Monthly Archives: May 2010

Monday Random Ten

see more Lol Celebs It’s Memorial Day here, today for us. If I get some peace and quiet and a moment, I have some posts to finish up for Memorial Day. If not, they will go out tomorrow. I hope … Continue reading

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Children Take Up Space (and Notice When We Don't Notice)

We were at the movie theater on post the other night seeing some new movie or another, which is the great thing about the post theater, because they show movies for free, so if we are on base and can’t … Continue reading

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Monday Random Ten

see more Lol Celebs Happy Monday! Today’s MRT, posted without comment: All I Ever Wanted — Kelly Clarkson Lo Hesto Está Hesto — Shakira I Want You to Want Me — Cheap Trick Destination Unknown — The Smashing Pumpkins Hey … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Buddha!

Just thought I would mention it. It’s a National Holiday here in the Land of the Morning Calm. We actually went to the Lotus Lantern Festival that celebrates Buddha’s birthday the other night. I took a few pictures. We might … Continue reading

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Who DADT is Really Hurting: A Signal Boost

Every weekday leading up to the launch of the Defense Authorization Bill the Servicmembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) is running a new media campaign called “Letters from the Frontlines: Letters to President Obama“, which is a collection of open letters … Continue reading

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Another Social Justice Blogger Killed In Action…

Expanded from my Tumblr. My friend Ceceliea, of Anishinaabekwe, has closed her blog. She has been a Native American social justice advocate, working for the good of Native women in Michigan and also online. Recently she was bullied by women … Continue reading

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If only they wouldn't act like KIDS…

see more Lolcats and funny pictures So I didn’t have to read more than a paragraph or two of this to be annoyed. I am not even sure that “annoyed” is the proper adjective (or past participle, wev) here. These … Continue reading

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Monday Random Ten

see more Lol Celebs The Dust Index may not be high, but oooh is the dust fucking with my sinuses and causing some kind of major issue with my ability to breathe and be an all around pleasant person. This … Continue reading

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The Untapped Potential of a Jedi

Yesterday I babbled a little about how Anakin Skywalker, or more specifically Darth Vader over all, was a sympathetic character. I think I promised some thoughts about Leia today or at least in the very near future from that post. … Continue reading

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The Bad Guy and His Redemption

We had a string of family nights here at Chez Babble recently. We took a break from watching Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince on repeat (it’s our grown-up Finding Nemo, the Felix Felicis scene cracks me up every … Continue reading

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