One of the three major networks, the one starting with N, is hosting a television show called, Americ*'s F*v0rite M0m. There are different categories: single mom, military mom, working mom, coe mom ...and non-mom.I find all of these distinctions offensive....
The wife and I went last night to see Iron Man. I once was an occasional reader of the comic book. Such things were not approved of in my parents house, more for the expense than the subject matter, when...
Paul S. Kemp has posted a little scene from his latest Forgotten Realms novel Shadowrealm at his livejournal. Shadowrealm is currently slated for publication in December of 2008, and will conclude the Twilight War trilogy....
Oh Michael.
OK, Office Fans…What did you think of last night’s episode? I rashly said I wouldn’t watch again next week and then I find out it it the finale. I probably will watch again…
So? Andy Bernard…Blisties? Funny. Jim, still kinda...
1. Apartments are LOUD. Our upstairs neighbors are big-time "stompers." I can't even hear myself think for all the stomping around. And it keeps waking up my children, which makes me CRAZY.2. Apartments are LOUD. I cannot stand sleeping next...
I took Ian for a follow up appointment to see if his ear infection had gotten better. He's been very fussy since he got his cold over the weekend and has not been sleeping well. Turns out, his...
I've been spending a lot of time exploring blogs lately. Found this great commercial on this cool music blog.The video reminded me of CS Lewis's book Mere Christianity. In Chapter 4 of book one, he talks about human...
In reference to my last post...15 credits instead of 12 isn't so bad, right? I did some official registration today, and I couldn't bring myself to just put Community Development as my major. I was really feeling heartbroken about saying...
Here's quite a few pics from the last few weeks. I love this outfit on Willow Grace. I don't think you can tell, but the jeans have little embroidered hearts.The next few pics are from the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga....
We like ESPN.At least, we like them when they do what they're good at.Sports.For the most part, ESPN provides us with good coverage of all the breaking news in the world of sports, and ESPN.com is our number source for...
I was just reading the introduction to theologian Paul Tillich's Dynamics of Faith. In discussing the term "faith" he says this: "It belongs to those terms which need healing before they can be used for the healing of men. ...
Some of you may have received and invitation from me to join LinkedIn. I was attempting to integrate my gmail account into my profile and get some of my business contacts from there to be LinkedIn with me. Something went...
Happy Victory Day (known elsewhere as VE Day or Victory in Europe Day). New Year's Eve is undoubtedly the biggest holiday in Russia. Victory Day and Women's Day are a joint second. While Women's Day is celebrated with friends and...
I just spent the better part of an evening watching a documentary called Sand and Sorrow, about the genocide in Darfur and our sad tendency to want to ignore it, even as we say “Never Again!” to the abstract idea...
I landed in Jackson Hole around 2:45 p.m. today. The airport is nestled in the valley between the mountains… it’s so incredibly beautiful. We drove 40 minutes back to Turpin Meadow Ranch. The drive alone was astounding… we went through...
Today we went to the doctor for Huntleigh's 30 month and Lucy's 4 month check ups. Two birds with one stone. It was awesome and overwhelming. To be in a small room for over an hour with...
Tomorrow morning, we're off to one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The land of rivers, bridges, folk festivals, Steelers and pierogies. The place where we fell in love. The place we fell in love...
The things that I think about all day, my husband would not understand or relate to. Ian has been sick the past week and coughing most of the night. The other night, I lay awake for a couple...
“Sure I could take the race by an entire lap but where’s the entertainment in that?” –Lightening McQueen.
Well spoken, Lightnin’.
So we’re due next week and I mean we could have everything ready and just be sitting here waiting to pop but how...
Dear friends, I just had a Galaxy Ripple candy bar that I bought in a gas station while I was getting cash to take a bus tomorrow. I haven't had one of those since the last time my dad went...
I just can’t resist putting in a plug for my wonderful friend Briananana. She’s a very talented artist who is really trying to make a name for herself. Anyway, she finally set up shop on Etsy so she can be...
My oh my. We're here, that's something!I knew I was in for it when the pilot announced the flight was 5 hours and 15 minutes. I had no idea. I suppose it went as well as could...
I want to begin a series of posts interacting with Tim Keller’s book The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism. I want to do this for two reasons. First, I love apologetics, and this...
It seems this is the week for field trips with first grade. Yesterday we went to see a baseball game (our minor league team - The Lookouts). The children loved it! As we were singing "Take me...
...with my dissertation. Only kidding. My hands didn't do so well during my pregnancy (stupid pregnancy induced carpal tunnel syndrome), so I had to stop crocheting. I had been working on a baby blanket for the kids, even before I knew...
According to a piece in the latest Paris Review, when Satchmo wasn't on stage or in the studio, he could be found spinning albums or constructing collages for their covers using things like photos, product labels, and letters:...
If you travel this summer and plan on flying, how do you think you will get around town? Do you have friends to chauffeur you? Borrow a car? Or do you plan on renting a car?
We have only ever rented...
Our street dead-ends into a large dirt area were for over a year they have been blasting, moving rocks, and hauling away dump truck loads of dirt. I believe eventually they will be building houses...
I need a script so each time I received an e-mail from someone with an @aol.com e-mail account it automatically sent them a gmail invite. Aggregate time spent troubleshooting getting a simple .pdf through to an @aol.com account has got......
* Genre: Sword and Sorcery, Short Fiction * ISBN: 097957885X * ISBN-13: 9780979578854 * Format: Paperback, 344pp * Publisher: Flashing Swords Press, an imprint of Cyberwizard Productions * Pub. Date: March 2008 The Return of the Sword is the first anthology published by the newly minted...
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