Love,
r

Now, to the point. I am desperately, agonizingly covetous of your sewing room. I have, alas, merely a sewing closet. But I think you’ll love the way it’s organized. And if only I could stop people dumping stuff on it as they walk by.

It looks like you’re using the same shelving system I’ve used (and reconfigured it about ten way for fifteen different uses, more or less). If I ever get my color laser filled with ink cartridges, I’m printing those pictures out and pinning them to my office module doors.

You must be so relieved to have it all at your fingertips. I did all the slipcovers, bedspread, and bed pillows, along with the window seat downstairs, on one machine, but now I’ve bought a variable speed machine for doing some couture sewing.

And why did you never tell me you sewed? You’re practically the only person I know who sews. I think we need to go back to Home Econ courses that cover sewing from seat covers (big rectangles) through couture. To say nothing of cooking and cleaning. Apparently I was behind the door when the cleaning brains were handed out.

I am so proud of you. And so envious. I’ll send you pictures when you can actually see the order behind the chaos. And then we put the dining table in storage so I could have a gym. Which is where I’m amount to go. Please send e-mail re sewing and such.

Deeply envious,
Robin

These chuckle-heads screaming about mosques are as poorly informed as my sister screaming about NASCAR (I re-read your earlier post this morning – thanks for taking the time to post the dissenting opinion BTW.)

Funny how remarkably similar Judaism, Islam and Christianity are when you get right down to basics. All Abrahamic religions follow the same basic tenet, they’ve just morphed into various sects with over the years, their teachings twisted in an attempt to expand their power base and exert more control over the masses.

My Chaplain comes by for a coffee every Sunday morning (after services) and the discussion will occasionally cross over into the theological. I point out that the Almighty’s message hasn’t changed and it’s still good. Religion on the other hand, is simply man’s perversion of it.

Back to your RFFs and all things extreme. I think it comes down to simple ignorance. They’ve no knowledge of Islam (other than what they hear from Glen Beck) and react accordingly. Radical Jihadists have little or no knowledge of Christianity (most of them seem to have little knowledge of Islam also). Radical Republicans seem to have little knowledge of what’s right and wrong, while radical Democrats can’t seem to carry a thought all the way through to its logical conclusion.

So here’s to finding a middle ground someplace.

And good luck avoiding those tacks!