Personal Regression

Not much sleep last night, as a friend came over to have me sort through their life.  I am perpetually fascinated by this, given that I am not the nicest person, nor the most diplomatic, but I guess there are some times and some people who need that...unvarnished commentary, if you will, on their lives.  Not that my life is any better; I just hide it.  Anyways, after he was dispatched, I couldn't fall back to bed, which was a problem, as today is a Holy Day of Obligation, and of course I made it to early Mass.  I sort of enjoy it -- not many people, church sort of sepulchral -- and it does generate some extra spirituality, in so far as I am that. Not that I was tired -- though I am feeling it now -- but I have been a little cold and, oddly, my stomach has been... active; mind you, it has been for a couple of days, but... today was special.  Also, work was sort of stressful -- trying to get some formatting just right on some docs, it wasn't working, and I think we all know how I feel about that sort of thing.  Sigh.  Monday is another day, but I do not like doing something as told and it not working out.  Between that, the lack of sleep, the rumbly tummy... I just stayed here and went through the emails and links and did some damage to the next book (I am behind!).  Sigh.

Resurrecting Christopher Marlowe As a Queer Icon ‹ CrimeReads
Interesting article, sort of; I wrote a paper about him in 11th grade English -- who doesn't love a good murder mystery -- and I have been fascinated by his tale.

Dems' Closing Pitch to Young Men: Stop Being Fascist Oppressors and Vote Kamala – HotAir
This could be me, but isn't the reverse true (as a feminist, of course):  that men deserve better from the women in their lives?  Especially given the gender gap today?  Or, especially, economically?  Single women -- especially with children -- just do far worse than married women, and men can (despite the number of men not in the workforce) earn more than women, which exacerbates the problem.  I realize that women will vote for a candidate who will (try) to extract the wealth from others to reward her supporters, but it is still a poor choice for the long term...

Nebraska is in the national spotlight. An obscure education fight could tilt the election results. - POLITICO
Interesting, given what has transpired in Ohio.  I am genuinely curious as to how this will go; if the measure is repealed, would it spread here?