The crazy lady strikes again

If you don't know where I got the title from, turn in your credentials as a trivia buff (if you ever had them in the first place). This blog entry is about John Glenn, which is why I refer to space in the title. For those of you who have no idea who Glenn is, he's a former astronaut who served as a Senator from (I think) Ohio from 1974 to 1998. He first went into space in 1962, becoming the first American to orbit the Earth. (Yuri Gagarin had done so for the former Soviet Union a few years... Sign in to see full entry.

I've been dealing with a chronic tension headache all morning. In addition, Garfield is right in her Field Notes for today - I really am irritable, and I really was nauseous when I woke up this morning. That's a pity, too - my husband fixed brown-and-serve sausages for breakfast, which I normally like. Fortunately, I have an appointment with my psychiatrist later this month. The secretary working for his department did her best to squeeze me in to his schedule as soon as was humanly possible.... Sign in to see full entry.

The title was inspired by something Dr. McCoy said at the end of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Kirk, Spock, McCoy and their cohorts have returned to 23rd-century Earth, having gone to the 20th century to retrieve two humpback whales in order to satisfy the desires of a threatening alien visitor. At the end, McCoy makes reference to the bureaucratic mentality. Well, that mentality has struck again, this time at the Hemingway house in Florida. That house has a colony of six-toed cats, descendants... Sign in to see full entry.

This is actually something of an adaptation of material I'd originally published on Themestream five or six years ago. Back then, I got curious about Chaos Magick because I'd read something about it on my former boyfriend's Geocities website. At the time, I made what I now realize is a serious error - I let him know about the Themestream article I'd written. I have no idea what gave me the idea he'd actually be interested in this material, but somehow, I thought he would be. (As I said, a dumb... Sign in to see full entry.

I kid you not - I read about this combination on the Archdiocese of Chicago website. Apparently, Cardinal George wants to eat those foods as soon as he can. He is already on Loyola's general diet. Unfortunately, I don't think they offer patients peanut butter and jelly sandwiches washed down with hot chocolate. I have to admit I got a big kick out of this combination of foods when I first heard that Cardinal George wanted it. I was reminded of my own personal yogurt mix - the recipe for that is... Sign in to see full entry.

That's the state I'm in right now. Last night was a virtually sleepless one due to the weather-related power failure we experienced. This morning, the intake worker from the low-cost adult clinic near where we live left a message for my daughter. My daughter needs good, basic primary care desperately, yet cannot afford private-practice doctors because she is unemployed and completely uninsured (without even Medicaid to rely on). Therefore, I performed a bit of linguistic legerdemain, calling... Sign in to see full entry.

Garfield wanted me to write about this. She is very upset about this incident I'm about to describe, and I can't blame her. We just heard on CLTV that a man has been arrested and charged with animal cruelty. Apparently, this so-and-so (I can't print what I actually call him here on Blogit) left his dog in his car yesterday, when we were still in the grip of a nasty heat wave reminiscent of the one in 1995. The dog strangled to death on his collar or leash (I forget which), in the process of... Sign in to see full entry.

Just now, CLTV ran a story which stated that Target Stores is cancelling plans to be part of a strip mall on Chicago's south side. They are considering pulling out of Chicago entirely. This is a direct result of the City Council's passage of the "big box" ordinance, mandating that stores greater than a specified size (Target Stores are generally bigger than the legally-specified size) must pay a minimum of US$10/hour in actual wages effective a few years from now, and an additional US$3/hour in... Sign in to see full entry.

Michael talked about his own fears for his precious Daddy's health this morning in his blog, Michael's Very Own Blog. My husband reported an episode of severely blurred vision this morning. I got worried myself. In addition to being diabetic, my husband has high blood pressure, which can cause its own distinct version of retinal damage if left untreated. On top of all that, he has always been severely nearsighted. Only with the advent of lightweight plastic lenses has he become able to avoid the... Sign in to see full entry.

Yesterday, I wrote about MTV's 25th anniversary. In that entry - toward the very end of the entry, as a matter of fact - I made a brief reference to a Dire Straits video which contained content spoofing various MTV practices (such as putting videos on light, medium, and heavy rotation). Well, when I wrote that entry, I racked my brains trying to think of the name of the video. I was humming lyrics in the song, such as "we got to install microwave ovens; custom kitchen delivery," and so forth. I... Sign in to see full entry.