Vox

Musings, rants, rambling, general nonsense

Another Pleasant Valley Sunday

Woke up at 5:15 (’cause D had a mid-morning tee time) but didn’t get up till 6:45 (’cause it wasn’t my tee time 😉 ) Walked/jogged/ran with the dogs – but didn’t even get in 2 miles due to my stupid, screaming knees. Still, there was a dog obedience class at the park yesterday, so […]

Operation Sunset

In 2008, the voters of Arizona had the chance to decide whether to renew the contract allowing payday lenders to continue their “business” – or whether to allow that contract to expire. Despite an incredibly well-funded and misleading “Vote Yes” ad campaign by the loan industry, the voters overwhelmingly rejected the vultures. I supported the […]

iPhone Girl Is…

…kind of adorable. I like that she explains what she is setting up on each iPhone, and I think her little smile/shrug at the end is very sweet. I have to imagine she’ll have a cush gig at a shareholder’s meeting in the near future – and maybe a new iPhone right away. Her Poker […]

Teachers Take Kids on a Protest Trip to Arizona

Good to know that the L.A. schools are focused on education – too bad what they are teaching is so very wrong. Sadly, even a teacher who agrees that Los Angeles should mind their own business, demonstrates the sorry state of public education: “Clean your house up so you don’t live in glass house that […]

Serendipity – and Horses

Bear with me while I set the stage ~ Years ago, I was quite enamored with The Nutcracker. So much that I had intended to make a different character from the ballet each year for the family ornament project. The character who sets Clara’s dream in motion is Herr Drosselmeyer, who is often portrayed with […]

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