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Blogging will resume when I regain my equilibrium
I’ve spent the last three and a half hours alternately on the phone with my husband or my sister, or at my Mom’s place helping her with a computer problem. Today was me illustrating the paradigm of the “Mom as sandwich,” where the woman is caught in the middle of
Continue readingIn memoriam *UPDATED*
As has been the case every year since September 11, 2001, I remember with deep sadness the lives senselessly destroyed on that terrible day. I also honor those who willingly sacrificed their lives on that day, and the many heroes who made such a big difference. My prayers are for
Continue readingThe futility of arguing with hardcore Leftists *UPDATED*
Prior to Palin’s appearance on the national political scene, conservatives had long griped about the fact that the media’s narrative was slanted against them, but it was often difficult to point to something obvious that demonstrated this fact. The media slipped up occasionally in big ways, such as Rathergate, but
Continue readingMemo to people who refer to themselves in the third person
Here’s a wonderful interview moment with a British Olympic cyclist: Next day, Hoy [an Olympic track cyclist] meets some Scottish journalists. One puts it to him that: ‘In the last 24 hours everyone has been offering an opinion on Chris Hoy. But what does Chris Hoy think of Chris Hoy?’
Continue readingTalk and talk-back
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Continue readingThis and that *UPDATED*
I don’t have any coherent thoughts of my own this morning but, thank goodness, others have pulled together wonderful stuff. Here’s a list, in no particular order, of things I found interesting: Herbert Meyers writes that this presidential election may be the decisive battle in the culture war that has
Continue readingOf liberal bile and conservative wit and wisdom
John Hawkins hit two home runs today. The first is his Town Hall article about the motivation behind the appalling attacks against Sarah Palin. The second is a post at his own blog, Right Wing News, giving twenty of his favorite quotes from the Republican convention. Both make for enjoyable
Continue readingMaybe that’s where my values came from
When I was a little girl (6 or 7, I guess), my father found a set of books at a garage sale called “Uncle Arthur’s Bedtime Stories.” The price was good, so he brought them home. I fell madly in love with them. I read them over and over. They
Continue readingAbsence of evidence is not evidence of absence
With regard to the Bristol pregnancy, does it seem as if this is a case of “no good deed goes unpunished?” The thinking among libs is that Bristol’s pregnancy is proof positive that the Palin family is white trash and that the emphasis on abstinence is a failure and that
Continue readingWork now; blog later
My apologies, my friends, but I have a packed schedule this morning. Blogging will resume later today.
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I’m a bit slow going today, since I was up very, very early, to drive fairly far to a day of soccer in the hot sun. As a Bay Area wuss who likes the weather cool, I feel somewhat depleted. I’m working on reigniting my energy level, especially since I
Continue readingDenver : Grease, the musical, redux
Interestingly, when I was in high school, I fell in love with the newly-released movie musical Grease. As someone who has always loved musicals, and who has a weakness for pop music with strong melody lines, it was right up my alley. When I hear the songs now, I still
Continue readingClash of the phobias
I can’t stand the sight of blood. It was no fun, therefore, when I sliced the tip of my thumb off while preparing a roast for the slow cooker (or, to be more accurate, preparing the onions to go into the slow cooker with the roast). It turned out not
Continue readingBest Cat Stevens video evah!
This video has a habit of disappearing off of YouTube, so watch it while you can: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz68vipCPjQ[/youtube]
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