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In Which I Speak My Mind

Usually the "In Which" blog posts are my own videos. This time I'm going to direct you to a video created by David Stephenson of the Lexington Herald-Leader.

I don't appear in the video, so you can all calm down right now. However, my thoughts on the subject at hand became one of the voice-overs. Allan's thoughts were recorded and posted too. An opposing point of view was recorded as well; it's the first voice you hear. (And no, I don't know who it is.)

I haven't written much about what's happening in downtown Lexington here, partly because in the months leading up to the wedding my head fell off several times. (I'm not kidding.) The other reason is that it's a painful subject for me, even though Lexington has been my home for only two and a half years.

Tom Eblen's columns on the subject are measured. Reasonable. My friends at Barefoot & Progressive have not held back, on the other hand.

But today? Joel Pett stole my heart with this editorial cartoon. (A larger version is available if you click on the cartoon itself.)

If you're interested, you can click those links to get a sense of what's going on. If you just want to hear my teary voice, click here. (By the way, we were interviewed just after leaving Thursday Night Live, an outdoor summer concert series...which takes place a block from where the scoops and bulldozers were doing their work. The machines started up just as the concert was ending. Nice, right? And this was the last of the buildings on the block to go. So it was especially poignant.)

Because I Am Devoid Of Content

I generally hate doing memes, which are so 2004, but I saw this at Clotilde's blog, and because I have met her and know she's as kind and smart and funny as she comes across on her blog, I'll do this meme she suggested.

The rules:

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment here, linking to your results.

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush

OH HAI

*tap tap*

Is this thing on?

Old Married Lady

That's what my friend Amy kept calling me on Saturday at our open house. That's right, we had people over the day after our wedding, because why not? There's never enough time to talk to people at a wedding reception.

My kids are back in France.. The house is quiet again, the cats are looking around as if to say "What happened?" and I'm planning to avoid the projected 92° heat (that's 33° for those of you not in the US) somehow — maybe by dealing with the 83 messages in my inbox.

Oh, you are wanting photos, n'est-ce pas? You may have stumbled on the Flickr group dedicated to our wedding. If not, click that link! And when I get the photos from our official photographer (watch out, the music starts automatically on that page), I will provide a link.

We had a great weekend. What a way to start off our married life!

Thank You

To all who left the sweet comments on my previous post, thank you. I'm saying it this way because I am incapable of doing it individually right now.

We pulled it off! We're married, and nobody lost an eye.

And I will point you in the direction of photos as soon as I can.