"From this hour I ordain myself loos'd of limits and imaginary lines, going where I list, my own master total and absolute, Listening to others, considering well what they say, Pausing, searching, receiving, contemplating, Gently, but with undeniable will, divesting myself of the holds that would hold me."
Walt Whitman (1819-92)
"When I look back now over my life and call to mind what I might have had simply for taking and did not take, my heart is like to break."
Akhenaton (d. c.1354 BC)
And now, the current weather, from some random person we pulled off the street:
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
Sploosh
Just as an aside, didI mention that we had a flood here in Richmond while all this stuff I was writing about happened?
We didn't have any damage here, but some other people were not so lucky. Check out this site for some wild pictures of what happened to our downtown.
Yeah, I know, it was done on a Mac but try not to hold it against 'em. They don't know any better. [insert huge playful grin here!]
Rah Rah Raw! Texas State Rep. Al Edwards wants school cheerleaders to cool it. “The way they’re moving their bodies, it’s not twirling or doing the splits,” he complains. “Those majorettes are doing things that are sexual.” He has proposed legislation to require cheerleading routines to be “family friendly.” Schools who break the rules would have their funding cut. The proposal wasn’t welcomed by all. Cheer competition officials say they already mark down suggestive routines, and an Austin newspaper says a new state agency would have to be created in order to monitor the cheerleaders. “We recommend the Texas Booty Regulatory Authority, or BRA, to make those close calls,” it said in an editorial. (Austin American-Statesman, wire services) ...To be recruited from Political Authorities Nagging Texas Youth, or PANTY. Available in This is True: Book Collection Vol. 11
