Hi All! Well, our daughter is here and we are both in complete love and awe. MG had to return to work today and I am home alone with her, enjoying our time together. We both ate and I read her a book. Now, I am waiting for her to fall asleep to her Baby Bach CD, so I can do a little work ( Read more... )

I spent a good portion of the day grading. I graded 20 essays and 40 homework assignments. Before Monday, I would still like to grade 18 annotated bibliographies, 20 quizzes, and 20 homeworks. I should be able to do it. Thank goodness I completed as much as I did today. The end of the semester is looming closer and closer, and the trick, for me, ( Read more... )

Welcome readers to the Spring Edition of JB Blog. tree_woman and I talked through my ideas for the Spring edition, and on Tuesday night, the redesign began. I owe the color combination to the unique skills of tree_woman. Thus, a hearty thank you goes out to her ( Read more... )

Oranie is sitting on a piece of string and will most likely remain sitting on this piece of string throughout the remainder of the day. I suppose Oranie should live it up because her world is about to be rocked ( Read more... )

Yes, I have been gone way too long. And, I apologize, especially to tree_woman. tree_woman first introduced me to Livejournal over two years ago, and in many ways, she has been my Livejournal hero. I am sure that I have disappointed her in this lapse, and I apologize. I will try to be a better blogger, living up to the gold standard that tree_woman set for me ( Read more... )

Why is every news outlet obsessing about the death of Anna Nicole Smith? I didn't realize that she was this popular. From Barbaro to Smith, the news will feature every story but the ones that really matter. For example, the Scooter Libby case, which is clear and evident proof that the White House mislead Americans. It really, really aggravates me ( Read more... )

NEW YORK - The United States lags far behind virtually all wealthy countries with regard to family-oriented workplace policies such as maternity leave, paid sick days and support for breast-feeding, a new study by Harvard and McGill University researchers says ( Read more... )

Is it against the law to put jammies on at 4:26? And, I mean full jammie apparel: not sweats, but jams.

I have a problem doing it because I feel like jams shouldn't be exposed to the elements. In other words, jams are for going to bed, not wearing around the house. Yet, I find myself at 4:26, yearning my jams.

What to do?

Well, it is mid-week for me. I actually worked on my article this morning and I think I will be able to do the same thing tomorrow morning. If I can put aside the morning--even just an hour of the morning--on my revisions, I should have this article revised before the Baby comes ( Read more... )

My world is currently upside down. On any normal given Saturday, you can find JB at Wegmans between 10-11, buying groceries for the week. She leaves for Wegmans at around 10 o'clock, after she and Mr. MG discuss the meals for the week. It is a lovely tradition and there is something very soothing about food shopping ( Read more... )