emoontxwriter
SF/F writer, Nebula winner, wildlife management, photographer, native plants, USMC veteran, horses, swords, knitting, cooking, classical music mostly, former chorister, liberal, married, mom.
- Mother's Day. I'm not a high-demand mother on Mother's Day. Never had breakfast in bed, OK. Never taken out for lunch/dinner on Mother's Day. OK. But today--no card, no phone call, no email, nothing from either spouse or son--was kind of a bummer. Had I got the date wrong? No. Finally asked.
- The Cost of Good Governance Good governance has costs beyond the monetary--it does take longer to justify deporting someone if you actually check to find out that a) they're in the country illegally, b) they have a criminal record, etc. It costs some time to look at a birth certificate, or a visa.
- Reposted by emoontxwriterPlenty of Nuthin’ Some pundits claim Americans still say “I loves you Donnie,” but as the shortages begin, it ain’t necessarily so. And with no boats leaving for New York from China, the living won’t be easy this summertime. by Maureen Dowd
- Admitting all the relevant levels of privilege, and the vicissitudes of life in the 21st c. I hope to always live within ten feet of certain books, the OED among them. (And it just started pouring rain....WHEE!) E/
- In the midst of political chaos....few things give a writer the same satisfaction as correcting a copy editor. (No, I don't hate copy editors. They catch things that need catching. BUT sometimes they catch things that are absolutely correct, and then...o, then, the joy of responding.)
- Anyone want a very fancy, very expensive sabre? www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t...
- There's a Great Golden Digger Wasp in the house--in and out of my study. Red with black wings. Big. Annoyed because there's no dirt to dig holes in to lay eggs in and drag caterpillars into. This room is a long way (relatively) to a door and in trying to get her out (f I could capture her)
- I need to repeat something because I may have left the wrong impression. Yes, Trump then and Trump now have had a bad impact on our personal economy. But I know that MILLIONS other than me have much worse problem *in this country*. If you can, help them out. Food banks are low,
- So I go on YouTube hunting for someone I "know" in Cornwall from her eventing vlog, hoping for a fun video of her Badminton Grassroots experience, but find myself (minus that) wandering into a channel where people call in with money problems (why???) and fall into someone's very serious problem.
- When we lose Due Process, we lose the rule of law. It becomes the rule of whim, opinion, rumor, spite, wish: someone points a finger "He's one of 'them' and the individual is tossed in the paddy wagon headed straight for...anywhere. Decisions are made without facts, without knowledge.
