Weather: Today: Rain then rain showers. Probability of measurable precipitation 70 percent. South wind 10 mph. High 47. Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Probability of measurable precipitation 50 percent. South wind 9 mph. Low 36.
Inbox: :)urinal screens?? Keyboard trays are handled by Facilities. I will have follow up regarding the jackets. I haven’t gottn one, but I’m only here on weekends : D I scanned to you his application. Please manage orders to this budget.
News: Gunman tied to 2nd killing Suspect calls body in trunk 'suicide'Civil liberties board has 1st session Airforce drops disputed contract terms Crane's cracks blamed on water, ice Trial begins in recruiter's killing Good night's sleep is booming business Sex sting leads to molestation charge Death of homeless on rise in Seattle World Chess Champion loses to computer Boxer says no more environmental rollbacks Gates says US is not winning Iraq war Fiji military overthrows government Brooklyn sidewalk caves in, swallows woman.
Cake Walk
cracks blamed on water, ice
caves in
mostly cloudy, sidewalk
sexsting
I’m only here weekends
oh, please
body in trunk swallows
woman
Gunman tied to, second
blamed
Urinal screens contract
light wind
fog killing, suspect calls
good night
Tuesday, December 5
Monday, December 4
WOD: Flummery
Weather: Today: Rain then rain showers. Probability of measurable precipitation 70 percent. South wind 10 mph. High 47. Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Probability of measurable precipitation 50 percent. South wind 9 mph. Low 3
Inbox: I can do this tomorrow, will that be soon enough? Could you please provide me with November balance for the Pitney Bowes Postage Meters? I haven’t gotten one, but I’m only here on weekends : D Let’s hold off for a couple of days I will do the verification f Please open the attached document.Thanks! Many of you have already heard me talk Can we get through the end of the year and order these in January? Here are the budget numbers for soda, coffee and tea for the rest of the year.
News Headlines: Rescuers in the Philippines all but gave up hope Monday of finding survivors in mudslide-swamped villages on the slopes of the Mayon volcano, five days after a typhoon killed an estimated 1,000 people. Deputy's killer was part of gang Toxic risk at nail salons Woman's body found in trunk of car Bush accepts Bolton's U.N. resignation Bush may lift Alaska drilling ban Mars Hill pastor responds to uproar An advocate for the dead Brown delivers again; Seahawks win Police car hits pedestrian in Puyallup New - Illegal immigrant sentenced for traffic death of college dean - Two women arrested, others sought in Sunnyside jailbreak
Inbox: I can do this tomorrow, will that be soon enough? Could you please provide me with November balance for the Pitney Bowes Postage Meters? I haven’t gotten one, but I’m only here on weekends : D Let’s hold off for a couple of days I will do the verification f Please open the attached document.Thanks! Many of you have already heard me talk Can we get through the end of the year and order these in January? Here are the budget numbers for soda, coffee and tea for the rest of the year.
News Headlines: Rescuers in the Philippines all but gave up hope Monday of finding survivors in mudslide-swamped villages on the slopes of the Mayon volcano, five days after a typhoon killed an estimated 1,000 people. Deputy's killer was part of gang Toxic risk at nail salons Woman's body found in trunk of car Bush accepts Bolton's U.N. resignation Bush may lift Alaska drilling ban Mars Hill pastor responds to uproar An advocate for the dead Brown delivers again; Seahawks win Police car hits pedestrian in Puyallup New - Illegal immigrant sentenced for traffic death of college dean - Two women arrested, others sought in Sunnyside jailbreak
Sunday, October 8
Wednesday, June 28
Venal Gumshoe
venal \VEE-nuhl\, adjective: 1. Capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration; held for sale; salable; purchasable. 2. Capable of being corrupted. 3. Marked by or associated with bribery and corrupt dealings.
gumshoe (GUM-shoo) noun 1. A detective. 2. A rubber overshoe. [The word is an allusion to the quiet snooping that a detective is supposed to do. Wearing rubber shoes, one can move around without making much noise.]
The first thing you must remember:
it is very easy to purchase me.
For the cost of a berry dipped in chocolate,
your silent secrets are frigidly undressed.
For the symbolic twirl of a finger against my check,
the flush of heat from lips unjoined:
your very soul I could crucify,
parted like a frog with pins and thread.
Secondly, lying next to the caucus of your sleep,
I infect each breath: in-take-in-take.
You who have purchased me, who have wrapped
love up in words like fuck, gentle, and oh-oh-oh:
You, who creep into second moments, the sullen
dinner dimness alone and a shudder of my shoulders:
You have been marked by me, have been branded,
labeled, categorized, tainted and stamped.
Finally, infected with me, you inevitably become
The venal disparity of dawn's harsh detective.
gumshoe (GUM-shoo) noun 1. A detective. 2. A rubber overshoe. [The word is an allusion to the quiet snooping that a detective is supposed to do. Wearing rubber shoes, one can move around without making much noise.]
The first thing you must remember:
it is very easy to purchase me.
For the cost of a berry dipped in chocolate,
your silent secrets are frigidly undressed.
For the symbolic twirl of a finger against my check,
the flush of heat from lips unjoined:
your very soul I could crucify,
parted like a frog with pins and thread.
Secondly, lying next to the caucus of your sleep,
I infect each breath: in-take-in-take.
You who have purchased me, who have wrapped
love up in words like fuck, gentle, and oh-oh-oh:
You, who creep into second moments, the sullen
dinner dimness alone and a shudder of my shoulders:
You have been marked by me, have been branded,
labeled, categorized, tainted and stamped.
Finally, infected with me, you inevitably become
The venal disparity of dawn's harsh detective.
Wednesday, May 31
Facts on Violence Against Women
Ending violence against women and children is everyone's issue:
· Sexual Assault: Sexual assault includes forcible sexual contact, attempted rape and completed rape. Sexual assault affects children, women and men of all ages, races, and income levels. One in six women will experience rape. Half of the women who report rape are under the age of 18, 22% are under the age of 12. We need to dispel the dangerous myths that perpetuate violence—that women who dress provocatively are asking to be raped, that women secretly enjoy it, or that women often make false accusations. Sexual assault is a criminal act and inflicts life—long harm to girls' and women's mental and physical well-being.
· Child Abuse: Almost three million children are reported abused every year; troublingly, it is estimated that only a third of actual abuse cases are ever reported. Child abuse is tragic whether it is in the form of physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, or neglect. The two most common contributing factors of child abuse are adult substance abuse and economic desperation. We must maintain and expand government programs that provide education, prevention, and victim services.
· Domestic Violence: Domestic violence is a pattern of violent or coercive behavior in which a partner seeks to control the thoughts, beliefs, or conduct of their intimate partner. Violent juvenile offenders are four times more likely to have witnessed violence in their homes. Domestic violence destroys families, harms women, and children, and devastates our communities.
· Gun Violence: Creating stricter gun laws will help in the fight to prevent violence against women and children. Guns do not prevent violence, but promote it. In 2000, for every woman who used a handgun to kill an intimate acquaintance in self-defense, 443 women were gunned down by an intimate acquaintance. Laws that are meant to prevent abusers from owning guns often fail because of loopholes, weak enforcement, and inconsistent regulations from state to state.
Source: 10 for Change
Monday, April 24
Man dies after plummeting into large hole that opened beneath his home
"ALTA, California (AP) - It was like a scene from a horror film: A 27-year-old man
plummeted into a gaping hole that suddenly opened beneath a house,
trapping him beneath foundation rubble and killing him."
Tuesday, April 18
Tuesday, March 28
Bitter
Drinking iconoclastic-breath-mobilizer-of-doom. I didn’t think he had heard the difference between “I don’t want coffee” and “I don’t want you to buy me coffee.” But it looks like it, because here it is.
Was terrified this morning; waking from a dream of smoke and fire and fear. Woke later, still groggy, sluggish and slow. Bitter at having to go to work, at the cat for howling at me, at myself for being stupid, at having a dirty home and an icky litter box, about finding a flea on Rotten last night.
Was terrified this morning; waking from a dream of smoke and fire and fear. Woke later, still groggy, sluggish and slow. Bitter at having to go to work, at the cat for howling at me, at myself for being stupid, at having a dirty home and an icky litter box, about finding a flea on Rotten last night.
Thursday, March 23
Rotten
my pretty little kitty--all black softness and wrinkled brow, intent yellow eyes, white claws. She is, undoubtably, the love of my life. Last night she mewed sweetly at me for five minutes and then proceeded to puke up cheese all over my book. She then blinked up at me and mewed some more, hopped off the futon and ran back to the kitchen to beg for more food. It's hard to be mad at a cat that adores me and wakes me up right before the alarm goes off to purr in my ear, so I cleaned up the book and petted the cat and gave her some more water.
Thursday, March 9
Monday, January 23
FrumpLump
I need more than tea time today. More than Boboa. Lot more than this job. Need to be able to curl up in a ball under the blanket and and read and read and read. Maybe I'll stop by the library on myt way home. Pay my fines with the money I don't have and then I'll have books to distract me from my post holiday slump. Lump. It's so quiet up here. Lonely! Feel frumpy and dumpy today. And poor. Need to stretch myself out. Breathe deeply. Play with my kitten.
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