The most recent 20 comments posted to Making Light by Janine:

After college, I worked in a bookstore in Flagstaff for five years. We had people come up from Sedona all the time. There were two sections that we could not keep in any form of alphabetical order: Children's and New Age.

#17: It's easy, really.

Several of my friends have babies and "burping" in my normal context just wasn't translating as something useful in the horrible sucking chest wound context. Thank you for clarifying.

A timid, Piglet-like question: how does one burp a wound?

I'm sure I don't really want to know the answer.

The American Red Cross has emergency kits on sale here.

Also, some really cool t-shirts.

Fuses the power of the Web? Has "fuse" become one of those words like "synergy" that you use to suggest that something exciting and profitable is going to happen as a result of your proposal, only you have no idea how it's actually supposed to work?

It's the Underpants Gnomes School of Business Planning:

Step 1. Collect fan fiction.
Step 2. ...
Step 3. PROFIT!

Starship Troopers?!

Kathryn from Sunnyvale, #9: Thank you!

If only I'd known about those programs earlier in my graduate school career.

While I always wear my seatbelt, my truck is infamous for amount of stuff I shove into the passenger seat. I'm cleaning it out tonight.

Needs more dragons.

And ninjas.

Mary Frances #54: I felt the same way the first time I read The Blue Sword. Not only is the main character a girl, but she's carefully described as not pretty and she stays not pretty throughout the book. I first read it when I was a pudgy twelve year old. Twenty-ish years later, it's still as comforting as a hot chocolate with marshmallows.

Also, it has horses and big cats, always a plus.

It snowed in Tucson last night. As of 8:22 am, there's an inch or so on the ground.

Due to a misunderstanding, I was recently unfindable by friends for a couple of hours. They called everyone in our circle and were contemplating calling my dad when we got in contact.

As a single woman living alone, it is huge relief to know that, if I go missing, someone will come looking for me.

I have consistently voted for McCain in the senate races since I reached voting age.

Sometime during the coverage of Hurricane Katrina, I came across a lovely picture of the senator with President Bush holding McCain's birthday cake. It was taken at Luke Air Force Base on 08/29/05. I'm not sure of the time, but I think it was late morning.

He lost my vote forever that day. I'm sorry it took so long.

I always thought that "the prudent use of violence" involved hitting my pillow or playing WoW for a couple of hours. Boy, I was wrong.

Also, there's a special place in hell for those who withhold water in a desert.

I have before never voted for a straight party ticket. I'm doing it today.

Republican Party, I'm done with you.

I've been wondering that all week.

Nola.com has also re-posted their 1992 series on hurricanes here:

http://www.nola.com/hurricane/?/washingaway/

I haven't read it yet. I'm not sure my blood pressure can stand it. However, I can't help but notice that in the synopsis for part 2, they estimated that approx. 100,000 people wouldn't have the transportation to evacuate.

I would like to thank Mr. Brown for taking on the role of this scandal's Disposable Underling with such gusto. Normally, I feel a tiny twinge of sympathy for the person who’s chosen. Given the level of competency and empathy the gentleman has shown so far, this time I’m not having that problem.

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