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bees, democracy and grace ~
By
Britton Gildersleeve
A friend who knows my fascination with bees sent me a cool link the other day. It was about ‘democratic bees.’ Bees divide into new hives pretty frequently. But it’s not done, the article notes (and I’d read this before), by the queen. In fact, the queen just goes with where ever the bee scouts…
silver linings, or, I want a new accent ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
So an Oregon woman went under anæsthesia for dental surgery speaking American, and came up speaking Anglo-Irish. It’s called ‘foreign accent syndrome.’ I don’t want the brain injury that made it possible, but I’d love a new accent. I have the ubiquitous expat accent: neither this nor that. Midwestern. Ish. I want to sound.. well,…
The KKK vs. Westboro Baptist ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
Okay — this is so odd I had to share it. The KKK fighting Westboro Baptist? Somehow, I can’t see this as a win for anyone, but you have to admit: free speech certainly is alive (and weird?) in the US of A…
evildoers (& people who drive us crazy) ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
Some people drive me crazy. They have no idea…:) And I know it shouldn’t matter! What they believe, what they say, the stuff they post on FB or send in racist, homophobic emails masquerading as ‘ jokes’ (ha ha). ARGH! When this happens — and it does all too often — I think of a …
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