Dark Skies

Thanks to elkulak on Flickr.

This is how the entire weekend looked here on the northern California coast. The only way it could be gloomier would be if decaying corpses poured down from the sky along with the endless buckets of rain. Rain, I don't mind so much. But I'd appreciate first-hand knowledge that the sun hasn't vanished permanently from our solar system.

On a more joyful note, this weekend my grandparents celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. 60 YEARS. A truly remarkable feat, if you allow your inner pessimist to consider the odds against a union lasting even half that long. I am proud they trudged on together, stumbling over the hurdles in their way (nearly splitting up at one point). Proof that it can be done!

Oh, and my friend Aviva sent me this gem, seen on a sign at a recent Bush protest:

"Would someone please just give him a blowjob so we can impeach him!"

You know, I'd volunteer to take one for the team, but gosh, I'd hate to have to forcibly extricate Karl Rove from his spot under GW's desk.

Posted by ayelet at November 7, 2005 12:15 PM