Category Archive for 'Snappy'

If she gets the call, let her answer it

Monday, June 18th, 2007

Lindy Hop class was so fun this evening. All the new moves we’re learning are great, and I’m a big fan of the music. I’m fairly sure I was meant to be a famous dancer, but somehow life got in the way. If I ever have a daughter (or son, for that matter) who wants [...]

Thoughts about political appointees

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

One thing is clear: It doesn’t seem that President Bush can appoint decent people to work for him. Does anyone else see a pattern here?
Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General = Crony and Big Fat Liar
David Hager, FDA Advisory Committee for Reproductive Health Drugs = Opponent of Reproductive Health Choice and Alleged Sexual Abuser
Harriet Miers, nominated to [...]

To bee or not to bee…

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

Our fat society continues to live wastefully and pollute the earth. Seems that we are beginning to pay the price in ways we never thought possible.
As an example, bees are disappearing all over the country - those tiny, under-appreciated pollinators of the U.S.’s immense agricultural bounty, which was once thought to be inexhaustible. I find [...]

I can’t stand that we are wasting our country’s money on crap

Monday, February 5th, 2007

I’m sorry - did I read this right? Today Bloomberg reported that “President George W. Bush proposed cutting $78 billion from U.S. health spending over five years…” WTF?
Huh. Guess we don’t need stupid old Medicare or Medicaid. We’ll just go ahead and keep &$*%ing old people and poor people in the @ss while we sacrifice [...]

My peculiar aristocratic title

Friday, December 29th, 2006

My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is:
Her Most Serene Highness Lady Crystal the Undulant of Porton Down
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Funny camel face

Saturday, October 14th, 2006

This is a funny picture I took at the NC State Fair today. We had a great time riding on the Ferris Wheel, checking out the prize-winning bunnies and eating junk food. You can check out other recent pictures here.