Month: May 2003
Stoned
Posted on May 7, 2003 in Quizzes
You know, I was saying to myself that I was doing too many of these quizzes.
Trudeau Translates
Posted on May 7, 2003 in Francophobia
Trudeau fails to note that France’s aid at the at the Battle of Yorktown secured our liberty. Never once has it gone to war with us.
Guestbook
Posted on May 7, 2003 in Gratitude
Thanks to those who signed (and posted pictures) to my new guestbook and thanks to those who stuck a pin in my guestmap. Check out the new Guestbook graphic on the left. (Photo by me.)
Ethnic Heritage
Posted on May 7, 2003 in Francophobia
I do it in the spirit that I love what my French heritage has given to me, what my grandparents brought to this country from the Old World and passed to me through my mother.
Stop Bashing France Campaign
Posted on May 7, 2003 in Francophobia The InterNet
Pax Nortona throws its support to Marc’s efforts against the hatred of the Right, led by the Occupier of the White House.
Critiquing Poetry
Posted on May 6, 2003 in Writing Groups
They get to the line that says Truth is Beauty and Beauty is Truth and they cry Aha! This is the meaning of the poem! But that line’s bullshit.
Working Title
Posted on May 6, 2003 in Book of Days
I wrote the first, confused draft. Plenty of lousy stuff to cut with a single, scintillating core complete with inner conflict, frustrated desires, and a dramatic finish.
Are You French-American?
Posted on May 6, 2003 in Francophobia
Are the politically correct of the age ready to change the name of Mark Twain book to avoid French overtones?
Virginia Mews
Posted on May 6, 2003 in Cats
Virginia sits in the hallway. Mews. Just once. A single soft-spoken, terse call. I ask her what she wants and there is no reply. She disappears.
Seal of Approval
Posted on May 6, 2003 in Nature Pointers
Let’s take up a collection to bring him here and drop him on I-5 during rush hour
Wedding Band
Posted on May 5, 2003 in Book of Days Travels - Past
“Does nobody see this?” “What is it?” “It’s a wedding ring!” “It’s a wedding ring? Why are you wearing it there?”
Cinco de Mayo
Posted on May 5, 2003 in Festivals
Cinco de Mayo is a holiday for all Americans, we feel in this household, because it marks the day when an American army (Mexico’s) defeated an invading European Imperialist Force which had taken advantage of the U.S. Civil War to try a little territory grab.
