I watched an accident happen on my commute home today. Nobody was seriously hurt, but it was harrowing ( Read more... )

Conventional wisdom suggests that the Democrats are going to be whupped in this year's election, turning the Congress over to a radicalized GOP and their teabagger overlords ( Read more... )

I have determined that all entertainment has a simple formula ( Read more... )

I feel absolutely acidic today. Not attitude wise, I'm quite positive about getting things done. And not weather wise, I don't mind the rain. And the rain. And the rain ( Read more... )

I was having a discussion with someone a couple of weeks ago. Wide range of topics and pretty interesting. I made the off-hand remark about blowing up the world, and how we're going to do it any day now. "Now that they got that thing in the Alps up and running ( Read more... )

I was trying to figure out a pithy Facebook status update today. I've been working on reviewing an application and it's been sitting kind of heavily on my mind. The project itself isn't important, but the applicant is a moron. He's asking the county to do something it has no inclination to do. So he decides to lace his language with flowery ( Read more... )

I cancelled my subscription to the New York Times today. I was getting the Sunday paper only. But it feels like a loss that our house will not have a weekly influx of newsprint ( Read more... )

We are now approaching the 24-hour mark following the death of Senator Edward Kennedy, youngest scion of Camelot and bearer of the torch of liberalism for the past thirty years. We have spent the day listening and reading many very glowing obituaries for the Lion of the Senate. Now we prepare for the backlash ( Read more... )

My shoe keeps eating my sock. I like these shoes. They are new and pretty comfortable. So I don't want to blame them ( Read more... )

Mom and Dad are at the house today, watching the baby. The day care lady has the week off, as she is allowed several times throughout the year, so we have recruited family to fill the gap ( Read more... )