http://tuffgirl.slythindor.org/blog Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps. Sun, 16 Dec 2007 04:25:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow. I haven’t posted here for /ages/, because I couldn’t remember the password to log in. *sheepish* Maybe I’ll start posting here again, now that I remember it. =) http://tuffgirl.slythindor.org/blog/2007/12/15/18/ “If you really love someone, you’ll tell them the truth.” That’s the final line in one of the ads perpetrated upon gays and lesbians recently in a round of ads funded by conservative Christian groups and “ex-gay” ministries. It really says a lot about their attitude toward truth and love, and ... http://tuffgirl.slythindor.org/blog/2006/08/26/love-and-truth/ “The literal blood of the thousands of gay people physically wounded by hate … is on the hands of Jerry Falwell, James Dobson, Tony Perkins, and so many others who spew hate for partisan gain and personal enrichment.” — Matt Foreman, President National Gay and Lesbian Task Force The American Family ... http://tuffgirl.slythindor.org/blog/2005/12/31/anti-gay-forces-hard-at-work-in-2005/ Why are people so frightened of bats? I don’t mean an individual person’s phobia, I can more then understand that. I have a debilitating phobia of bees, wasps, hornets, and anything that looks like them. But people seem, in general, afraid of bats. Grown men will cringe and flinch away ... http://tuffgirl.slythindor.org/blog/2005/12/30/there-is-something-that-i-honestly-dont-understand/ Animal Welfare vs. Animal Rights An important distinction to make when dealing with animal issues is the difference between animal welfare and animal rights. After learning the difference between the two philosophies, it is easier to distinguish between organizations that directly help animals and those who wish to end the use ... http://tuffgirl.slythindor.org/blog/2005/12/22/why-i-dont-call-myself-an-animal-rights-activist/ Whew! What a busy day today was. Mom and I left the house at 10:00 this morning, and didn’t get home until nearly four. We did a ton of shopping. We went to, in order: The butcher shop Food Basics CostCo Chapters Dairy Queen Giant Tiger Penningtons Price Chopper Man, I was tired and sick of shopping after all ... http://tuffgirl.slythindor.org/blog/2005/12/16/busy-day/ Oh my God, my head is pounding. I might have to go lay down, if the painkillers don’t kick in soon. Ugh. On a brighter note, I got even more shopping done today. I got books for all of Janet’s kids, two things for my other mom, a bunch of stuff ... http://tuffgirl.slythindor.org/blog/2005/12/14/random-notes/ I haven’t written in a few days. There hasn’t been too much to write about, really. I’m irritated, because I ordered a used book, and an empty envelope showed up. I emailed the sellers twice, with no reply, so I filed a claim with Amazon. I needed that book, too, ... http://tuffgirl.slythindor.org/blog/2005/12/14/wednesday-weariness/ Peter, being the sweetheart that he is, went out and spent a bunch of his money to buy me a game I very much wanted for my birthday. Belatedly, but hey. I told him that he shouldn’t have spent that much money on me, and he replied, You’re ... http://tuffgirl.slythindor.org/blog/2005/12/08/indigo-prophecy/ Something else that annoyed me about Goblet of Fire. We didn’t get to see Snape’s Dark Mark. In the book, he showed it to Fudge, to prove the the Dark Lord was back. In the movie, it seems that Harry’s word was just taken on trust. I wanted to see Snape’s, ... http://tuffgirl.slythindor.org/blog/2005/12/05/9/