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Shall I begin again?

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>TAPS MIC<    Is this thing on?  The United States was built on rich people and slavery and has flirted with full-on fascism and Nazi movements through its history; these cherries sit on top of its free-market capitalism and institutional racism. The US has a recorded history of concentration camps, and today the leading republican presidential candidate wants to create new ones for homeless people so that people who will never visit the cities they see as bloodbaths (they're not) feel better about themselves and where they live.  We were on the right track after WWII and the winds of the Civil Rights era, but we're losing it now.  It's all just so loud right now: State-supported racism, removing existing rights and health care of women, the anti-semitism, xenophobia, religion-as-law, gerrymandering & restricting voting rights, the police violence, "if you see something, say something", the killing of black men and women, the arming up of society with...

My Big Fat Greek Adventure (with mom)

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Four albums worth of pictures from 8 days in Greece with my mom. Take your pick and take a little trip with us! Greece: Athens and Delphi Greek Islands Cruise Athens-Random street shots Cats of Greece

Vacation, and The Beginning of Rattling around the House Alone with Two Kitties

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Lots going on. Fabulous vacation to Germany! Flew into Berlin, rented a car and drove through Germany (autobahn=awesome, btw), finished up in fabulous Munich. Man we needed the break and had an awesome time. Pictures from Berlin are posted here . More are coming and I'll post those links too! On the other hand, my Sweet One has accepted a 6 month assignment to London, so he flew there at the end of our vacation, and I came home. Got a week or two with him beginning Saturday, then he's off across the pond until at least the new year. There will be visits both ways, but it's not the same as having him here! OK yeah I'm a little sorry for myself, but I'm also really, really excited for him too. I have to go across the Atlantic to visit my live-in beau!

Cute kids make people happy!

Cute kids make people happy. This one is super cute. Make our friends Charlie and Stella happy and give views to their Babytv dancing contest video. Also witness the complete takeover of toys in the household. :-)

If it flies, it dies

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Is this the face of a murderer? My cat Emmie has killed two bumblebees in two days. Today she tried to murder another one. Title of post is courtesy of my sweet one, who has been collecting the carcasses.

I had cake for lunch today

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It's been an awesome birthweek, and today's the big day. I am 35. Again, but I'm not sayin' how many times I've actually been 35. First, Randy scored the tickets to the Red Sox game on Friday (post below). Gorgeous night and a fun game. Saturday I saw my friend Carolyn, who I've known since the old UMass Amherst days. We had some lunch, then went to the Boston Marathon health and fitness expo, then hung out at the house for a few hours, talking and looking at old pics. The Boston Marathon was Monday, so I worked Sunday so I could go watch it with my work crew. It's one of my company's biggest events - the greatest race in the world, right in our back yard - and we make running shoes and apparel. We had a barbeque, games, and a cheering section at mile 19.5 in Newton. Man those people are hardcore; all 26,385 of them. Last night, I went to see Bruce Springsteen with my mom (we bought each other tickets for our birthday presents) and my friend Karen....

I awoke to this at 3:30 am after the Red Sox game

Totally freaky to wake up at 3:30am, three hours after getting back from the Sox game, to discover this happening on my street. Big fire trucks, flashing lights everywhere. I had to go outside to find out what was going on or I never would've gotten back to sleep. Fortunately the first thing I found out was that everyone was OK! And it is good to know the hydrant across the street is actually functional. I'm never gonna park too close to the corner again. By Auditi Guha Wicked Local Posted Apr 20, 2009 Somerville — No one was hurt during a small house fire on L------ Street April 18, 2009. Residents vacated the building as firefighters responded. Shortly before 3:30 a.m. Saturday morning, Somerville firefighters responded to a working fire at 19 L------ Street. The fire was contained to a roof deck and the roof area on top of the house but was not visible from the street, according to reports After the fire was extinguished, there was...