It is so small a thing to have enjoyed the sun, to have lived light in the spring, to have loved, to have thought, to have done. - Matthew Arnold (24 December 1822 – 15 April 1888)

2016 needs to take a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut, and take a flying fuck at the moooooon!

She was an impressive figure, and though "Sarah Breedlove" is a fine name, "Madam C.J. Walker" had the gravitas needed for the business world.

Happy Festivus! Oh, the grievances we've had in 2016! Feel free to air yours.

Amelia and I have friends in common, so, though I always watch, I was especially watching her. She seems very earnest.

I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it! Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them. - Madam C.J. Walker (December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919)

Sometimes we get mail addressed as if we both use my last name, too.

I'ma put googly eyes on the robot vacuum, and give it to my brother as a pet.

Yeah, I figured she married her manager because he was the first man she met who she wasn't related to.

Let's leave it at agreeing to disagree.

I am not a fan.

The greatest trick the Devil ever played was convincing the world Céline Dion is talented, but she seems a decent person.

You are so good at guessing!

Relatives in the house. They came to breakfast with us, so I couldn't just read advice columns on my iPad.

It was simple and tasteful.

My husband's surname is the same as a character in Greek Mythology who was the son of a god, so he's the many times great-grandson of a Greek God.

I just watched Cindy's video, and I'm all verklempt. I watched her games more closely than I watched my own.

Birthday man Alex McMurray tells a story of Hurricane Isaac.

I always thought I wrote good bridges. I was a bit more impressed with the bridges I wrote than maybe the songs I wrote. - Rick Neilsen (b. December 22, 1948)

Happy Solstice, y'all. Axial Tilt is the Reason for the Season!