I have been working full time this week, at odd hours, and have not gotten my act together, so I am borrowing a simple list from my friends Joey Green and Alan Corcoran. Thanks, guys.
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
You know you are ready for Medicare if:
You remember the name of George McGovern's running mate. Both of them.
You've bought Dark Side of the Moon on vinyl, eight-track, cassette, CD, DVD, and MP3.
You refuse to confront your mortality until Keith Richards dies - or at least stops touring.
You think a GPS takes all the fun out of driving.
You think it's funny that Paul McCartney still plays Helter Skelter to prove he's a badass.
You remember when the only special effect needed to make a blockbuster movie was a 25 foot shark.
You can't prove it, but you're pretty sure the world has gotten a lot more uptight.
You're nostalgic for the good old days when all we had to worry about was nuclear annihilation.
Errant seeds and stems still emerge from the seams of your Bob Marley albums.
For entertainment, you read books - paper ones with hard covers.
You know what KFC stands for and remember when the Colonel was alive.
You watched Tiny Tim marry Miss Vicki.
You watched the original broadcast of the final episode of M*A*S*H.
You're convinced microwave ovens were created when their feasibility as weapons didn't pan out.
You remember when they actually reported news on the nightly newscast (R.I.P. Mr. Cronkite).
You rode your bike to work, cut your grass with a manual mower, and lived without AC - before it was cool.
And a picture of the way I feel after a week of work: