Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Just doing stuff (DIY furniture projects, laundry, cleaning, bills, doctor’s appointments, shopping, etc.), and I haven’t had the time to sit down and think. Heck, I haven’t even had the time to move and think. Will you guys do the thinking for me?
Continue readingBut, Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain; The best-laid schemes o’ mice an ‘men Gang aft agley, An’lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain, For promis’d joy! — Robert Burns I had the day well-planned. Then I got a call from the retirement home
Continue readingMy Mom finally consented to having me take over her finances, which is a very good thing. She’s still compos mentis, which is a good thing, but she’s struggling more and more with the minutiae of daily life. Her handwriting is degrading, she can’t find stamps, etc. I’ve spent the
Continue readingTaking care of kid stuff until mid-afternoon, and then I head over to my Mom. I’ll be back late afternoon/early evening. Have fun without me!
Continue readingAs those of you who have cared for an elderly person know, nothing happens quickly. What takes young ‘uns an hour, is a much more attenuated process with an older person. I’ll be leaving shortly to take my Mom to the doctor for a check-up, a process that takes roughly
Continue readingI am still working on my big post. Life, however, keeps getting in the way. I have hopes that I’ll get it done sometime tomorrow. My mom will be having a procedure tomorrow morning that should control her heart problem. With luck, the secondary problems — confusion, depression, panic-attacks —
Continue readingI’m working on a “deep” post, one full of meaning, with multiple citations. I also have errands to run. Until I get to the computer and have my post written out, consider this space yours (subject, of course, to the usual rules of courtesy, etc.).
Continue readingSorry for the silence yesterday, but my mother needed me. I’m regrouping even as we speak. And speaking of regrouping: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEBLt6Kd9EY[/youtube]
Continue readingSorry for the blog silence yesterday but, as you’ve probably guessed, it was a busy day. From the time I got up, until I went to bed, I was in Mom mode, and that precluded any blogging time. Today is shaping up much the same. I might be able to
Continue readingI’m sure I’ll find some mental energy later in the day, but my is currently a blank. Any ideas or information you have would be much appreciated.
Continue readingFor those of you who have things you want to say about the goings-on at Penn State (the sexual abuse, the cover-up, the firings, and the riots), have at it. My take is that it’s worth contrasting this appalling sexual abuse with the claims against Cain. I know that a
Continue readingBy the time I returned from the pool yesterday, I was too tired and cold even to turn on my computer, let alone write anything. I’m leaving in a couple of minutes for another cold day — although, having learned my lesson, I’ve doubled my supplies. I should be more
Continue readingI’m mentally regrouping, so I currently have nothing to say. If you have something to say, consider this the place. And of course, I can’t offer you any better reading today than these excellent submissions from the Watcher’s Council: Council Submissions The Noisy Room – If This Were An Actual
Continue readingI’ve been doing chores and am now heading of for some much needed exercise. Open Thread away! Suggested topics: Insanity and antisemitism on Wall Street (and other places) Insanity in Europe (which those of us paying attention knew would happen one day) Insanity in the Middle East (I can’t even
Continue readingMy brain is so jumbled (more so than usual), that I haven’t reached the point of coherence that enables me to write things down. I bet you guys can do better. Open Thread away!
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