Announcing the new HBO series--LYS!
Let's get rich: Yesterday afternoon in yoga, I was lying in savasana trying to "gently push my thoughts away" when this surfaced: Wouldn't it be cool to set a sitcom in a yarn shop? You would have your kindly, but irrascible owner--Bea Arthur (she's still alive, right?), Betty White or Anne Meara--or better yet, let's steal Charlie Sheen from "Two and a Half Men" and have him inherit the yarn shop, putting him at the mercy of a pack of women--mostly of a certain age--who become the "keepers of the knowledge." We could have the obligatory gay male employee, stereotypcial I know, but could be funny (Rupert Everett?); the young, tattooed, pierced knitting savant who can do anything; and the older mom employees (Kathy Bates?), who in turn try to mother and control the alpha male in their midst. And think of the potential for guest stars, with customers coming in trying to get their problems solved, be they knitting or non-knitting related.
Love's labor: Finally there's something to show for all the twisting, turning, fixing and swearing. Note bene: For those of you contemplating this little lovely, heed this warning, check you gauge using the charts. The pattern asks you to swatch in stockinette--there ain't no stockinette anywhere near this baby. I got gauge in stockinette, but my back is...ahem, about an inch too small. I'll be knitting my fronts a size larger. I also knit this piece an inch longer than called for (based on la Herron's admonitions). So without further ado, ta da, Must Have has a back!
Twisted sister
Play nice: Last night as I watched pundits spew on both sides of the issues, I marvelled at how much we "think" is based on belief. For example, the pro-war argument that hamstrings me is the humanitarian one; given that Saddam gassed thousands of Kurds and that today Iraqi's feel comfortable purchasing anti-U.S. DVD's in the bazaars, aren't they better off? But then there's the sweeping loss of life, American and Iraqi. But then there are the mass graves from the early '90s hiding the decayed bodies of Iraqi citizens. But then, shouldn't Iraq determine its own destiny. But then, oh hell, is anyone smart enough for this?
Us Dems generally "believe" the war is costing too many lives, too many resources. You Republicans "believe" the war is making the world safer. The fact of the matter is, none of us really "know." Only history will reveal the truth. So let's keep the dialogue open and civil. Let's sling a little humor back and forth too, because if any of us think we've got all the answers, it's time to take a peak in the DSM-IV.
Daily kudos: Way to go New Hampshire for the record turnout!
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