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The Good News!

On the way home from school this afternoon, I got to give my 4-year-old some good news. We all had been chatting about what an astronaut is and does and whether or not any of us could actually *be* an astronaut. I, of …
Irrational Exuberance

I've got it in spades, baby! And the heloc balance to prove it. Would someone please remind me that we're supposed to be in an economic recession fit to return us to the Great Depression? On the other hand, it was sev…
Learning the arts through doing the crossword

4/1/09 NYT Crossword clue 5a "Ship of Fools" painter Had to use google on this one... Answer: Bosch Oddly relevant to contemporary society, as I'm sure isn't lost on the puzzle's creators. Cool painting to boot.…
Not the reaction I expected

Neb. lawmakers consider revising 'safe-haven' lawWould the lawmakers prefer that the overwrought Dad have done something more desperate, dangerous, or illegal than drop his kids off at a hospital ER? At the very least t…
News Flash!

News Flash #1Oh my goodness, have you heard this one? ... The Republican candidate for President has chosen a VP running mate who appears to be a *real* person with a *real live* family dealing with *real* issues!?! Can…
Love it

You gotta love people who know how not to take themselves too seriously. I saw a reference to this Paris Hilton web ad on one of the morning shows. Watching the ad in its entirety this morning was a good reward for hav…
Our favorite find of the morning

The kids look forward to going to the neighborhood's annual Catholic church flea market. So everyone got up without complaint, found clothes even, and off we went. Like most years, we came home with lots of little k…
The 600-pound elephant in the room

I am on the very amateur end of the political astuteness spectrum, but I do have an opinion or two. Right now, I am so darn blasted tired of the Clinton/Obama race, mostly because I don't care for Clinton and would neve…
Where's the aisle with the attitude readjustments?

I have a serious case of the "I Wants." Usually, I'm fairly content with our--what would you call it? early marriage? eclectic? sure, I'll take that furniture/TV/dishwasher you don't want anymore?--home decorating circu…
Let Them Eat Cake

"This is a very close race and clearly I believe strongly that everyone should have their voices heard and their votes counted." (source) Says the woman who has indicated her willingness to let "her" superdelegates sil…