I am surprised that Camille’s current toothless state hasn’t upset her. She’s actually enjoying it!
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Yes!
The D.C. landmark that Abby thought had to do with movies was Ford’s Theater. No worries, she knows now.
I’d love to go on this trip, but sadly, if you’re the daddy of a girl, you’re not allowed to go. They want parents to be able to stay in the same room as their child as [...]
Bond puts the “p” in pun
Lines delivered at the right time are a joy. Sometimes you see them coming. Sometimes they’re unexpected.
The latest Bond has captured Susan’s imagination. She’s dying to see Quantum of Solace (what kind of name is that?), but unable to leave the house for any extended time because of her illness. So here’s a sample of [...]
The line that has been crossed
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: “In Our Lifetime”
Quite a bit of history I didn’t know about.
Gmail has themes!
I guess I should have figured that there would be themes in Gmail because iGoogle does, but I just wasn’t paying attention. Playing around tonight, I found love in Shiny theme. I hope I don’t end up like Shiny fish.
Theaters are sometimes just theaters
Abby came home with a little homework to get ready for a trip to Washington, D.C., next year. But she’d forgotten the place she had to look up on the Internet.
“It has something to do with the movies,” she said.
She was working with another student and wanted to call her. I said it was okay. [...]
Sometimes kids speak this way, too
They do! But hey, you’ve got to cut them come slack because, well, they’re kids.
I began enjoying “great” prose in 2002 after I discovered DubyaSpeak.com.
For example, here’s the site editor’s top pick of Dubya’s all-time greatest gaffes:
There’s an old saying in Tennessee — I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool [...]
It’s harder to breathe these days
This time of year usually brings with it a fairly serious illness for Susan. The wet, moldy leaves among other fall allergy contributors have for years caused her to have at least one serious bout with bronchitis.
I’m sorry to report that it’s much worse this year. She’s now down and out with pneumonia.
After a rough [...]
Let it snow
The grocery stores, I’m sure, are stocking up on bread and milk.
We have the pleasure of telling my cousin, who’s moving here from Southern California, about this lovely tradition.
Heh. Heh.
My Confucius thought for the day
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
Banking. Financial Services. Automobiles. Etc. Etc. Free market doesn’t equal government handouts.
Inspired words
Writing evokes emotion in different ways for different people. As someone who has spent a great deal of his life in the writing arts, I’ve developed a great appreciation for skilled writers. Perhaps that’s one reason I married my wife.
Leonard Pitts, the teacher and Miami Herald columnist is making an appearance in town and I’m [...]
