Them megrims, they're stubborn. I'm stubborner.

[bronze_ribbons]

An enumeration of antidotes to frustration and despair:

Baking gingerbread (using the recipe on a postcard significantowl sent to me).

Via ellid: The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe intends to establish a Planned Parenthood clinic on Pine Ridge Reservation (located in South Dakota, but over which the state has no jurisdiction).

The beauty of frozen flowering trees: shimmering pink branches above the wall of a parking garage.

The newest edition of the Velveteen Rabbi's Haggadah is now downloadable. Its illustrators include Howard Cruse, whose Stuck Rubber Baby is regarded as a classic in some of my circles.

Receiving unsolicited compliments on my church's Stewardship page from someone I regard as one of my role models (in part because she's difficult to impress). (I'm the communications director of this year's campaign.)

Hot sakura (cherry blossom) tea, brewed from a packet given to me by a friend in Japan.

Comments

[dichroic.livejournal.com]

Also:

• Receiving books and a poem in the mail from a good friend

Thank you!

[mechaieh.livejournal.com]

Glad they got there. I'll be curious as to what you think of the books, as I haven't read them myself (they just looked promising and unlikely to be already-owned-by-you).

[dichroic.livejournal.com]

They do, both.

[kassrachel.livejournal.com]

Isn't Stuck Rubber Baby fantastic? :-)

[mechaieh.livejournal.com]

*sheepish* It's still on my "to get to" list, to be honest. But I think I just heard some quiet squeeing from certain corners of the f-list... ;-)

[significantowl.livejournal.com]

I hope it was tasty, and a good antidote! :-)

[mechaieh.livejournal.com]

It turned out quite well! It's not making me smarter, which is what I desperately need at the moment, but I'm hoping my next cup of coffee will address that. ;-)

[xochiquetzl]

Re: Sioux: http://kathrynt.livejournal.com/366823.html

[mechaieh.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[nigita.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the link to the Haggadah.

Very cool Stewardship page! The compliments are well deserved.

[mechaieh.livejournal.com]

Glad to be of use! And thanks.