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Countdown: The Double Talk Express on the Surge
My cousin Helen wrote an excellent blog post entitled, "McCain’s refusal to incorporate new information into his brain" in which she linked to this video. I don't have time for the recap (or maybe I'll re-post later), but in the meantime, if you are like me and don't watch the news on TV, you may find the video very informative. I thought foreign ( Read more... ) -
Sleeping through it all….
(Note: I am cross-posting this here and at the new Zenna Grace Blog, the Z files.)
Apparently I slept through a breastfeeding the other night. I have no memory of this, but Sam says I was snoring and I was particularly tired that night, so I can buy it. Zenna and I must be getting better at this breastfeeding thing. Go team Livingston-Gray! -
Countdown: The Double Talk Express on the Surge
My cousin Helen wrote an excellent blog post entitled, "McCain’s refusal to incorporate new information into his brain" in which she linked to this video. I don't have time for the recap (or maybe I'll re-post later), but in the meantime, if you are like me and don't watch the news on TV, you may find the video very informative. I thought foreign ( Read more... ) -
Until she comes....
pnsm and I were talking about when the baby might come. As of Sunday, Kermit will be considered "full term." This means that if the baby arrives now, her lungs should be fully mature and ready to adjust to life outside the womb, even though our due date is still three weeks away--which means the hospital won't try to stop labor if it starts ( Read more... ) -
Hey Portlanders, want to read a book about education with me (and some other people)?
So, I signed up for a discussion group through Hands on Portland about the book Savage Inequalities by Jonathan Kozol. We are meeting next week and there is still space if you'd like to join the discussion. The Hands on Portland page has more information or ( clicky, clicky here. ) -
Actual email I receieved this week at work, emphasis added
"Hi Fawn,
Horray! I am pleased to announce that your order has been processed and is now complete.
The following 1 DVD shipped today:
1 copy of Tent Cities Toolkit
Please rest assured that we've taken great care in the shipping of your DVD.
We hold true to an ancient DVD shipping tradition passed down for over 5000 years. This very intensive ( Read more... ) -
On the train in the way back from Seattle....
...the conductor was hilarious. Here's just one quote:
"In about three minutes we'll be making our stop in... Tacoma (deep dramatic breath) ... the City ... of Destiny!"
He wasn't kidding: www.cityofdestiny.com
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