I'm an American expat living in Germany and I have a 1-year-old son who I bring to local playgroups. One of the other moms, Cinnamon, is very kind, nice, and working on her education, but not really smart ( Read more... )

So, what are the two biggest news stories in the past few days? From what I've been watching, it's Iran and Michael Jackson. Someone on the CNN staff deserves a raise for combining the two -- they had an Iranian American woman talking about what it was like to be a Michael Jackson fan in the 80s in Iran. Pretty cute story. :)