I had forgot about the debate tonight… what a dork… anyway I happened to catch the last 8 minutes of it. I was watching on myspace’s live webcast & so they let it linger for a full minute after the debate was over. Long enough to see each one go up & greet their wives, and then all four come back on stage to wave. I must say, I had a moment of great pride seeing a black couple up... Read more
A few years ago I took part in Fit Zone’s for women so-called “21 day fitness study” where they basically rope you in to becoming a member by paying the 1st year in advance for a fraction of the price. At first things were all good… until I had a baby. The problem is they don’t open until 8:30am, so a working mom can’t get up early to work out before work. The next problem is they close at 8:30pm,... Read more
Ransom has been in young 3’s pre-school for 2.5 weeks now & I fear we have all ready established the “those kind of parents” reputation.Oy. First of all, we registered late and then came late to the orientation, and then Dave had to leave early.It was obvious.Because we were late, we are the only parents who aren’t signed up to help drive for the field trips… all year. Then, because of my own trifliness of reading his schedule wrong,... Read more
For some reason now that I am on my sabbatical and it represents such a dramatic upheaval of my life as it was known to me just 2 short months ago, every little change -including moving my blog from myspace/facebook/xanga- feels like such a dramatic undergoing. Feels, a little weird. Lonely even. Not knowing if anyone will actually read this. Starting over with new readers. Sheesh. I’ve contemplated that perhaps the fact that I don’t easily accept change perfectly counters... Read more
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