Went down for lunch a bit ago. Nothing on offer was really appealing, so I decided to get a wrapped sandwich from the cooler. I picked up what I thought was this blackened chicken breast sandwich they had earlier in the week, but when I got back to my office, I discovered that it was the portobello with balsamic and tomatoes and basil sandwich, ( Read more... )

(thanks to rachet who alerted me to the story) Who says the universe doesn't have a sense of humor?

On I-75 in Ohio there is a huge statue of Jesus outside a church right next to the highway. It looks like this.


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So last night, unbeknownst to me, was the trick-or-treating night in my neighborhood. I've lived there six years and have never had a single trick or treater, so I was woefully unprepared. No candy. So when they started knocking I had to hide, and then go turn off the outside light when they were gone. I felt so awful, like a grinch or ( Read more... )

Holy cow. The Academy is increasing the number of Best Picture nominees to 10. Wow. Not sure how to feel about that ( Read more... )

As we all brace for the California court's ruling on Prop 8 this morning, I was tickled to see this license plate on my way to work ( Read more... )

Today, Maine governor John Baldacci joins the ranks of the heroes of the gay rights movement.

He just signed the bill legalizing gay marriage, and said the following: “I have come to believe that this is a question of fairness and ofequal protection under the law, and that a civil union is not equal to civil marriage. This new law does not ( Read more... )

I was reminded to day why HuffPo is my news venue of choice...the commenters ( Read more... )

I took a vacation day to watch the inauguration and I'm not at all embarrassed about it. Honestly, if I'd been able to watch it at work I would have gone in, but we can't get streaming video there.

Wow, Michelle looks really pretty.

A friend of mine just commented on her Facebook page that she's dying of suspense and so afraid to get her hopes up that she's like to be put in a medically-induced coma until Tuesday night, plzkthx. I sympathize.

Poll

Arches National Park, Utah. Devil's Garden, the Wall Arch.

Before:


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