Sunday, October 28, 2012

ICYMI



What a week on the internet: I've been all wrapped up watching the dizzying spiral that Hurricane Sandy is--though it's a cool graphic, I know so many of you on the East Coast, and have got you on my mind.

I'll be checking on twitter for your updates, and sitting here, with you all in my heart.

So, prepare, batten up **or down** and take care.

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For some good reading stuffs, here you are. The In Case You Missed It Best of the Internet:

--Hilarious, deep, and the queen of the turn of phrase, Shari of Earth Mother Just Means I'm Dusty, with a tale of Sandy, and tights, and sandy tights.  "Forget Sandy, I'm losing my tights," click over and see for yourself, she's an easy woman to fall in love with.

--Do you know Erin of I'm Gonna Kill Him? I've been reading her steadily for over three years--she has that kind of talent. I love her honesty, about her domestic attempts--and fails--and her truths about this mothering gig. What she writes is sisterwife stuff; serious get-the-date-on-the-calendar I think I wanna marry her. Her video up today, about taking the kids to the park, is smirkable funny. And she does the park just the way I used to. (did I come here with three? or just two? I can't remember ...)  Also: bonus--her About Page is something I like to read over and over.


--From Jennie, of A Lady In France, on a topic that took all the courage in her to write about. I can say this, because I know her. And by the comments left on her post, it was a dangerous subject for her to put out there. Jennie, with The Reverse Prejudice.

--My beautiful friend, Vikki, writes at Aiming Low with me. I love all the regular contributors at Aiming Low, but it's no secret V is one of my favorites. She keeps a personal blog, Up Popped A Fox, and posted this past week with a piece that was a clear view into her life: her words left me speechless and moved me to tears. Beneath a Cloudless Sky, filled with words that are as beautiful as the title--telling us how she keeps going in a world that tries to stop you. (loved this so much ...)

Read.      Share your links.   Tell about the good stuff you find on the internet.


**STAY SAFE MY EAST COAST GANG!! 

**I have to say thank you to all of you, for reading "Red Flags." I received an email from someone thanking me, and I hope to at least have put a seed of understanding of how very complicated Domestic Violence is. Let's have love and empathy for the victims, not wagging heads of how it would never happen to them.

Thank you. 

19 comments:

  1. working on it....we are prepped at home....we are the crazy school county though, everyone around us is out but we are still going o school...go figure...

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  2. Hey there, Empress!

    Thank you for these ICYMI. I did happen to catch most of these the first go round, but I like knowing you're looking out for me in case I didn't. :)

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  3. Thank you, my love. I'm sending you some droopy tights in gratitude.

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  4. My cup runneth over with love (and rainwater) for you.

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  5. Yep, you done good picking all of these. Some of my favs. Love you. xoxo

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  6. Thank you Emp. And you understand me. I've already been to Vikki's and Shari's - now off to Erin's.

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  7. You always find the most wonderful things for me to read! It's like a personally curated tour of the interwebz. I thought that French Lady's post was fantastic (but HA, I found it all on my own) & now I'm off to read all these others.

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    1. A smidgen scoffy and proud, are we?

      Miss you, still. xo

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  8. Son has no school tomorrow.

    But I do.

    So far.

    Unless we lose power.

    I loved Red Flags and linked to you. Totally fantastic. Every part.

    If school is closed, I will sit on the couch and read everyone you just mentioned. If its not...I'll read them eventually. Just not tomorrow.

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    1. Oh, R, LET ME KNOW HOW YOU ALL DO!!!!!!!

      (and thank you: your comment means more than I can tell you. Thank you.)

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  9. This time I read all of the before I let myself comment to be sure I wouldn't miss a thing! They were all fabulous! The wind is starting to howl here, and the girl child has no school tomorrow due to improperly installed windows that may not withstand wind...yes, you read that correctly...so far just her building is closed!

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  10. I enjoy these posts, and do go check out each of the links. The first two were quite funny. The last was an interesting contrast to the third, which I found disturbing. One lone commenter on the post pointed out the inconsistency of the "love the sinner, hate the sin" approach to homosexuality, which is not a choice to defy God but a biologically-based orientation. That post just left me feeling very sad.

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    1. I hear what you're saying, SAW, and while I also disagree with the view of sin, it's the courage that Jennie found to publish this, though it goes against her group, her circle, her congregation.

      She took a stand and I know the thought that pushed her, you can feel it in her words. IT's her sense of right, in her world, and that's what spoke to me.

      There are many, many dimensions to religious belief, and tolerance for others' intolerance, often comes into it.
      xo

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  11. thank you for always making me aware of writing better than mine.

    Hope you're okay, storm affected or not.

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    1. Oh, Lance: comparison is the killer of joy.
      Don't compare, aspire!!

      xo

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