Read the placards welcoming Western troops for the May 9th Victory Day parade in Moscow. This year, on the 65th anniversary of victory, Western military personnel will participate in the parade for the first time. Makes me glad, personally. There’s been some stink raised by the Communists over this, but the Communists relish every opportunityContinue reading ““Glory to our brothers in arms””
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Russian adoption debacle: I don’t believe that Torry Ann Hansen acted out of desperation
Much like Tracy Clark-Flory, I was struck by the tragedy of the case of Artyom Savelyev, a 7-year-old adoptee who was put alone on a plane back to Russia. He had been adopted by Tennessee resident Torry Ann Hansen, who, in the note she left with the boy, claimed that officials at a Russian orphanageContinue reading “Russian adoption debacle: I don’t believe that Torry Ann Hansen acted out of desperation”
“Every day baby, I bleed blue”
Poet Sim Stafford and I were in high school together, and then we both went to the same university, and one time, during my freshman year, when I was having a moment, he said, “once a Dukie, always a Dukie.” He wasn’t talking about school spirit – he was saying that my life had changed,Continue reading ““Every day baby, I bleed blue””
The Heidi Montag post that wasn’t going to happen
But did anyway. I could write about DUKE GOING TO THE FINAL, I could write about politics, I could make vague references to the things in my life that I am really hoping will go right somehow, and I could even write about getting splashed with holy water in the pre-dawn hours of this EasternContinue reading “The Heidi Montag post that wasn’t going to happen”
Because one of my writer friends is currently kicking serious ass
This precious gif is dedicated to him (and to healthcare reform, but mostly to him): I’d gift a horror-themed gif, because the area of kickage is horror, but unsurprisingly, there is a very limited number of happy horror gifs out there. Hm. Well. Except for maybe this one: You keep kicking ass now. And brains.Continue reading “Because one of my writer friends is currently kicking serious ass”
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