February 15, 2013 11:54 AM | Posted by Chiara | category Comments (0) »
For Valentine's Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius Day this year, I decided to make E and I a fancypants cake. I haven't made a fancypants cake in a long time and I had been itching to bake for a few...
January 10, 2013 09:08 PM | Posted by Chiara | category Comments (0) »
Awhile back while surfing on Pinterest, I came across a pin to "Blessings Bags" or "Karma Kits." These are Ziploc baggies of toiletries, food, and other comforts that would help a person living on the street. Today I stopped at...
January 7, 2013 06:07 PM | Posted by Chiara | category Comments (0) »
For the second time today, I've come across this attitude: Noirbettie pointed on her blog to a new Miley Cyrus recording, of Dolly Parton's Jolene, which expresses a simular sentiment. (Not that I think Noirbettie shares this view, she just...
October 24, 2011 04:23 PM | Posted by Chiara | category Comments (0) »
The Daily Kos has been running some wonderful articles about Occupy Wall Street, The 99% and specifically why The 53% are so misguided. Today I saw an article by Satyrblade that takes those who aren't super wealthy but think they...
October 20, 2011 12:10 PM | Posted by Chiara | category Comments (0) »
This is what this country needs. Found this on Facebook today. Please, pass it on. The question is how to make this happen. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay...
October 4, 2011 02:44 PM | Posted by Chiara | category Comments (0) »
When I was at the Social Good Summit a few weeks ago, I saw Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Mary Robinson talk about the dangers of child marriage. They have a new international campaign, Girls Not Brides that they talked about....
June 6, 2011 10:07 AM | Posted by Chiara | category Comments (0) »
Ripley is fitting right in with Smudge and Spooky. Or at least, she and Spooky are getting along just fine and Smudge is pouting from the sidelines. But at least he's stopped hissing. The only problem we've had is that...
June 2, 2011 02:46 PM | Posted by Chiara | category Comments (0) »
May was a difficult month. On May 2, 2011, my beloved Freesia Princess Muffy Cat passed away. She had been diagnosed with cancer a few weeks prior. She was steadily losing weight. She was down to 3 pounds, 9 ounces...
December 6, 2010 02:29 PM | Posted by Chiara | category Comments (0) »
The Oklahoma Daily has an awesome editorial on airport security. Have a read. Quoting: "The risk of a terrorist attack is so infinitesimal and its impact so relatively insignificant that it doesn't make rational sense to accept the suspension of...
November 16, 2010 10:30 AM | Posted by Chiara | category Comments (0) »
There's an article in the New York Times today about the upcoming call to protest the backscatter x-ray machines at the security screenings in airports. Joe Sharkey says at the end of his article "I'm getting a lot of questions...
