February 2008
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Snapshot Poem 05 February 02008
Super Tuesday The citizenry is aroused. The citizenry is saying No! No! No!But that’s not all. The citizenry is saying Yes! Yes! Yes! Smoky rooms are in disarray. Pundits have much to say. Conservatives are thumbing through the dictionary. The left weighs liberal versus progressive. Boomers wax nostalgic. The young dance in the streets. Thin… Continue reading
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Super Tuesday
I’m recovering from some unpleasant virus — but the timing is good. Here’s my plan for tomorrow: sit in front of the television, watching cable news and sipping comfort food. Yes, I know that being a political junkie isn’t the healthiest of lifestyles. But, if one must be a political junkie, this is an… Continue reading
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Make the Woman
Let me put on this blazer with brooch, pull back my hair into a tightknot. There. Will that do? Perhaps you’d prefer this red silk dress bare legs and spiked heels or this flowery innocent shirtwaist? No? This straplesstube, then you can see the ring in my navel. Pull. You long for leather and high… Continue reading
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Imbolc
Bridget holds sacred the asp, the dandelion, the cow and her sacred bird, the oystercatcher. They represent her in nature, and in the spring, when she rekindles the fire of the sun and makes the milk flow in plenty from the cows. ~ Mercy Van Vlack This day, February 2, has always been important… Continue reading
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Friday Cat Blogging
We had planned an edition of ASK THE AGONY CATS today (we have two letters in the queue) but our stenographer is a bit under the weather: She’ll be in a bit later, though, to update this week’s cat links. A bit later: You will find this week’s cats here: The Carnival of the Cats,… Continue reading
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