i got all of the happies this year happy cmas, happy solstice, happy new year!!!! i don’t do resolutions anymore. i never really look forward to january anyway because it is the longest month of the year. no more lots of food or good cheer. it seems like the [...]

i don’t say merry too much because of my upstate new york accent- apparently, according to my husband, it comes out sounding like ‘mary’- so rather than get picked on- i circumvent i gave up the belief that this is a celebration of a divine baby years ago- but i know that [...]

The winter solstice is here! That’s right- the ancient celebration that morphed into the biggest consumeristic experience of the year! It is the ancient celebration that cmas is based on- as the ancient roman powers that be assimilated pagan customs into their version of Christianity (much like the borg.) so what exactly [...]

take a moment and sign the petition- and send it to 10 more people.  if we can spread the word and put some pressure on pelosi and conyers- we may be able to finally get back some of our democracy.  the gop obviously doesn’t want this- as they have obstructed anything that pelosi and reid [...]

“June is the wet season in Ghana, but here in Accra, the capital, the morning rain has ceased. As the sun heats the humid air, pillars of black smoke begin to rise above the vast Agbogbloshie Market. I follow one plume toward its source, past lettuce and plantain vendors, past stalls of used tires, [...]

i am not a terribly social person. i don’t like small talk and playing social games that many seem to enjoy. i much prefer intimate settings where folks can get to know each other and talk about interesting things- and i think that’s why i enjoy blogging so much. i don’t [...]

a hat tip to sarah over at woman without superstition for this questionnaire- there are certain questions fundies and christians throw at non believers all of the time. they don’t have any answers for their beliefs- other than the circular arguments and the old standby- ‘god said so in the bible.’ but- they [...]

weepin’ jesus on the cross! i have had it! i am beyond crabby because i am sick and tired of lying, cheating, stealing, corruption and most of all– greed. why does everything have to be corrupt and underhanded? why can’t we have real debates for real people who really want to represent the people of [...]

holiday season 2007 is upon us with a vengeance. everywhere we look- sales and decorations and ads on tv urging us to buy! buy! buy! but we aren’t buying it this year. there is a feeling that is pervading the season and it’s sadness. we have found out that we have been [...]

A Precious and Painful Vision of the Future by AL GORE
[posted online on December 10, 2007]
I have a purpose here today. It is a purpose I have tried to serve for many years. I have prayed that God would show me a way to accomplish it.
Sometimes, without warning, the future knocks on our door with [...]

dawn is busy making gingerbread houses this weekend- so i am filling in for her. ’tis the season and all that- and everyone knows i am out to spread good cheer! so- i thought i would write about christmas cookies because it is a tradition that my family has had [...]

i have been thinking a lot lately about the state of the world and the state that this country is in. folks talk all of the time about ‘the good ole’ days’ and we laugh them off but i am beginning to believe that our golden age is behind us. being a [...]

i have tooled around the internets over the weekend to see what i could see. i have been on a self imposed news blackout for quite some time- which means i scan the headlines only instead of seeking out more. i don’t need to see much more. don’t get me wrong- [...]

i was having a conversation over email with my buddy spadoman today and many things occurred to me (he has a knack for getting me to think)- folks are very disheartened these days.  with good reason- but never in our history before has the future looked quite so bleak.  now, i know that there [...]

Happy Thanksgiving to all! enjoy feasting, family and friends or quiet reflection. we have much to be thankful for this year here at sirens. peace to all.
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