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Revelation
It's one thing to be unprepared but to have slept well ( Read more... ) -
The best moment of my day:
At lunch time, this second grade kid saw my polo shirt and, looking at me incredulously, asked the all-too-familiar question, "Why are you wearing a pink shirt?"
Here it comes, I thought. Still, wanting to do my part to debunk the rather absurd gender/color stereotype, I offered my stock response: "Because I like pink and besides--I look good in ( Read more... ) -
Saved! For only $10!
(And no, I'm not referring to televangelism ( Read more... ) -
Teaching:
As defined by working harder than I've ever worked on anything before in my life, to do something worse than it ought to be done, while utilizing precious few of the skills that I actually already possess ( Read more... ) -
This just in:
Just so we're all clear, guns don't shoot people. Dick Cheney shoots people. Thank you.
(Hey, can you blame him? It's not like he ever trained with the military or anything...) -
It's not perfect, but here's my take.
For those who missed it, here's how State of the Union 2006 began:
- Obligatory token gesture to commemorate passing of Coretta Scott King
- Obligatory insincere appeal to “civil discourse” in the “conversation”
- Obligatory meaningless historical plattitude: “the state of our union is strong”
