Thanks to JoLynn for this amusing, but strange, article. As many of you know, Steve and I do foster care for raccoons and have become quite fond of the buggers. We love hearing stories about how smart they are. Once, when discussing ways of keeping wild animals out of yards (like anyone would [...]
Archive of entries posted on March 2006
A Birthday Tribute for My Mother
Sorry if those last two posts were harsher than expected. I wasn’t sure I should post them, but then I thought that anyone reading this already knows that I have strong opinions. Then, on the way home Friday, Steve made some comment about the blog becoming a political launchpad. I will keep [...]
Vatican-Sponsored Conference Attempts to Rehabilitate the Crusades
Now that I’m in a thoroughly cranky mood, I figured I’d go ahead and point out this little tidbit about Pope Benedict XVI’s efforts to undo any progress Pope John Paul II made in interfaith relations.
Atheists identified as America’s most distrusted minority
Thanks to Brian for calling my attention to this article. I’m re-posting my comment to his blog entry here because this one really struck a nerve for me.
Reading this article, I feel much the same way I did after the 2000 election, wondering where I fit in this country and how it got so [...]
Paintball in Mud That Made Me Smell Like a Cow Patty
This Saturday, Steve and I did our best impersonations of special ops agents at Paintball Jungle. These being our best efforts, it’s a damn good thing the safety of this country is not in our hands. We had only gone once before, last fall, at the end of a long dry summer before [...]
Holy Crap! A New Entry on Midwesterngirl.com?
I know this will probably send people into fits, but finally, a mere 4 years after the last update to my Web site, I am finally getting back in gear. Time has been in exceedingly short supply the last few years between work, school, our volunteer work at WildCare, and more work. There never [...]