Hello, and welcome to the blog. I’ll be your hostess each Monday and every fourth Friday – my name is G Love, and I will endeavor to be as interesting for you as my cereal bowl of milk is to my cat this morning. Schmitty, I’m trying to focus. Go away. Schmitty cat is just…
Today's News
Two news items that struck me today: Kurt Vonnegut dies at 84 Abortion ultrasound viewing advances in South Carolina Not particularly happy about either. Yes, I’m going there, I’m throwing the A-word out on my post today. Comment if you’d like, and maybe we can get an intellectual dialogue going, because I’m…
In Defense of Organized Religion
At 6 years old, she went to church every Sunday, with her mom, her two little sisters. Dad didn’t always go. Mom’s look told the kids she would brook no discussion about this; regardless of what Dad did, they were going. And she went; to Sunday school first, to do crafts and listen to adults…
The Unhappy Waiter and The Bioluminescence
Like everywhere on the islands, Saman Tree is a large open air restaurant. Ceiling fans spin lazily, and all tables face the spectacular view of the red ceramic-tiled terrace with gleaming blue-potted plants, the sparkling bay just beyond. I look at the menu and see why the chef tried to explain himself to us before – it’s badly typed, misspelled,…
Tax Fun
Sorry to post two of these in a day. But during the encounter described below, in abbreviated but word-for-word detail (except for the names), the only thing that kept me from losing my mind and/or throwing my chair through my un-open-able window was thinking about the wonderful comic blogging opportunities that the experience allowed. It’s a long…