The Bush tax cuts, like the Iraq War, are one of the primary drivers of our large federal deficit. And like the Iraq War, the Bush tax cuts were sold to the public through outright deception ( Read more... )

The kitchen floor was put in yesterday, just in time for dogs and electricians to muddy it up today. The gas stove is still disconnected, sitting on a piece of cardboard in the dining room. But the lower cabinets and countertop are in, along with sink & disposal, and the upper cabinets have fresh paint and new doors. There is a pass-through ( Read more... )

We got the call today: The Honda will be ready to leave the body shop tomorrow - after three weeks and two days. Since it took a full month for the Yaris to get its hail damage fixed, this is an improvement ( Read more... )

(Copy of email sent from work to my siblings ( Read more... )

I meant to include this little nugget in my earlier post:

"... rather like an H. P. Lovecraft monster voiced by Jimmy Durante."

Well, I thought it was rather clever. And he does make that barking croak work for him. Some of my young friends even agree.

I thought I'd posted about some of this earlier, but it seems I haven't. Following are excerpts from two emails to my sibs:

( Dated July 5 )

Set list & comments posted here ( Read more... )

Huge corporations just can't have any fun these days.

( I'm sure the Republicans will apologize to them. )

Don't forget the Oklahoma Celtic Heritage Festival this weekend in Stillwater! Emerald Flame performs at 1:00pm and 6:00pm Saturday, and at 3:00pm and 7:00pm Sunday. Yes, we close the show. Then I get to drive back home and go to work the next morning for back-to-back meetings with Big Brass from Nashville from 8:30am until 3:00pm. Work is ( Read more... )

Hey... a meme!

1. Grab the nearest book ( Read more... )