Birthstone: Topaz.

Flower: Chrysanthemum.

Virtue: Patience.

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The image is William Blake’s interpretation of Dante’s Purgatory.

Yesterday I said that if we wish to, we may consider the triumverate of Hallowe’en, All Saints Day, and All Souls Day, as devoted to hell, heaven, and purgatory, respectively. I’m sure that you’ve, in one way or another, have sensed this thing that I’m talking about.

NOVEMBER – is the month of the Fig.
TODAY – is All Souls Day, which is also the Day of the Dead.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY – Daniel Boone, Marie Antoinette, and k.d. lang.

– LINK OF THE WEEK –
Daily Kos: State of the Nation.

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New York Times: Kerry Apologizes for Remark About Troops.

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Right about now, Democrats don’t want Sen. John Kerry’s snakebit support. The senator’s “botched joke” about bad students getting stuck in Iraq unleashed venomous GOP reaction.

What do we suppose the source of this quote is? Is it a conservative blog?

The image is William Blake’s interpretation of Dante’s Hell. If we wish to, we may consider the triumverate of Hallowe’en, All Saints Day, and All Souls Day, as devoted to hell, heaven, and purgatory, respectively.

I wish I could have posted on this yesterday, but a combination of work and exhaustion got in the way.

– The First Third website is up and running. I am very excited about this project, and am more than willing to share progress if anyone is interested.

– NOVEMBER – is aviation history month.
– TODAY – is All Saints Day.

From the New York Times political blog, the caucus:

October 31, 2006, 2:39 pm
Getting Stuck on Iraq
By Kate Phillips

Well, all sides seem spoiling for a fight, and over what, of course, but the war in Iraq.

All of you writers (and non-writers too) should do NaNoWriMo. It’s a lot of fun, incredibly cathartic, and occasionally life-changing. My NaNo from 2003 is the foundation of my creative thesis project. Read about it at: www.nanowrimo.org.

Here is what I’m doing this year:

The website isn’t up yet (check tomorrow).