tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39426902024-03-13T09:05:14.967-05:003 outside the skinny blogmy interests, updated: science fiction, mysteries, science, history, and science history; and Paris and writing and sketching and knitting and sewing and, oh, whatever else comes up
Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.comBlogger455125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-6980235977580941782022-12-08T01:09:00.000-06:002022-12-08T01:09:38.208-06:00So I joined Post.newsI never signed up for Twitter (thanks, younger me!) but I have lurked around on several interesting Twitter feeds for years. Post is looking very friendly and intelligent and I'm excited to get into it. I thought I'd better post something here, since I put the link in my Post profile. If you came here from there, I should say I seldom post here any more but there's a signup thingy you can put Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-48270086394963663042022-05-24T00:00:00.000-05:002022-05-24T00:00:45.560-05:00Stray thoughts about pensA random comment on Ravelry about fountain pens evoked memories of the first one I ever used. It was a cheap (in 1964, 49β§!) Schaeffer with the see-through plastic barrel - mine was I think blue, and I loved it. It used cartridges so I could have blue, black, or blue-black ink. Back then, in the Stone Age, we weren't allowed to use fountain pens until 7th grade - I can see the point, there'd be Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-50787610081098815182021-10-20T15:58:00.000-05:002021-10-20T15:58:24.704-05:00Odd and trivial memory dept.I picture these strange odd little memory resurfacings as though they're the chaff that fell through the filter of coffee beans. No idea they were there until they suddenly just appear.
This time it was an IG post from my daughter-in-law showing her green fingernails.
And I recalled when, in 1972, my then-husband and I went to see Cabaret when it first came out. Afterwards, I ferreted all Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-17889840120809074322021-10-14T01:10:00.001-05:002021-10-14T01:10:05.187-05:00This is kind of a place-marker.I lost my beloved O'Keefe cat August 13, and although I've always put a memorial page for my dear pets who have passed away, I haven't been able emotionally to do it yet. I will, but she meant so much to me that I am going to have to both grieve a little longer, and think long about what I want to say. She was my best friend for 15 years. How do you sum that up?Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-49570790871590789752018-10-11T01:31:00.000-05:002018-10-11T01:31:45.273-05:00My odysseyI've been knitting on a four sock long tube since June. Tonight I finally finished the tube! It's crazy. I wanted to see how it would work; won't know for sure until all the toes, heels, and cuffs are done. And, of course, the socks will be individually freed from their long (heh heh) ordeal.
My hands hurt. But I'm happy!Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-28633102418420181862018-10-07T18:45:00.001-05:002018-10-07T18:45:27.442-05:00August 22, 2018 cancer checkupI see I forgot to post that my third straight annual cancer checkup was A-OK. Yay!Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-87184759723395066022018-04-01T15:17:00.002-05:002018-04-01T15:17:41.117-05:00I'm not on Twitter, but I can share this here. If you're on Twitter, post it (include the source):
Today is #TransDayOfVisibility
5 ways to support trans people today:
π Post/tweet/instagram your support of trans people.
π Help make spaces encompassing for trans people.
π Challenge transphobia in all its forms.
π Educate yourself to understand.
π Share this post
1 reply 17 Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-65170506568268959622018-03-24T13:37:00.000-05:002018-03-24T13:37:16.464-05:00Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-40967515185092363092018-03-15T14:52:00.000-05:002018-03-15T14:52:06.592-05:00Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-588971804722039222018-03-13T16:21:00.000-05:002018-03-13T16:21:17.005-05:00Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-81893501852247604352017-10-15T13:16:00.000-05:002017-10-15T13:16:21.964-05:00It's time to get ready for ALL HALLOW'S READ!What's All Hallow's Read, you ask? It's giving away books along with the candy - or any number of other ways to celebrate reading along with Hallowe'en. Let Neil Gaiman explain it!
I've been doing this for 4 or 5 years now, and it's wonderful. The kids really love getting books - I think some of my veteran trick-or-treaters have been spreading the word because every year I get a few more than Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-54369769649364947572017-08-23T18:27:00.000-05:002017-08-23T18:27:29.316-05:00Today's cancer checkupPassed it with an "A" again! That's two years down. Next appt: August 2018!
πΊTerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-73355951935324282912017-08-14T13:46:00.000-05:002017-08-14T14:43:58.398-05:00Heather Heyer is an American hero.
But she should never have had to be. I think a statue of that brave young woman should replace every goddamned Confederate statue in the country.
It occurs to me, for someone who claims to hate losers so much, The Orange Ass has certainly picked a couple of global-level historical losers to side with.
The Liberal Redneck says it a lot better than I ever could.
Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-53586317552830676962017-06-26T15:10:00.004-05:002017-06-26T15:10:55.133-05:00*needle scratch*Er, well, no. I decided against NaNoWriMo since the last post.
I find myself having a hard time committing to anything that's going to require that kind of dedication, these days.
So, No NaNo. The world will survive this loss.Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-6260130387922928942017-06-01T20:31:00.000-05:002017-06-01T20:31:47.895-05:00I wish I could just get over youYeah, so, NaNoWriMo has hooked me again. Fortunately, they've adopted more flexible "rules" for Camp NaNoWriMo, in that I can go back to the most recent November novel attempt and work on that; it no longer has to be a brand-new work. So, That ol' 24 Spaces keeps bugging me like crazy, so here I go: July will be 31 days of Camp NaNoWriMo insanity. Well - not quite. This time I've pledged to work Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-35141916059516424462017-04-27T20:15:00.001-05:002017-04-27T20:15:06.197-05:00It's been a long drought.I haven't been doing much worth posting, and I'm still fighting the depression (and winning, but slowly), though the situation in American politics today has not helped that process. In fact I expend probably more energy than I realize fuming and worrying about that.
I just came across a terrific pick-me-up. Last year, Warren Buffett wrote a letter to Bill and Melinda Gates, urging them to Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-62319936124753997482017-03-17T00:34:00.002-05:002017-03-17T00:34:44.727-05:00I've just got one question:WTF IS WRONG WITH "MATCHY-MATCHY"???
I don't understand why all the hate for clothes and accessories whose colors or patterns match or at least harmonize.
Yep, you're right, I'm not into fashion. For decades I've figured if I can get an outfit together where my socks match or at least coordinate somehow with my shirt/sweater/pants/skirt, I'm home free! Some snotty chemistry tech (a male!)Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-57277789177954415442017-02-09T15:52:00.001-06:002017-02-09T15:52:54.724-06:00
All of these inspire and move me but it's Malala that brings the tears. They tried to blow out her brains and look at her.
Our enemies are stupid and small. They don't have a chance.
Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-4433038795460059072017-02-08T14:04:00.000-06:002017-02-08T14:04:39.516-06:00When a dolt provides his nemesis with a great campaign slogan
From Tumblr:
sashayed:
βShe was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted.β
(via scarlettohairdye)
Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-84200118181313410852017-02-06T13:24:00.002-06:002017-02-06T13:26:11.887-06:00Interlude?So the roof is re-shingled and it looks great. But there are several other projects the contractor is supposed to do, but I haven't heard a word since the roofers finished last Tuesday. I'm not worried. We're also waiting to find out if the insurance company is going to foot the bill for a LARGE project that became obviously necessary once they'd got the old shingles off - there were three layersTerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-26677914979184734092017-01-28T12:14:00.000-06:002017-01-28T12:16:21.575-06:00Big doins here todayAt 9 the roofers showed up. So, a few days of this constant racket from all over the roof will keep us company. I don't watch them because it makes me nervous. There's at least an inch of 3 day old snow everywhere.
O'Keefe flat-out hates it of course. Every once in awhile a particular bit of noise scares her and she galvanizes into a geriatric half-crouch on the hassock where she's napping Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-29334170614521900502017-01-25T15:17:00.001-06:002017-01-25T15:17:08.992-06:00Only we, the people, can stop this.It's so much worse and it's happening so much faster than even I imagined. I'm watching my country go from a flawed, but functional democracy, to a totalitarian state. For the first time in my life, I'm deeply afraid.Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-19662411857476433472017-01-19T17:48:00.002-06:002017-01-19T17:48:18.706-06:00Good-bye, Old WorldHello whatever the hell it is that's showing up as of tomorrow afternoon.
Keep your friends close.
Keep your enemies closer.Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-20109081386489454522016-12-28T13:37:00.000-06:002016-12-28T13:37:17.318-06:00Three more daysUnlike many, I haven't found myself afire with hatred of the year 2016. My benchmark for feelings about years was 2006; both the happiest and unhappiest events of my life occurred then: the marriage of my son to a wonderful woman whom I consider my daughter, then the death of my husband a few months later. Neither of which had anything to do with the numerals we assign to a twelve-month period ofTerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942690.post-73880001482218549042016-12-06T17:54:00.000-06:002016-12-07T14:12:32.676-06:00Adams Pussycat Hairypaws Hickman, 2004 - 2016
On October 11, my two cats and I were enjoying a nice, quiet afternoon in the front room reading (me) and snoozing (them). Adams was on the couch. Suddenly he started a sneezing barrage. It woke him up. He stood up looking grumpy, and I said, "Gesundheit!" and he turned his sweet face to me, all bright-eyed and interested, and I know he was thinking, "She's talking to me! Ima gonna go get Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com0