On a completely unrelated note to Jill’s post about parents, kids & public spaces in New York City, these lines about New Yorkers stuck out at me: You don’t chat with people in line at the grocery store; you don’t talk to strangers on the subway; you don’t interrupt or disturb other diners in restaurants.Continue reading “This is why I’m glad I’m currently in Moscow, as opposed to New York”
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“Glory to our brothers in arms”
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””
“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””
Monday music: dear, incredible Duke
Dear Duke – Anthem Gone to Croatan – Jah Wobble The General – Dispatch The Other Side – the Twelves Hand in Glove – the Smiths Souvenir D’iti – In-Grid Oblivion – Patrick Wolf Close to Me – the Cure Back to the Old House – the Smiths Come On, Come Out – A FineContinue reading “Monday music: dear, incredible Duke”
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”
Natalia A. 