KRAD's Inaccurate Guide to Life

President Bush has eliminated funding for RIF (Reading Is Fundamental)'s Inexpensive Book Distribution program.

Because getting people killed in Iraq is much more important than poor children learning to read.

Grade 3 / Measurements

How many decades are in two millennia?


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John Kovalic muskrat_john, the creator of the brilliant Dork Tower comic strip, has posted a lovely artistic tribute to Gary Gygax on his LJ.

Yesterday, a FreshDirect order was delivered with various and sundry needed groceries, including a hunk of Stilton cheese, one of my favorites. I had some last night.

This morning, I'm nauseous and achy and icky. The mild nausea I woke up with has mutated into a very large drill in my stomach.

This is not conducive to keeping lunch engagements. Or, y'know, functioning. Or spending time in rooms other than the bathroom. Bleah.

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Okay, I'm going to go sleep now....

Subject line says it all..............

I woke up from the latest in a series of naps that has interrupted my day of making regular bathroom trips (ah, the glamorous life of a writer who's sick), and this was the sight that greeted me:



The backlighting from the window darkens it a bit, but I think it's clear. She's leaning on my left leg under the blue blanket....

A YouTube video that has the real answer to the question raised in the recent "3am phone call" ad by Senator Clinton.

Thanks to zebrapix for the chuckle.