http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Sit, sit! I'll clear off a chair. I'll tell you stories of going kicking and screaming into the effing Golden Years with a measure of grace. en Vox Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:26:36 -0800 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/well-he-couldnt-pour-piss-out-of-a-boot.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jillieofthevalley) http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/well-he-couldnt-pour-piss-out-of-a-boot.html?_c=feed-rss http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/well-he-couldnt-pour-piss-out-of-a-boot.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:26:36 -0800 Many people over the eons have asked, “What’s happened to our language?” Internetspeak (lol!) texting shorthand (ctch u @ teh rstrnt, k?) and even not speaking at all has become the norm. Recently, I witnessed two young women sitting together... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/well-he-couldnt-pour-piss-out-of-a-boot.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252890758e1d0123f181da2c860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/thanks.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jillieofthevalley) http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/thanks.html?_c=feed-rss http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/thanks.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:57:57 -0800 Thanksgiving Day is just about over. I've spent it alone. It wasn't like I had nothing to do; nowhere to go. A couple of friends sweetly extended invitations to their celebrations. When thanking one of them, I revealed that I wasn't doing any... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/thanks.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252890758e1d0123ddd7d7c6860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/an-important-touchstone.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jillieofthevalley) http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/an-important-touchstone.html?_c=feed-rss http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/an-important-touchstone.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:52:57 -0800 Below is an excerpt from my friend, Jamie's, new blog. I'll be linking to it on my side bar as well. Her continuing story is honest and touching and tragic. She is one of the strongest, most admirable women I've met in my life. Please, if y... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/an-important-touchstone.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252890758e1d0123ddd58abc860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/well-its-been-awhile.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jillieofthevalley) http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/well-its-been-awhile.html?_c=feed-rss http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/well-its-been-awhile.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:44:31 -0700 This is important info for this flu season regarding H1N1. This is the real stuff. Check it out: The only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/throat. In a global epidemic of this nature, it's almost impossible to avoid coming into cont... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/well-its-been-awhile.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252890758e1d0123ddb42480860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/netflix-flap-origami.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jillieofthevalley) http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/netflix-flap-origami.html?_c=feed-rss http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/netflix-flap-origami.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:42:15 -0700 I was throwing mine away. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/netflix-flap-origami.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252890758e1d011016ca0bf3860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/burnin.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jillieofthevalley) http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/burnin.html?_c=feed-rss http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/burnin.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:52:24 -0700 Once again, it's fire season in Southern California. The fire, fuelled by hot weather during the past four days, was continuing to spread on Sunday. Evacuation orders cover about 10,000 homes, with state governor Arnold Schwarzenegger descri... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/burnin.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252890758e1d0110180aadc9860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/old-photo-phriday.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jillieofthevalley) http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/old-photo-phriday.html?_c=feed-rss http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/old-photo-phriday.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:39:58 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252890758e1d011018039e2c860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2252890758e1d011018039e2c860e-50si" alt="Marbles as top dressing" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> This is a collage of old shots of my garden from 2003. When I moved to my new place, I gave the cactus in the upper left corner to my boss. It is now 2+ft tall. Be good to each other today. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/old-photo-phriday.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252890758e1d0110168e1e47860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/prove-that-its-not-going-on.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jillieofthevalley) http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/prove-that-its-not-going-on.html?_c=feed-rss http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/prove-that-its-not-going-on.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:51:04 -0700 Here in ValleyScorch on the weekends, the skies are plaid with chemtrails criss crossing each other. Why? From the innernets: The Latest info re: Chemtrails http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znB1HfQZ0Wo Annihilation - CHEMTRAILS... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/prove-that-its-not-going-on.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252890758e1d0110168d1152860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/two-and-a-half-day-weekend.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jillieofthevalley) http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/two-and-a-half-day-weekend.html?_c=feed-rss http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/two-and-a-half-day-weekend.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:42:15 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252890758e1d011016c54b0d860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2252890758e1d011016c54b0d860d-50si" alt="Basket of cuttings" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I'm leaving work at 1:00 tomorrow and taking a basket of cuttings for daughter # 3's garden in the desert. Then on Saturday, one of us is going to get all covered in mud for a good cause. The other one of us will be taking photos. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/two-and-a-half-day-weekend.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252890758e1d01101805f859860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> succulent cuttings http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/an-easy-enough-mistake.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jillieofthevalley) http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/an-easy-enough-mistake.html?_c=feed-rss http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/an-easy-enough-mistake.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:44:25 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252890758e1d00fae8da83b9000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2252890758e1d00fae8da83b9000b-50si" alt="Cuke?" /></a> <a href="http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252890758e1d00fad6b368e20005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2252890758e1d00fad6b368e20005-50si" alt="Watermelon!!!" /></a> <a href="http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252890758e1d011018039e1d860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2252890758e1d011018039e1d860e-50si" alt="Not a bell pepper" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Last year, this plant had all the signs of being a zucchini: It wasn't the case, though: Also, last year and for most of this year up until today I thought this was a bell pepper plant: It's about eight feet tall and finally producing fruit... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jillieofthevalley.vox.com/library/post/an-easy-enough-mistake.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252890758e1d0110186294d5860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>