Thursday because we were both off last week and we had a bunch of things we’d been wanting to do for fun. UPDATE: Everytime I look at this image I think how striking it is how a museum display can have so much impact. It’s a little like walking into an unexpected cathedral. Besides a narrative using historical dioramas and reenacted filmed material, there’s also a really cool video showing how the old German submarine…
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The Weavers did not win TAR8. As had been predicted/spoiled previously, the Linzes won, the Bransens brought up a very tight second, the Weavers finished dead last. According to TWOP, God got out of His Tub to fill in for Miss Alli’s mini-recap while she’s off in New York whooping it up and being thankful the Weavers lost. 25 Days, 50 Cities, and More Than 600 Consecutive Hours as a Family… By God | Season 8 | Episode 11 | Aired on 2005.12.13 Oh my Self, if the Weavers got My ass out of a hot tub ONCE MORE, I…
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Ha! My monkeys left the computer unguarded again. Silly monkeys. I took the opportunity to check in on a few of my brethren and sistren in the Cat underground. Caveat Lector | Good morning, housemonkey Didi came in for her morning trample bright—well, dark and early this morning. Yawning, I got up to feed her, and check in by IM with a friend of mine in Australia. Turning on the light, I discovered that one of them hurled on my winter cloak. Good morning, housemonkey! Isn’t it a lovely morning! Good work, Didi! I commend you. I myself have had…
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Via: Flickr Title: Birds! By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 13 Dec ’05, 9.38pm PST
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Okay this is going to be a really churchy post, and it requires a lot of background to set up. Saturday, the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago called all the “assisted” congregations together for a pretty much mandatory meeting to discuss a big problem: namely, that the budget for assisting congregations that ask for grants from the Diocese was exceeded by the amount of requests by about $96,000. Rather a lot, really. Clergy and board members (it’s called “Vestry” if your congregation is a parish, “Bishop’s Committee” if your congregation is a mission) were strongly encouraged to attend and give 5…
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I ended up sending an email off to WBEZ and a local newspaper about the following news item, which showed up on the radio, too: NYT: When Christmas Falls on Sunday, Megachurches Take the Day Off Well, minichurches can take the day off too. Holy Moly is.
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Via: Flickr Title: 12-11-05_1309.jpg By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 11 Dec ’05, 7.12pm PST Christmas bags for the needy
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Oh, a lady friend of mine is going to be very intrigued by this brand of rum, which was marked “Pistol” in the store. It has a tiny little Ho Tai figure on it with Chinese characters. Perhaps it’s meant for Chinese DVD pyrates? Via: Flickr Title: 12-10-05_1730.jpg By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 10 Dec ’05, 11.31pm PST