You suck! You can't even spell my name ( Read more... )

"The fact that waterboarding was repeated so many times may raise questions about its effectiveness, as well as about assertions by Bush administration officials that their methods were used under strict guidelines."

I am surprised that I get so little comfort from finally having some things come to light.

I may have mentioned this before, but I live in a pre-capitalist country in which everything is closed on Good Friday, not to mention Easter Sunday. Seriously, even the 24-hour A&P.

Also, yesterday I had to drive across town to get matzo meal to make matzo ball soup. Apparently, I do not live on the Jewish side of town.

I don't celebrate Easter, but I do have a certain fondness for Peeps. Fellow peeplovers, knock yourselves out.

You've turned me into a Sarah Haskins superfan. Have you seen this?

The Catholic Church has brought back the sale of indulgences.

Just because it didn't fly in 1517, doesn't mean that it won't work today.

Wow. I didn't really believe this could happen. I've had so many strange new feelings over the past 24 hours. ( Read more... )

I just voted!

My Massachusetts ballot arrived today and I wasted no time filling it out and putting it in the mail.

After last night's debate, I needed no extra encouragement to place my vote against "Joe" the "Plumber". Or maybe that should be "Joe" the "tax-paying" "plumber".

A couple of months ago I went to the mother of all education conferences, the AERA, where I saw a book that was just one researcher's recordings of their conversations with their child at bedtime. Now that the Ukelele is really starting to speak, like in sentences and paragraphs, it is cool to see that you really can write a whole book on one ( Read more... )

German expressionist Project Runway!!!!!!! OMG the Heidi Klum and Michael Kors are hysterically spot-on.