Raising Camelot

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Is it Griffin... ...Or the kid from A Christmas Story? You be the judge. ... View Post

Griffin never seems to tire of (quite literally) running laps through the living and dining rooms, chattering his way through some sort of toddler monologue and enjoying himself hugely the while. Sometimes, he interrupts this wild career to run over to wherever I'm sitting, throw himself on me and ... View Post

Aye Iz Uh Coluj Grajooat

in Confidential on 09/04/07

What's more, that college education is now PAID OFF. Thanks to the determined efforts and frugality of my husband, I got notice today that all of those pesky college loans have been paid in full. Hallelujah!(Of course, the crazy part is that the letter thanked me profusely for paying off the debt. ... View Post

Forget the Darwin Awards

in Confidential on 08/29/07

Instead, allow me to propose The Andrea Yates Prize for Parenting.Much like Nobel Laureates, Yates Prize recipients are recognized for extraordinary achievements in their field of specialty, in this case: the soul-less and inhuman mistreatment of their own children.I won't review the criteria for ... View Post

Can ya spare some change fer a pore farmer?

in Incite on 08/15/07

Once again, John Stossel has posted a winner. (He nearly always does, in my opinion.)John Stossel: Dead Men FarmingI'm posting it here because it's very relevant to what I referenced in my last post, "The Ethanol Diet." Not to mention, it's something my mom and I talked about just this past ... View Post