I've worked it out.

The 60s, that was a really cool decade, right? And the 20s, those were awesome. And before that was the Gay 90s.

So, we're moving in about 40 or 50 year leaps... which means, since this decade kinda sucked, the next one ought to be really great.

Think about it, you know I'm right. (Especially if we all just pull together and make it happen.)

An article on Anne Carroll Moore

This is fascinating. She pioneered children's libraries, and, indeed, children's literature - while simultaneously being totally anti-Stuart Little. Must read.

( For those who don't want to head over to the New Yorker to read this )

Finally remembered to post my mom's possum story on mock_the_stupid

If it doesn't get approved, I'll post it here.

Until then, let me just say that Google claims that possums don't *actually* "play dead". Instead, they go into shock when stressed and entirely shut down. I did not know that.

Some poor girl over at cloth_pads lost her entire stash.

Just had it stolen out of the washing machine. (Well, I suppose she could be lying, I certainly don't know, but it harms me not to assume it's the truth.)

Well, I commented offering to send her a pad when I got paid (and I got FIRST POST too, which is always nifty), and then umpetyumpteen people commented after saying the same thing - and she never replied to any of us, which was just great. I mean, here I am with the karma and gold stars of having offered, and I didn't even have to do anything! That just rocked!

Of course, just when I started feeling great about that, she did reply to everybody with her address in a locked post. She got more than enough pads (at least one person sent her a dozen or so!), but I *had* offered, so I went over to daybreaksadness's etsy shop and bought a "pay it forward" pad for $.20.

So I still got to do an actual good deed, instead of wallowing in intentions, and it didn't cost me much. That's good :)