rivercrow

Husband noticed this little guy beside the door. It’s a 1/4 inch orb weaver. While I was taking pictures, a small stinging fly landed in the web, so I got an action shot.
The fly got away though.

I sat on the hood of my car and watched the lit window of Doug’s third floor apartment. It was past 2 a.m. The engine ticked as it cooled.
From time to time, a shadow crossed the window. Each crossing was a sign to take a sip of tequila.
Backfill the hole.
I’d met Doug a few years […]

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“Type Distribution,” yeah, right….

My local NOW sent a newsletter covering a recent Supreme Court decision that will affect anyone in the States who has a complaint about pay.
Although the plaintiff in the case had won and been awarded monetary damages, the Supreme Court overthrew the lower courts’ decisions because the plaintiff had not filed a complaint within 180 […]