I was trying to find a book to read on my bookshelves last night, and came across the classic Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day wedged in between two larger children's books. What an appropriate title for today! The wind has not stopped blowing since yesterday afternoon, huge gusts that affected my sleep and my dreams. The thermometer outside ( Read more... )

Hi Everyone ( Read more... )

Okay, everyone, all together on 3. One, two, three: Still too soon, crack-head!!

The father of 3-year-old Adolf Hitler Campbell, whose request for a birthday cake with the child's full name on it was rejected by a New Jersey supermarket, is asking for a little tolerance.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28269290/from/ET/
That last sentence really gets me ( Read more... )

I do not know who wrote this, but I think it may have been Chuck Norris himself.
(forwarded to me by my brother, found at www.mydogscrap.com/ninjahauler.cfm)

NINJA HAULER: 2005 Nissan Xterra - $12900 (Ronan / Lake County)
Reply to: sale-926508578@craigslist.org [?]
Date: 2008-11-19, 10:04PM MST

OK, let me start off by saying this Xterra is only ( Read more... )

I remember being surprised that my coworkers and friends in Maryland didn't seem quite as bowled over by their student loans as I was. Did they find $1/month apartments to rent in Baltimore? Had they secretly won the lottery? Or was there something else I hadn't taken into consideration?

I knew that attending a private college for undergrad would ( Read more... )

Today, I did a lot of sewing. As I pressed the petal of the machine and let the bobbin fly, my mom walked down the hall and said, "I love that sound." The sound of creativity, the sound of creation.

I made many things, most of which were Christmas gifts, so I won't go into details here. The laptop bag sits in the corner, somewhat flawed and unneeded ( Read more... )

"Windows is Shutting Down"
a poem by Clive James

Windows is shutting down, and grammar are
On their last leg. So what am we to do?
A letter of complaint go just so far,
Proving the only one in step are you.

Better, perhaps, to simply let it goes.
A sentence have to be screwed pretty bad
Before they gets to where you doesnt knows
The meaning ( Read more... )

My friends. I tell you what. I pick 'em good ( Read more... )

Kate Krupnik of The Baltimore Chronicles tagged me the other day, but I waited a day or two before I followed her lead so that I would have answers besides six different versions of "going to the UK" with more exclamation points than even a teenager would know what to do with.

The assignment? To: • List six things that I do for joy • Pass the award ( Read more... )

Anyone want to give food to a starving kid and pay for their education so they don't get conned into slavery or prostitution?

That's what I thought. For the past year or so, I've been sponsoring Joanna, an adorable little girl in Uganda. Unfortunately, I don't have enough income to sponsor her whole village. She's wonderful, and she writes me lovely ( Read more... )