With the Passing of Time

If it managed to slip past you, there’s a new round of RaceFail that in some ways makes me more sad than the first. There’s a good summary here with links to some of the discussion and problematic comments.
Super quick rundown: Patricia Wrede wrote a story where the solution she very cheerily chose for dealing [...]

“He’s dead to me” sounds so dramatic; over the top. But in a way I have disowned him. He’s no backbone to speak of, has no sense of family or responsibility. I didn’t forgive him for not coming to his brother’s funeral but even then there was an opening, a chance to possibly make amends. [...]

The best thing I can think of to post here is the Tarot story that I found at the first link.
The Hierophant Basic Tarot Story (from Aeclectic Tarot)
Having created a solid foundation on which to build his future, the Fool is struck with a sudden fear. What if everything he’s worked for is taken away? [...]

He’s not qualified for his job. The bluster and the schmooze can’t cover up the fact that he doesn’t know what he’s doing. Every day we sit and wait for the inevitable: for the man to be found out, for his incompetence to be discovered. But every day, one bungle after another, one huge delay [...]

I don’t know if I would say my apartment is “chockablock” with things (and oh how I want to hyphenate that word). I have a lot of crap and no place to put the things I want to keep, but overall I don’t think I have so much that you can barely move in my [...]