i mentioned the bit where sometimes i can never quite figure out what i mean until someone else says it, and then i say "yes, yes, exactly that!"

well, i'm with pat on this one.

Pat Kight: The Personal

I usually call myself a liberal, if only to annoy people who seem to think that honorable old term is a dirty word. I'm actually more of a small-l-libertarian-small-s-socialist:

I believe the government should stay the hell out of our lives except to ensure that no one goes without adequate food, shelter, health care and education.

And maybe net.access ...

Well, I never aspired to be part of the mainstream ...

(go read the rest of her site. look at the house pictures! what a fabulous house!)