Fate smiled upon me: the bus was preparing to pull out and I caught it just in time. Even then I was soaked to the skin from the downpour. The weather fit my mood perfectly as I took a seat in the back to wait for my stop and attempt to sort out what had […]
Posted on August 10th, 2003 by Zsallia
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It was a chance encounter, all the more unnerving for that. I was at a mall shopping for some replacement items for my wardrobe. Since returning from Colorado I had been feeling an urge to make a change in my daily attire and I finally decided to indulge it. As it was well past dinnertime […]
Posted on August 9th, 2003 by Zsallia
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I am not an easy person to like, at least not for the past three hundred years or so. I spent the vast majority of my time hiding or as an add-on to somebody else’s life- it was a habit, and an excruciatingly difficult one to break. I do not believe you the reader can […]
Posted on July 27th, 2003 by Zsallia
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Acidman asked 25 questions. I heasitated, then chose to answer as best I could. 1. Do you have a personal hero? If so, who is it? My first real husband. He was a farmer and a father of five when we met and he devoted every moment of his life to making his little corner […]
Posted on July 7th, 2003 by Zsallia
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In the end, I suspect the truly definitive question regarding the War on Iraq will revolve around the Turkish invasion and the US response to it. I have sent out questions to several trusted correspondents and bloggers requesting input. Nonetheless, my feeling is that this will define the ultimate outcome of the current hostilities. Will […]
Posted on March 21st, 2003 by Zsallia
Filed under: The Present | Comments Off on Predictions (Always A Bad Idea)
I remember the drums. Sometimes they were actual percussion instruments, beating out a rhythmic call to arms. Others were more metaphorical, shouted out from criers, or pulpits, or newspapers, but always- drums. War is an entirely human enterprise and it serves a valuable function in a purely Darwinian sense: both individually and in summation it […]
Posted on March 18th, 2003 by Zsallia
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I have noted several times that I dislike the concentration on politics that has overtaken this project nearly from its opening day. After posting earlier today I found myself decidedly displeased with myself for having dipped in to the well of such commentary yet again. It is not that I feel political discourse is beneath […]
Posted on March 10th, 2003 by Zsallia
Filed under: The Present | Comments Off on My Own Desires
This was simply delightful to read. I would take issue with certain points, but they would be minor. Kvetching as a comment in a previous post put it. The author manages to wrap up American anger and the angst of the anti-war movement in a neat package lacking any kind of acrimonious or disparaging language. […]
Posted on February 13th, 2003 by Zsallia
Filed under: The Present | Comments Off on A Delightful Find
I am neither a fan nor a foe of the French though their political maneuvers over the past few weeks have done nothing to endear that nation to me; however, it is incumbent upon any person who seeks to comment on politics and current events to step back and take a long, dispassionate look at […]
Posted on February 11th, 2003 by Zsallia
Filed under: Politics, The Past, The Present | 8 Comments »
I owe a thank-you to Mr. Hendrix of Cold Fury fame for the link and his kind words.
Posted on February 7th, 2003 by Zsallia
Filed under: The Present | 4 Comments »