Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: cancer

  • A Rant about cancer “awareness” on Facebook

    Every so often (Well, more than that. Like every other day) a status update will pop up on my Facebook feed that says something like this: Please do me a favor. Only some of you will do this and you know who you are. If you or anyone you know has battled (or died of)…

  • in the blink of an eye

    Saturday morning at 8:30 AM I received a call from my mom. “I have some distressing news” she said. She proceeded to tell me about her evening and morning. Friday night she and my step-dad were getting ready to go out to dinner for their anniversary. When my step-dad got up to go he couldn’t…

  • Thoughts on the Edwardses

    There is all of this talk about whether or not they are making the right decision. My thoughts? It’s none of our business. They know what they can handle. It’s thier decision. Not ours. What is it with the media and the pundits? Why do they think they can make these judgements for people? It’s…

  • Molly Ivins

    I just now heard on the radio that Molly Ivins died yesterday. I’m totally heartbroken. Syndicated columnist and best-selling author Molly Ivins has died of breast cancer at the age of 62. She was one of my heroes for standing up and telling it like it is. With humor and grace. May she rest in…