Ready to begin again

so I officially have Kerry's old job. My boss, and K's former boss, said I almost made him cry as I said something identical to what K said 5 years ago when he hired him. Life is good and G_d is in the details...

Wunders Cemetery

As we approached the Graceland Cemetery entrance this weathered memorial in Wunder's Cemetery caught me eye. It reads: Bertha, William, Frederick, Children of William & Johanna Gruel. The crumbling testament to the loss of 3 children gave pause. All I could find on the web was this link

3952 N Sheridan Facade

We went for a tour of Graceland Cemetery with SnarkAngel and a couple of other friends. A few blocks from the cemetery is a rather nondescript building; that is, until you look up. In my 20 years living in the neighborhood I never noticed these lovelies on the 3948 through 3952 N Sheridan Rd building.

Justice for Trayvon Martin?

So, a black child is gunned down because he has skittles and a can of iced tea in his pocket.... Welcome to MerKa 2012! Overheard: From the shooter, George Zimmerman: "These coons get away with everything!" Ain't it grand?

Ballad of Lucy Jordon

one of Gunga's Favorites:

Eli's Coming

And they are not kidding. Glee actually is real: This is Grand Champion Performance of Eli's Coming at Monona Grove Invitational.

I found this amazing mix of Piaf and Brel: Translation here for those interested:http://www.zafiris.gr/articles/Ne_me_quitte_pas.htm

Sugarplum Fairies

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Nutrocker - RockON!!!

Straight No Chaser - Hallelujah

People of Walmart

People Of Walmart Song - Watch MoreFunny Videos

Hot Lips - The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain

A Murmuration of Starlings

Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive on Vimeo.

Robyn - Tribute

Kids today! Brilliant!

My Uncle Ralph

Is my hero! He is now around 82 and fiercely alive!! He drove my Dad (his baby brother) crazy throughout his life... Kudos for that!! Slowish perfectionism, plodding on to the perfect solution; what the hell is wrong with that? Talk to him, and he pauses, placing the perfect thought that he is about to speak, accurately and kindly; and he is always smart and brilliant, and warm and empathetic. I hope he knows what an influence he has been on my life!

I do not in any way live up to that expectation, I do worship his absolute perfection of his life!

Heartbreaker

Take a read here at Balloon-Juice, but be ready to shed a tear.

I have no idea if it was a no-kill shelter. I’m not sure no-kill shelters even existed in any significant number back then. So I just told myself that I was about to see a bunch of really cute kitties, most of which wouldn’t make it out of there. But mine would.

All the cats were sufficiently nice, and they generally displayed that survival reflex that makes them particularly adorable in such sad circumstances. I wanted to take them all, but I was only getting one, and there really wasn’t anything that made me want to take one over the others. I looked closely at one or two, but I still wasn’t certain.

Finally, I noticed the one cat who wasn’t making himself adorable. He just kept to himself in the back of his cage, uncertain, maybe even a bit fearful of getting noticed. He may well have been a feral someone picked up. Still he was tabby-ish, and mostly dark. I’d heard people gravitate towards lighter-colored cats. With his appearance and timid demeanor, I suddenly saw myself as this cat’s one chance to ever leave that shelter. So that’s how “this cat” became Nash, my kitty for 17 1/2 years.

Read the whole thing. Thank you Catie for turning me into a cat lover.

Dear President Obama

Be an asshole for a change...

They have and they will!

The Mittster Sez

"Corporations are people, my friend."
----------------------------Mitt Romney

So is Soylent Green




UPDATE: Shoot! Americablog beat me to it.

Pray Away the Gay Fail

At first I really thought this was satire.

I wonder if Michele of God's flambé'd husband Marcus Bachmann is this poor delusional soul's spiritual "camp" counselor. Or maybe MB just picked out his outfit as he does Michele's.

Crimes of fashion are just some of the sins displayed here. A pox on all of their houses!

It would be funny if this prayed degayed crap wasn't so harmful to gay youth trying to navigate their way to an integrated acceptance of their sexuality.

Ms Crazy Eyes

Out palsies on the right are all vapors of indignation over this photo of Michele Bachmann and her crazy eyes. Christ, she probably picked out the damn photo herself. Frankly, I beg you, find me a photo or video where she doesn't look batshit insane. Go on, find one.

She looks crazy because she IS a goddamn lunatic. She just can't hide it. And that repressed closet case whackjob she married to probably doesn't help matters (though her own self-delusion about him requires a touch of insanity.) All that Jesus-Juice has diluted her blood or something, so the crazy just oozes out though her eyes.

Scary as shit! She just might get the Republican nomination, and maybe even the presidency.

FSM, have mercy on us all!

That includes you, too, poor world at large. MerKa is going through some kind of Screamin' Mimi's right now, and you know we just gotta share.