Memorial Day weekend has brought the emotional beginning of summer and the seasonal PSA here at Pobble Thoughts. Summer is great ~ beaches, frosty drinks, picnics, barbeques...yeah, that last one. Folks, have your bbqs. Toast your marshmellows and eat your s'mores. Just please, don't set shit on fire.
This isn't hard. Not lighting shit on fire is remarkably easy, in fact. So easy anyone can do it. Put it on the top of your summer list: Don't Set Shit On Fire. Ta-Dah.
Second on the list? Should you set some shit on fire ~ or someone else should set shit on fire ~ and the people who are in charge of things like this tell you to evacuate, get the fuck out.
The Summer To Do List
1. Don't set shit on fire.
2. Get the fuck out.
3. Enjoy the beach.
Not hard. Very easy. Feel free to pass this along. The firefighters, the smokejumpers, the helicopter pilots, and yes, the people who love them, thank you.
Those are Pobble Thoughts. That and a buck fifty will get you coffee.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Responsibility
Finishing off the margarita mix in the refrigerator before leaving town for three months is a highly responsible thing to do. Otherwise, I would've had to have thrown it out. Highly irresponsible. And wasteful.
I'm a giver.
Those are Pobble Thoughts. That and a buck fifty will get you coffee.
I'm a giver.
Those are Pobble Thoughts. That and a buck fifty will get you coffee.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Diplomacy
My favorite definition of diplomacy is the ability to tell someone to go to hell and have them look forward to the trip. George Takei is my favorite diplomat.
Dear God but I love this man. (And please note how drop dead gorgeous Nichelle Nichols is at his wedding. Just saying...)
Those are Pobble Thoughts. That and a buck fifty will get you coffee.
Dear God but I love this man. (And please note how drop dead gorgeous Nichelle Nichols is at his wedding. Just saying...)
Those are Pobble Thoughts. That and a buck fifty will get you coffee.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Because It's Not Really 2011
Have you seen the article in Psychology Today spewing the "scientific" and "objective" news that Black women are the least attractive people on the planet? Nope, not kidding. (Click on it; it gets bigger and readable)
Now, the first time I heard about this, I thought it was a joke. An unfunny joke but a joke nonetheless. Not because I don't think racism like this exists but because it was printed in Psychology Today, a reasonably respected magazine. Then I thought the people who had first told me about it simply misunderstood. Perhaps it was a study on the cultural attitudes that make white, mainstream America see Black women as less attractive. Still no.
This article "uses science" to actually "prove" Black women are the least attractive women around.
So...where's the outrage? Where's the disgust? Especially among the white women and feminists who would be screaming if such a thing were said about white women. When I first heard about it, it was easy to think it was a joke because it was being treated as one by the white women ~ white feminists ~ in the conversation. Another time I wish I was joking, but I'm not. But these are the same ilk of women who created the PUMA attitude when Barack Obama won the nomination for President.
You know that "sisterhood" women like to claim they have with each other? Where the hell is it when this kind of racist misogyny gets legitimized in such a public forum?
Because, yeah, these are some ugly people...
Those are angry, motivated, inspired Pobble Thoughts. That and a buck fifty will get you coffee.
Now, the first time I heard about this, I thought it was a joke. An unfunny joke but a joke nonetheless. Not because I don't think racism like this exists but because it was printed in Psychology Today, a reasonably respected magazine. Then I thought the people who had first told me about it simply misunderstood. Perhaps it was a study on the cultural attitudes that make white, mainstream America see Black women as less attractive. Still no.
This article "uses science" to actually "prove" Black women are the least attractive women around.
So...where's the outrage? Where's the disgust? Especially among the white women and feminists who would be screaming if such a thing were said about white women. When I first heard about it, it was easy to think it was a joke because it was being treated as one by the white women ~ white feminists ~ in the conversation. Another time I wish I was joking, but I'm not. But these are the same ilk of women who created the PUMA attitude when Barack Obama won the nomination for President.
You know that "sisterhood" women like to claim they have with each other? Where the hell is it when this kind of racist misogyny gets legitimized in such a public forum?
Because, yeah, these are some ugly people...
Those are angry, motivated, inspired Pobble Thoughts. That and a buck fifty will get you coffee.
An Ode
Damn you, eight a.m. appointment, the bane of my existence.
In bed too early, I toss and turn.
Fumbling at the clock at only one.
Again at three, afraid the alarm is unset.
At five, the voice in my ear is worth the wakefulness
But not the loud silence at six.
Or six-ten.
Or -twenty.
Or -thirty, when I give up, tired and yawning and oh so grumpy for coffee.
But now?
Oh, my teeth are so clean.
Those are a Pobble Ode. That and a buck fifty will get you coffee.
In bed too early, I toss and turn.
Fumbling at the clock at only one.
Again at three, afraid the alarm is unset.
At five, the voice in my ear is worth the wakefulness
But not the loud silence at six.
Or six-ten.
Or -twenty.
Or -thirty, when I give up, tired and yawning and oh so grumpy for coffee.
But now?
Oh, my teeth are so clean.
Those are a Pobble Ode. That and a buck fifty will get you coffee.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
When You Just Don't Get It
Holy shit, are you serious??? According to the Indiana Supreme Court, people should not resist if the police enter their home illegally.
A man I have met recently has announced that everyone up here in Alaska should be wearing helmets when they ride their motorcycles - and has also announced that he has Libertarian views. So...you want to tell other people what to do but don't want to be told what to do.
The majority of self-described Tea Partiers do not want Medicare and Medicaid cuts. But they are enamored with Paul Ryan, whose plan includes them.
People are arguing that cuts to the budget are vital or else we will leave our children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren with huge debt to repay. But we are cutting education budgets - leaving them with a far greater debt than just a financial one.
Done. Done and done.
Those are Pobble Thoughts. That and a buck fifty will get you coffee.
A man I have met recently has announced that everyone up here in Alaska should be wearing helmets when they ride their motorcycles - and has also announced that he has Libertarian views. So...you want to tell other people what to do but don't want to be told what to do.
The majority of self-described Tea Partiers do not want Medicare and Medicaid cuts. But they are enamored with Paul Ryan, whose plan includes them.
People are arguing that cuts to the budget are vital or else we will leave our children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren with huge debt to repay. But we are cutting education budgets - leaving them with a far greater debt than just a financial one.
Done. Done and done.
Those are Pobble Thoughts. That and a buck fifty will get you coffee.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Mini Post
The men in the Viagra commercials are lovely to look at. Definitely a successful ad campaign.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Signal Boost, Bigger and Better
Last November, I boosted the signal on a staged reading of a new show, Tulpa, or Anne&Me. Now, I get to boost the signal on actual performances. Yep, they went big-time and the show is being performed at
Planet Connections Theatre Festivity
Robert Moss Theatre (440 Studios) at 440 Lafayette Street, 4th Floor, Manhattan.
June 2 at 6pm, June 3 at 4pm, June 16 at 8pm, and June 19 at 8:15pm.
For $18 per ticket. Eighteen bucks!
Check it out at IndieGoGo.
If you're in New York, you should go. If you're not in New York, feel free to talk this up and tell people who might be in New York that they should go. And I will sit over here and be envious.
Those are Pobble Thoughts. That and a buck fifty will get you coffee ~ but $18 will get you theatre tickets!
Planet Connections Theatre Festivity
Robert Moss Theatre (440 Studios) at 440 Lafayette Street, 4th Floor, Manhattan.
June 2 at 6pm, June 3 at 4pm, June 16 at 8pm, and June 19 at 8:15pm.
For $18 per ticket. Eighteen bucks!
Check it out at IndieGoGo.
Those are Pobble Thoughts. That and a buck fifty will get you coffee ~ but $18 will get you theatre tickets!
Monday, May 09, 2011
Nicotine
When I was 23, I quit smoking after seven years. When I was 30, I realized my marriage was in trouble, looked at a friend and said "All I want is a drink and a cigarette." Over the last 11 years, I've tried off and on to quit, but it never really stuck. Then two Augusts ago, I went back on the patch again ~ and was told by my dear, wonderful Dr. B. to not worry about the timing of it all, to stay on the patch as long as I needed to. So I did.
Until this week.
As of last Friday, I am nicotine free for the first time in eleven years. Lithus is, as well, which makes it even better.
It's very very cool.
Those are Pobble Thoughts. That and a buck fifty will get you coffee.
Until this week.
As of last Friday, I am nicotine free for the first time in eleven years. Lithus is, as well, which makes it even better.
It's very very cool.
Those are Pobble Thoughts. That and a buck fifty will get you coffee.
Friday, May 06, 2011
Random Act of Romance
Lithus is in Kodiak this week, flying construction lifts. They ~ whoever "they" are ~ are building research and observation cabins for people who want to study or just watch the bears. They have set up a camera onsite that can be accessed via internet for ... people involved with the construction? ... the project bosses? ... someone. Since I couldn't go with him, Lithus got permission to give me the access code for the camera.
Tonight, I logged on about seven o'clock, just in case his day was winding down. Sure enough, there they all were, tying down the helicopter, closing down their day. So I watched, knowing my sweetie, even when he was blurry and pixilated. And as I watched, he finished his work, walked up the stairs to the deck, looked up toward the camera ~ and blew me a kiss.
417 miles away. Not knowing if I was watching or not. He blew me a kiss.
Is it any wonder I write romance novels?
Those are Pobble Thoughts. That and a buck fifty will get you coffee.
Tonight, I logged on about seven o'clock, just in case his day was winding down. Sure enough, there they all were, tying down the helicopter, closing down their day. So I watched, knowing my sweetie, even when he was blurry and pixilated. And as I watched, he finished his work, walked up the stairs to the deck, looked up toward the camera ~ and blew me a kiss.
417 miles away. Not knowing if I was watching or not. He blew me a kiss.
Is it any wonder I write romance novels?
Those are Pobble Thoughts. That and a buck fifty will get you coffee.
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