1.  Dan Lipinski is a bad Catholic who couldn't give a shit about helping the poor and the friendless, who disses nuns, and is arrogant besides (arrogant being the opposite of humble, just in case you thought I was veering off the religious theme).  He is also a bad Democrat and should be kicked out of the party.  He also hates women, and doesn't ( Read more... )

So after work my kid and I embarked on a journey to buy gas for the car.  We drive back to our neighborhood, and then go farther north to find gas that is slightly cheaper.  We drive around looking at prices.  Finally we pick one, not the best price, but the best price that doesn't have a line.  And I suppose its the lack of lines at all but the ( Read more... )

Today was a long day.  Its summer, so I have to work late on Wednesdays.  Do I get comp time for this? No.  I got out of work at 7:30, and the one thing that was lovely was that it was still light, in that early-evening-late-afternoon light.  In the winter if I leave work at 4:30 its pitch black out.  So its nice to leave late and have it be light ( Read more... )

So my kid plays soccer.  I drive him to practice and to games.  Suddenly, I am a soccer mom.  I don't live in the suburbs.  I don't drive a mini-van.  I don't consider myself an "independent," I try not to vote Republican.  I lack a husband.  My life seems chaotic.  But nonetheless, I seem to be a soccer mom.  How did that happen?  Am I in a ( Read more... )