Guns are not Magic

I do want to say a little about guns, though.  And that is this–guns are not magic.  Even if you have a gun, it’s no guarantee that you’re more likely to survive the evil intentions of a mass murderer than anyone else.  There are lots of logistical reasons for this.  You might keep your gun [...]

…You Might Be an Evil Jackass

If you can’t even wait until the names of the dead have been released after a grave tragedy before you’re yammering on about how your legislation might prevent similar tragedies… If you can’t even wait until the dead are in the ground before you start speaking for them in order to make your political points… [...]

Gardening Question

Okay, so on your advice, we bought creeping phlox to put on the creek bank.  The question is–do we have to remove all of the grass from the slope or can we weed eat it short and slowly let the phlox crowd it out? Also, is there anything that smells as surprisingly wonderful as lilac?  [...]

John Rich Outrage Chart

I just want to state up front that I sense in the air that some day John Rich and Stacey Campfield will get together and… I don’t know what.  Maybe just have a beer.  It doesn’t matter, because on that day I will spend  my whole day, for reasons unknown to me, with a grimace [...]

The Tiny Cat Has A New Lease on Life

I almost said “new leash on life” because when you’re using the “new lease on life” cliche with pets, it’s practically manditory to turn the cliche into a cliche with a bad pun.  But I did not.  Because I love you guys. Anyway, the tiny cat has decided to be affectionate.  Not just her annual [...]

I’m Not One To Go Around Spreading Rumors

But I finally caught last week’s episode of Dollhouse and I just wonder if anyone else wondered if the brilliant, strikingly handsome, college student named Sam who seemed to believe in a giant conspiracy to kill his friend wasn’t based on the Sam we know?

Return to the High John the Conqueror Root–High John’s True Identity

I have a new theory about what plant has the High John the Conqueror Root as its root.  I think i. jalapa is wrong, though even cat yronwode says it is and she knows her shit.  But in this case, I just don’t think she’s right.  I. jalapa works because it sure looks like a [...]

Things that Make You Go “Hmm.”

So, yes, of course John the Conquerer Root has to be the root of something that will grow easily and well in the South.  So it being something from the morning glory family is not surprising.  But here’s my question(s).  If it really is the root of i. jalapa, how did that get here and [...]

The Spiral of Gardening

It’s like the circle of life, but… um… a spiral of gardening.  Well, let’s just roll with it.  On my way home from work I stopped by Beth’s and acquired wisteria seeds, moonflower seeds, and angel trumpet.  I came home, scooped up the seeds I had for the neighbors and trotted them over to them. [...]

Covers

Though I have failed to figure out how to convince Gretchen Wilson or Tanya Tucker to cover “I’m Going to Hire a Wino,” I still sit around thinking about covers people would be forced to do if I were queen.  This morning, on my way to work, I realized that the world needs Buddy Miller’s [...]

Stuff to Consider

1.  I was briefly fooled by this. 2.  Oh, TNDP, if you’re going to do charming, hilarious stuff like this, I might have to love you a little bit. 3.  All these old white guys look the same to me.  Except Jefferson does look kind of hot.  Coble, I should warn you specifically that there [...]

This Idea that You Don’t Have to Do Anything and Things Go Your Way

I’ve been thinking a lot about the whole slew of “protect us from the women” bills before the state legislature, everything from “presumption of joint custody” to “manditory DNA testing before a birth certificate is signed.”  And I still remain somewhat baffled by all this because nothing is stopping men now from doing these things.  [...]