As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, earthquakes, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. It's also so we can find other Kossacks nearby for in-person checks when other methods of communication fail - a buddy system. Members come here to check in. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, earthquakes etc.), we and your buddy are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care!
IAN is a great group to join, and a good place to learn to write diaries. Drop one of us a PM to be added to the Itzl Alert Network anytime! We all share the publishing duties, and we welcome everyone who reads IAN to write diaries for the group! Every member is an editor, so anyone can take a turn when they have something to say, photos and music to share, a cause to promote or news!
Ok, we do have a diary schedule. But, when you are ready to write that diary, either post in thread or send FloridaSNMOM a Kosmail with the date. If you need someone to fill in, ditto. FloridaSNMOM is here on and off through the day usually from around 9:30 or 10 am eastern to around 11 pm eastern.
Monday:
BadKitties
Tuesday:
ejoanna
Wednesday:
Caedy
Thursday:
art ah zen
Friday:
FloridaSNMOM
Saturday:
Most Awesome Nana
Sunday:
loggersbrat
WHY IS IT....
... smoke alarm batteries never fail at noon but always die at 2 a.m. and
scare the stuffin' out of me?
... slugs make an all-out assault on my cultivated mints (they seem to like the
chocolate best), and leave the wild mint almost untouched?
... no one comes down my street - car, jogger, kid on a bike - until I decide to
go out to the mailbox in my pajamas?
... wild turkey flocks ALWAYS run in front of my car and never simply into the
woods right behind them?
... my dog, Gus, never has to go out on a Sunday night until I sit down to watch
Masterpiece Mystery?
What are your Why Is It moments?
And the completely gratuitous picture of the week:
Big Sister Abby and Little Brother Jamie