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* Signed the lease.
* Gave away a bin of office supplies.
* Photocopied a bunch of recipes from cookbooks to sell.
* Listened to fabulous readers read their fabulous stuff.
* Felt underdressed.
* Cleaned out my closet.
* Ate celebratory BBQ.
* Laughed until I turned pink.
* Threatened to smack around curriculum designers.

I'm practicing making lists for the move. ;)

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Let's say you had a bunch of lacinato kale (aka black kale, aka dino kale, aka cavolo nero -- the
tenderish kind with the bumpy dark green leaves).

Let's say you had a trusty dish that you always used kale in, but you were a little tired of it.

What would you do with it?

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I made the mistake of reading a feminist critique (I am using the word broadly) of what she sees as the flaws of sex-positive feminism*.

All I have to say is, this is a woman who thinks rape fantasies are a myth and that she can assume without fact-checking that women as a rule do not like anal sex because sensible people avoid physical pain -- and she's calling me immature?




* leaving aside for now the fact that I have my own issues with this term and related politics sometimes.

Cat Update

For those of you who haven't heard, our eldest cat Morgan has a tumor on her left cheekbone. We thought it was swelling from a recent bout of conjunctivitis, but we were wrong.

We just heard back from the vet this afternoon -- they can't tell for sure from the x-rays if the tumor is malignant or not.

We are all assuming it is, but the x-rays also indicate that it has not metastasized.

Bone tumors in cats can take a long time to metastasize, as it happens. Morgan could still be with us for a relatively long time. We will keep an eye on her quality of life, keep her happy and comfy for as long as she's around...

..and tease her about her new nickname:

Ms. Montgomery Clift.

Because, you see, it is her right profile that is still regal and unmarred.

Pic forthcoming once I get home tonight.