Category: Open Threads

I had a lovely time last night at the Fleet Week reception on the USS Makin Island, and will write about it at greater length later today.  Until then, though, I have some documents to assemble, and that gets priority even over the blog.  (Sigh.) Have fun with this Open

I’m wrapping up a project right now, so can’t blog.  So, here’s an Open Thread, with a little Elizabeth Warren thrown in for good measure: Now we know why President Obama sought to avoid a messy confirmation hearing for Elizabeth Warren to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She might

After a year of professional drought, I’m having a week of deluge.  Blogging will continue light at least through tomorrow.  I’m grateful for the money this will generate, but I could wish for a steadier, less hysterical work load.  Of course, next week, when this ends, I’ll be again bemoaning

The recession substantially diminished my work load.  It’s a good thing, therefore, when a project comes through my door, even if it takes away from blogging.   I have such a project now, so today starts with an open thread. I’ll get the thread going by leading you to Maggie’s Farm,

If any of you were at the Restoring Honor rally today, please feel free to share your experiences here.

All this family and socializing stuff has left me way behind on my news reading.  However, I do have some stuff that you might find interesting while I regroup (and my thanks to all who sent these links): The NEA urges its members to read Alinksy.  Are we really surprised?

Honest to Gawd, I think summer vacation is making my brains evaporate.  It’s not just the endless small interruptions and tasks.  Those are fixtures in my life.  Nor is it the fact that the kids and their friends are around non-stop.  Indeed, having the friends around is a good thing,

Normally, I open one of these posts by apologizing for not blogging because, honestly, I really meant to blog.  Not this time, though.  I’ve been letting my brain go fallow this weekend.  Aside from it being the dog days of summer, meaning that the politic scene is running stupid, but

I’ve got lots of news stories in front of me that are fascinating in one way or another.  I just haven’t figured out yet what I want to do with them — and I’m on my way to join a friend for lunch.  Since this particular friend is Don Quixote,

Off for a family outing, which will mean being away from my computer today.  Have a happy Sunday and, if you feel so inclined, have fun with this open thread.

[Since I’m repeatedly updating this post, I’m going to keep it at the top of the blog, at least for a while.  There are other, newer posts below.] What a morning for interesting reading (and, in my next post, I’ll put up the Watcher’s Council submissions, which are also great). 

I have had an absolutely lovely couple of days — and I will tell you more about them when I have time — but I have been up to my whatsis doing things both lovely and ordinary.  This state of perpetual motion will continue through Sunday night.  I may be

I won’t be blogging until this afternoon, because I am going on a very exciting field trip with one of my children.  I’ll tell you about it later — assuming, of course, that it is as exciting as it promises to be.  If I’m bored out of my mind, you

Getting my life back in order following a three day weekend.  Will blog later, I promise.