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Mom got drunk and Dad got drunk at our Christmas party ( Read more... )

• Tomorrow is Festivus! Feel free to commence the airing of the grievances.
• Paul Krugman schools us on some Econ 101:A number of conservative economists have been arguing against a stimulus plan centered on government spending. Fair enough. But one argument I keep reading bugs me: it’s the claim that spending-based stimulus is bad because economic ( Read more... )

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Twas the night before Festivus, when all through the blog ( Read more... )

Hubby's fancy office Christmas party was actually not as fun as our little pre-party get-together at the new swankified Chateau Froggenhall! We worked like mad cleaning, tree trimming and getting organized all afternoon, and the house looked WONDERFUL. That made me happy!

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From AP via Yahoo News:
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Susan Dahl had spent four months homeless in Colorado and just been on a harrowing 10-hour bus trip through sleet and snow.Hungry and broke, all she wanted to do was get back to family in Minnesota.

That's when a tall man in a red coat and red hat sat next to her at the downtown bus station, talked to her ( Read more... )

The Xmas party was a ton of fun. We met up with good friends and were able to snag a table. (There's no assigned seating, so you pretty much have to gather your potential tablemates and just grab a table. It's kinda nutty.) One of the senior managers whom we both like (and his wife is so cool) got his award for 20 years of service, so we cheered ( Read more... )

Weekend update ( Read more... )

I wasn’t sure if Shrek the Halls was going to be any good. The fact that the original cast and not some dime-store knockoffs were participating was hopeful, so we taped it and watched it tonight. It wasn’t good.

It was hilarious!Sure, the story is simple and pitched to kiddies, but there’s plenty of fast-paced jokes aimed at us oldsters. Plus ( Read more... )