They have all been reduced to the junk mail that I just spent an hour opening and shredding. You have to open it, because what if you THOUGHT it was junk mail, but, in reality, it was VERY VERY important? After getting rid of it all, I was left with the following observations ( Read more... )

Does it worry anyone else that they are making Monopoly and Life games that have electronic banks with credit cards so that no one is required to actually count the money? I mean... how else are kids supposed to learn to count?

So, I am well aware that living in DC comes with its own set of advantages and disadvantages. I mean, we have lots of free museums and its the nation's capital; we have lots of good stuff. We also have lots of traffic, lots of pollution, whatever. We also have motorcades. On my way home today, traffic was at a complete stop at a stoplight on a ( Read more... )

So, I knew today wouldn't be a great day - the kids have been out of school since last Tuesday when they were dismissed early due to an actual weather event (as opposed to the fake ones we were closed for Thursday and Friday), and it was Tuesday, which meant classes til 9 and not getting home til 10. But wow. I haven't had such a rotton day in ( Read more... )

No, really. I'm actively looking. Its a little difficult to find what I'm looking for, because I don't know exactly what I'm looking for. Obviously I want it to be in the policy arena, as my degree will be in policy, whenever I manage to achieve the degree (the university keeps doing things like not offering the class I need when I need it). I ( Read more... )

Ok. I know that the retail giants of America have declared that the Christmas season has arrived - or at least the season to buy Christmas presents. We all kind of have to accept that as soon as the Halloween decorations come down the Christmas decorations go up, although what's wrong with Thanksgiving decorations is beyond me - I mean, its the ( Read more... )

Is it bad that I only went to vote because there was a same sex marriage ammendment on the ballot? The candidates both annoyed me, I was tired of their negative (and all the other ones too) ads by mid-September, and I don't particularly want either of them to be my Senator. But I also don't want there to be an ammendment banning same sex marriage ( Read more... )

...is incredibly busy and out of control. I'm taking two grad classes, a dance class, volunteering with the cat rescue, and, oh yes, did I mention that I'm attempting to work full time as well? Actually... that's not going so well. I haven't worked a full week in 3 weeks. Between doctors appointments (good news by the way - the stuff on my ( Read more... )

I had a meeting with a parent today. The child literally doesn't know where he is in space due to his attentional problems. Dad's solution? He's going to get him Kung Fu lessons. It will teach him to relax. RELAX?!? I don't want the kid to relax, I want him to get the hell out of his little world and learn something! Dad's not concerned that ( Read more... )

Its banned book week - how many have you read ( Read more... )