I am still trying to wrap my head around the wisdom behind the seemingly inevitable economic stimulus package. The administration and many leaders in Congress are proposing a combination of tax cuts and rebates to the tune of $150...
The All about Kids spring/summer consignment sale is coming up next month. I went for their winter sale, though it is a smaller sale than Jack & Jill or JBF, I thought their stuff was cheaper and cleaner and it was...
My challenge to Americans is this: Stop listening to the negativity. Believe that you can make a difference. Vote your conscience in your state's primary. It feels sooooo good to cast a vote for someone you really...
Have you ever watched kids On a merry-go-round? Or listened to the rain Slapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight? Or gazed at the sun into the fading night? You better slow down. Don't dance so fast. Time is short. The music won't last. Do you run...
After a lot of wavering and indecisiveness, I finally purchased a homeschool kindergarten curriculum for Dana. It's called My Father's World, for those of you homeschooling geeks. It's pretty awesome too as it incorporates some great teaching techniques like "bundling",...
The latest poll (conducted Monday) is putting Obama at 44, Clinton at 28, and Edwards at 15. It'll be interesting to see how much that moves before Saturday. So far, Obama and Edwards have been moving up while Clinton has been...
Fuller has become very interested in playing games. And as his parents, we have decided to exploit this interest to our own advantage.
“Fuller wanna play a game?”
“Yeah!”
“OK, let’s see who how many cars you can hold in your...
So here I am needing to rest, unable to. My home is a very noisy place. Loud neighbors, weird noises coming from the water pipes, loud cars on the road, my psycho cats… I miss living in a quiet house...
I just saw a commercial for Barack Obama followed by one for Hillary Clinton on MSNBC (during the Chris Matthews show). I have to admit, it's exciting to see the campaigns arrive! (And speaking of campaign commercials, how cool is THIS?)...
in the morning I got my anual review, and my boss had lots of good things to say, and let me know I’d be getting the standard performance bonus, which was nice. affirmation is always a good thing.
in the afternoon...
What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on? Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
I got up Monday morning with a plan. Since it was my day off I had decided...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/23/kenya.protest/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7204166.stm
Kibaki for the people? Doesn’t seem so....
More from Maureen Dowd in today's New York Times: If Bill Clinton has to trash his legacy to protect his legacy, so be it. If he has to put a dagger through the heart of hope to give Hillary hope,...
Earlier today Ron Paul was on the Glenn Beck TV show via telephone. I was just reading through a transcript of the show, and this part caught my attention:
GLENN: When you were on my program on television, you said something...
On Thursday, Jan. 31 from 5:30 PM til 7:00 PM, Mayor Ron Littlefield will be holding a meeting for District 9 Residents. It will take place in the Parkridge Hospital Community Room. The Mayor's invitation reads: "As always, I look...
“If you feel the need to impugn the integrity or intelligence of another person to oppose an idea, you’re undercutting yourself, not your target nor the thing you oppose.” I want this on a t-shirt. Seriously. Can we make that...
JANUARY USGBC MEETINGJanuary 30, 20081130am-1pmUnited Way Conference Room630 Market StreetThomas Palmer and Craig Peavy will be speaking about their experience designing sustainable and LEED certified buildings. The presentation will include project specific goals, features and issues. There will be enough...
This post is the definitive work on the motivations of buying different ticket types in preparation for the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament. You've been warned. Since I moved the blog, it's now found here....
I know it's probably annoying when bloggers write about the search terms that lead visitors to their sites, but sometimes perusing the logs can reveal astonishing things about ourselves. I got a hit yesterday afternoon because someone in Gaithersburg, Maryland typed...
It seems like this cycle has included more speculation than at any previous time that one or another candidate currently (or formerly) running for POTUS will be selected as the running-mate by the eventual nominees. Examples: Bill Richardson, Mike Huckabee. But just...
By: Hellcat I was fortunate this holiday season when it came down to music. One might say, that I had been good all year so Santa saw fit to put some wicked musical experiences and opportunities in my stocking…I wouldn’t,...
Local grassroots supporters of Ron Paul’s presidential campaign announced today that they will be opening a local campaign headquarters in Cleveland, TN at 3525 Keith St., Suite I this Friday, January 25 at 5:30 p.m. Dr. Daniel Hoffman, Assistant Professor...
Local grassroots supporters of Ron Paul’s presidential campaign announced today that they will be opening a local campaign headquarters in Cleveland, TN at 3525 Keith St., Suite I this Friday, January 25 at 5:30 p.m. Dr. Daniel Hoffman, Assistant Professor...
at the bottom of today’s email, DQ Stillman signed off by using the following:
DQ Stillman
Czar of Motivation
DQ Stillman points out the instability of identity with his signature. We rely heavily upon the connection between person and name, with the...
A fellow coworker, who is also from the New Orleans area, made some really good pralines this past Christmas, and today she passed the recipe on to me. I thought I would post it here, so I don't lose it....
A delightful article from New York magazine about the depths of abasement to which the two leading Democratic candidates will sink in order to have a chance at securing an endorsement from one of the most vapid, vulgar and narrowly...
Here for WW? Please scroll down :) Poll most any parent, and I think you'd hear similar conclusion: being a mother or father is the hardest job they've ever attempted.
It's not really a "job", though, is it? It's a daunting...
I just wanted to say out loud how much I love my Josh and how much I enjoy him and appreciate all he does.There is no one more fun to be with and no one easier to love.i am a...
As part of Frietag’s international contest for the design of truck-tarps, I designed this green, black, and white solution. Keeping in mind the contest’s theme of Transit, I chose to incorporate Transit into a repetitive and rhythmic pattern of...
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