Karen McCarthy

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More than 300 people turned up at a protest in our little town!

John and I kept our Yule tree up, because the lights are so cheering (and we can change them from simple white to bright colors). I came home from work and found he had decorated it as a Valentine Tree! I'm so lucky.

I don't care if he's bi-polar. I don't care if he smokes pot. And I especially don't care that he's an immigrant (except for the irony). I do care that he's an immoral, unhinged oligarch!

The Cailleach (pronounced "ki-loch" in Irish to kind of rhyme with "shy-lock") is a Celtic goddess who rules over the winter months between Samhain and Beltane.

I started with a screen name, and then I realized that I couldn't follow folks who don't use their real name. Now I'm thinking about privacy and confidentiality and I think I might go back to a code name!

Thank you, darling!

Thank you, dear one!

I remember the first time you posted this (on FB) and I commented (quoting from "The Princess Bride," of course) "Yes, yes, you're very smart. Now shut up."