I woke up a little over two hours ago (2:40 am), having visited us in the alternate reality where we did meet each other first. I need to write this down, so that perhaps I can go back to sleep having purged it.
The moment I visited, the vignette I experienced, occurred about 10 years ago. We were on our farm. Yes, we had acreage. You had your animals, both livestock and dogs. It was late summer, and we were walking on the property. Warning: Profound joy, but profound sadness too
Have a great solar return, phoenixstarfire! May the new year bring you everything you hope for.
My very first post to Daily Kos (which is a repost and slight reworking of a piece I debuted here) was picked up by “Diary Rescue“. Here’s what they had to say:
The Rangers have sifted and sorted through 296 diaries to bring you these 12 great examples of the excellent writing and breadth of subjects that The Orange has become known for. […]
wyldraven, from all too personal experience, explains why it’s access to healthcare not health insurance that matters, in Health Care Reform: My Number One Issue. […]
I’m feeling just a bit overwhelmed by that. Seeing as how little impact it seemed to have on my journal, I didn’t expect to be selected as one of the “12 great examples” for the day.
Olbermann: Gay marriage is a question of love
Finally tonight as promised, a Special Comment on the passage, last week, of Proposition Eight in California, which rescinded the right of same-sex couples to marry, and tilted the balance on this issue, from coast to coast. […]
What is this, to you? Nobody is asking you to embrace their expression of love. But don’t you, as human beings, have to embrace… that love? The world is barren enough.
It is stacked against love, and against hope, and against those very few and precious emotions that enable us to go forward. Your marriage only stands a 50-50 chance of lasting, no matter how much you feel and how hard you work.
And here are people overjoyed at the prospect of just that chance, and that work, just for the hope of having that feeling. With so much hate in the world, with so much meaningless division, and people pitted against people for no good reason, this is what your religion tells you to do? With your experience of life and this world and all its sadnesses, this is what your conscience tells you to do? […]
Go read the entire piece. It’s well worth your time. Or better yet, when you get to the page, click the link to launch the video, and listen to Keith directly. You won’t be sorry.
To all veterans who may see this, know that I honor your service every day, not just on this the designated day to do so. Thank you.
An Aging Trans Woman 