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  • Why?

    Why do the noisy, fidgety kids always sit next to me in the library?Why do most reds look bad on redheads?Why did my favorite hand-knit socks self-destruct first, while the ones that I don't care for at all have lasted f…

  • Big Mistake Indie!

    I am laughing so hard I can't breathe.Literally. (I can type, but I can't breathe.)Time Magazine had a recent article about couples downsizing their wedding plans because of the tight economy. No evidence that anyone i…

  • In the "Glad it's not ME" category:

    Furman graduation uproar.Yikes. More rancor than a Hatfield-McCoy wedding.Now, I have little sympathy with those who are planning to boycott. As little as I would enjoy the occasion, it really doesn't fall into the "ev…

  • In the "You've Got to be Kidding Me" Category:

    Thanks to Laura, I am wide awake at 10:30 at night, just when I was about to head off to bed for a nice, dreamy sleep.Instead, I'm trying to figure out how I can get a law degree so that I can represent the entire non-na…

  • Middle of the Night Wakings

    Theo has almost stopped waking up in the middle of the night.He has "slept through" the night for awhile now, in the sense that we no longer have to get up to feed him. And he never really wakes up and bawls for us.But …

  • If wishes were horses. . .

    Stephen and I have been watching The West Wing recently. We just haven't been able to commit to a full two-hour movie, so a TV episode or two is more our speed.(I know. Everybody's got commitment issues, don't they?)Al…

  • Thuggery Thursday

    Okay, it's supposed to be Theology Thursday, but I'm all out of theology today, and I would like to talk about the latest financial Gotcha! I discovered on my credit card bill.I went to a maternity store a few months ago…

  • Super Fat Tuesday. Or Not.

    Today is Free Pancake Day at IHOP.For the third year in a row, IHOP is giving away a free short stack of pancakes to any diner who comes in any time today. All they ask in return is that you consider a donation to the C…

  • Snowstorms

    The view outside my front door this morning, around 8am, was such:Note the light dusting? The perfectly clear roads? The green grass still showing?Yes, green grass! You see it?When I checked the news this morning, I d…

  • A Mystery

    Where was the Second Person of the Trinity on Holy Saturday?Insomniacs of the world, take note! We're the sane ones! Who could sleep, with such questions unanswered?!

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