Archive for January, 2009

Saturday Diary

6:30 a.m.Enter sons’ room. Notice oldest son is covered in poop. Both socks. Outside of underwear. Sheets. Shirt. Oh, and poop on the floor. Son is playing with matchbox cars. 6:35 a.m.Sheets, socks, underwear, blankets are in the washing machine. Oldest son is in the bath. 10:35 a.m.Youngest son completely wigs out at the indoor [...]

Cook County (non-) Elected Officials

Pure class. http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1383355,CST-NWS-bird17.article

Sometimes, A Dougnut is Just a Doughnut.

My second WTF post this week. The content of this article is why I hate politics. Not because (some) politicians are corrupt; no, I still believe that most of them really do want to be public servants (excluding our Governor, obviously). Not because money pervades the process so much that only already-wealthy individuals can run [...]

The Bammer

Freeze nails. Pound a banana with a hammer. From a FOX news interview this morning. Yep, it’s really that cold here. The Bammer.

Compare & Contrast

Yesterday, driving home, I listened to the CNN radio report of this Reuters story: Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight. Apparently, more than 34 percent of Americans are obese, compared to 32.7 percent who are merely overweight. Amazing. This morning, a friend emailed me a link to this CBS news “Sunday Morning” video: A [...]