If I Twittered...

If I Twittered this moment's comment would be: "headed for lunch; up for a Lammy."

Because... the anthology PERIPHERY was just short-listed for the 21st Lambda Award in the lesbian erotica catagory. My AngeLINK short story, "ishtartu" included in that, though it's not terribly sexy and I'm sure it had very little to do with the nomination. But, if any of you have the power to vote on the Lambda, please consider casting a vote for PERIPHERY if you liked it!

Also, I am not watching the Saint Paul St. Patrick's Day parade right now because a) I couldn't find a date, and b) it looks like it might rain any minute.

Anyway, I should write. I've managed to go several days now without writing thanks to the weekend and the school field trip. It's time to get back to work, alas.

I should tell folks who might be interested that our gerbils have names. The black one is "B" (for "busy like a bee") and the sandy-brown one is XOXO (pronounced "zoe-zoe"). I seriously considered John's suggestion of "food" and "supplimental" as Inky's vote, especially since if there was a fair vote (as in one for every animal in the house) "food" and "supplimental" would probably win. The cats, I think, have lost weight due to the never ending excitement that is the gerbils. There is much tail twitching and batting and jumping and whisker flicking. Both Inky and All Ball like to sit on top of the cage and loom. It's quite a sight.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Late-breaking St. Patrck's Day News

No, I did not find a date to the parade, but...

My father just wrote to tell me this cool bit of family (potential) history:

"I just read your blog. I must have told you the Morehouse/Irish story. Here it is. In 1999, when we were at Oxford for a conference (Living in college no less), I met 4 elementary teachers from Dublin. They attended my paper, and we were talking afterwards. Two of them started talking to each other and I overheard one saying, "Should we tell him?" They then told me that were was an Irish family at their school named Morehouse (same spelling), BUT they were 'traveling people' - gypsies. So we may have some Irish ancestery on the traveler's side of the family tree. I think this is more likely than the part of our genealogy that traces the family name back to the early settlers in New York and New England."

So maybe I AM a bit Irish, after all.