There used to be a web page of information on black missing kids, with a title that was something that implied, "No one else is talking about these kids, so we're going to." I can't remember the name of it, and google found me [link] , which isn't the one I was thinking of but a similar concept.

Jessica, was your sister working last Wednesday night? If so, we may have seen her singing. Dark haired female gondolier--very nice. That was after we had our picture taken standing knee deep in one of the fountains outside the casino.

Not Jessica, but my sister works IT there and is home by 5:00. Being that it's a casino, though, her days off really suck--she only gets Christmas Day as a holiday, and only accumulates one PTO day a month.

For Steph, and anyone else interested in an experimental bellydance troupe's take on pony play (most likely NSFW, though there is no nudity) [link]

Every few weeks I Tweet about Hassani Campbell. It enrages me that his disappearance gets no notice.

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I cannot imagine how many horrified bereft parents of other missing children are wondering why they can't get coverage right now. Jesus.

Yeah, it's really awful, and there's no reason for it but gross pandering.

The EMT on Making Light is my longtime friend Jim Macdonald.

Consuela, I'm wondering about your job situation-- are there any next steps to be taken or considered?

are there any next steps to be taken or considered?

I've asked HR to tell me my rank on the list, but they haven't gotten back to me. I believe they are trying to figure out how the scoring happened--if there were any errors, etc.

And I'm going to start having lunches with former coworkers (sigh). My sister tells me the city is hiring.

I am not in a rush--the contract I'm here under is good for another 7 months--but if it's clear that they can't bring me on as a federal hire, I'll have to go. The benefits with this contracting firm are kind of crap, and there's no job security.

Thanks for the smoothie advice, guys. M doesn't like almond milk, so I ended up getting strawberry yogurt and mixed berries (he don't want bananas, he don't want cherries, or any of these -- maybe I'll use VAAAAAASELINE.)

My blender's pretty aggro, so I think -- hope -- the seeds will be an non-issue.

Unfortunately, the first thing that came to mind when i saw ita's post about the little girl was "She's white, right?" And it was borne out.

Happy...goyim?...birthday, Shir!!!

(Is "goyim" a pejorative, or simply a descriptive? Is it like "gadjo" in Romany?)

For Steph, and anyone else interested in an experimental bellydance troupe's take on pony play (most likely NSFW, though there is no nudity)

That's pretty cool. (And it looks really hard!)

’Suela, I had to skip a ton of Natter since I’ve had limited internet access these past couple of weeks, but I just backread a bit and saw the asshattery going on with your job. I am so sorry. I can’t imagine how frustrated and even betrayed you must feel.