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i'm a poet, a mom, and a student of life.

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Investment advisor visit

She meets at length with my rich bosses, smiles at them, holds their hands, and kisses their ass. Me she tells to go on-line, rebalance my investments myself, and if I have trouble, call the 800 numbe...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:45:00 GMT

Getting Out

I don't get out much, but last night I had an 8:45 softball game and I knew my honey was already in bed by the time it was over, so I went to a bar for a pint with some new friends. I walked in with a...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:32:00 GMT

For Gerhard

It's the same as yesterday; everything in its place.But the laws of nature change. Rain falls up a tree and fills tear-shaped leaves.Every plant cell is a stem cell.In a tree it can be bark or wood or...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:40:00 GMT

Yes, we did!

I have never contributed to a presidential campaign before, much less volunteered for a political candidate, but I gave money to Barack Obama and I canvassed for him for 9 hours in the three weeks pri...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:46:00 GMT

From the OregonWomenforObama listserv yesterday

"This is really infuriating . . . The Senate just failed to pass extension of tax credits for renewable energy, thus pulling the rug out from under the industry yet again . . . And the reason is truly...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:37:00 GMT

Porn poem I recited Friday at the Kidd Reading

My Advice to a Young Pornographer Who Frustrates Me If you want to be a porn star show me the close-up, give me the money shot stroke me, make me pop. Please don't tell me about your latest nasty gr...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:24:00 GMT

Healthy weight loss

Stepped on my scale this morning and it said I gained five pounds since yesterday. So I kicked it and stepped on it again. Lost those five pounds right away!
Posted by on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:03:00 GMT

Homeless

Thursday afternoon, my brother called me crying because he lost his house & property of 18 years to a "mortgage broker" thief. You may have heard something about these vultures from Care2 if you'r...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:43:00 GMT

Puzzles

First, a math question. You hire a contractor to reframe and finish a burnt-out mansion contaminated with toxic mold. The work costs $400,000. You have a $160,000 mortgage on the house and sell it for...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:33:00 GMT

Another A!

I will blow my horn, not because I'm conceited, but because I've never been happier in my life. Went to see my professor tonight and he returned my journal, final paper, and final exam. He told me tha...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:10:00 GMT