by Rhiannon Paine | Nov 28, 2010 | Artists & the Arts, General, Speaking Out
After watching the new Harry Potter movie this weekend, a friend asked me why Harry, Ron, and Hermione, while on the run from Snarly Bad Things, kept apparating — moving about magically — within the British Isles. All the Snarly Bad Things were UK-based,...
by Rhiannon Paine | Nov 19, 2010 | General, Speaking Out
That quotation fluttered into my mind as I read an article about TSA agents groping U.S. airline passengers, including a terrified three-year-old girl. What, I wondered, does TSA stand for? Tactile Searchers Association? Touchers & Strokers Anonymous? My...
by Rhiannon Paine | Nov 2, 2010 | General, Speaking Out
I’m about to go vote in today’s U.S. election and as usual I’m getting a bit weepy. And it’s not because, as I consider some of the candidates, I realize I’d rather vote for a dead weasel. It’s because I start thinking about Martin Luther King and the...
by Rhiannon Paine | Oct 26, 2010 | General, Once Upon a Time
My more evolved friends have sometimes suggested that I “get in touch with my inner child.” To which I’ve replied: “If my inner child has anything to say, she can get in touch with me. Preferably by email.” But most of the year, my encapsulated offspring is...
by Rhiannon Paine | Oct 9, 2010 | Animal Crackers, General, Just for Fun
Yes, I know. You think you are wise in the ways of not being acquired by a cat. You avoid pet shops and cat-themed videos on YouTube. When visiting cat-acquired friends you avert your eyes from the walking furballs. (The cats. It’s okay to look at your friends.) But...