My Own Thoughts

than Soldier’s Mom when she talks to Keller and the NYT. Just who do they think they’re fooling? Not us. And certainly not her. Go read it.

And you can read about a wonderful one here. Thanks to AWTM for the directions.

doesn’t mean you can read, write, or do 8th grade mathematics. At least that’s what one company in Gloucester, MA has found, according to this article at Casting Out Nines. And the questions really are middle school level. (Sometimes I see questions that are supposed to be “seventh grade” and I can answer most of [...]

This year I found my friend-who-died’s parents and sent them pictures. Two weeks ago my red-headed girlfriend who joined the Marines emailed me at my college campus asking if I was “her” Suzi. And today, when I checked the comments, one of the guys I hung out with in college had asked if I knew [...]

We have lived in this house for six years. I still haven’t bought a bedspread. I’ve had two different ones, including drapes, that my sister gave me. (Her discards are always more than I could have afforded on my own.) But, while they are beautiful, they are not something I would have chosen on my [...]

Sometimes even watching true programs, like “Get Color,” can lead one to imagine things that are not true. How much money do those people have to agree to spend? Just two days ago I was watching several Tivo’ed programs. And the hostess of “Get Color” mentioned that the floors were done in jatoba wood. It’s [...]

I went out to check the mail because I could. And it is so good to be able to do things. But in the mail was a bill from the hospital. I opened it, thinking it would be some few dollars. Imagine my horror to find that the bill is for $1500. That’s a bit [...]

My youngest son has adopted his father’s protectiveness. But he used it in an inappropriate manner. Yesterday I was up and moving around. I did one or two things that probably wouldn’t have been recommended, but nothing hurt and I was bored. (Oh, the glory of boredom! It’s a sure indicator of recovery.) And he [...]

I told my son I think my surgery had to be equivalent to three major surgeries and I could use care, but was not a permanently ill person because of them. Yes, they removed my uterus, after peeling it off my internal organs with a knife. And they removed an ovary and a half. The [...]

So glad you asked. I’m better. Still dealing with the virus. And another infection. But today I felt well enough to drive. I drove to Burger King for breakfast. And I drove to Target. At Target I went in, printed out two sets of wedding choices, and left. But I drove! The enforced captivity of [...]

but don’t share it with your spouse. Tips on Training an American Spouse… Okay, what it’s really called is “What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage.” But still… I know what it is. Found via my daily perusal of Mirabilis.

“If I have offended grubs, I withdraw unconditionally.” Apparently politics in Australia is much more verbally picturesque than here in the sound-byte USA. Found via Right Equals Might. Thanks.

I can’t remember where I read it first, but Bush has signed an executive order saying that the federal government can’t take our land and give it to someone else for economic gain. That’s a plus. (I went and read the order. It does in fact say that. It also keeps the government’s ability to [...]

I am better. Yesterday I was more better than today. Probably because I went too much yesterday. (Traveled in a vehicle with my mother to three places and GOT OUT at all of them.) So last night my virus in my nose and throat came back with a vengeance. I flung myself out of bed [...]

or so. Reuter’s says that the mother’s age at the birth of the child impacts the likelihood of the child living to 100. If your mom was 25 or younger, you’re statistically most likely to live to be 100. My mom was 16 when I was born. And my great-grama had my grama when she [...]

According to Right Equals Might, and this Human Events Online article, 55 guardsmen decrease the Mexican border infiltration by 21%. So let’s get 220 more out there and stop “all the little boogers,” (as my daddy would say.) The lb label is not a racist remark. It’s what he calls everything in groups: grandkids, weeds, [...]

between Christian and Islamic martyrs and between Israeli and Palestinian killings of civilians is answered, cogently and shortly, at Upper Canada Catholic. I agree with what he said and wish I had said it, or even thought it, anywhere near as well. I found it via Happy Catholic.

According to Dynamist, there’s a Ft. Worth company called RightWay that overnight renovates restaurants. Fascinating.

The game 10 Days in the USA sounds fun. Family School posted about it. And since my kids are over the age of ten, the recommended age, I think it would be a good geography lesson. What do you think, R? Can you find it and we’ll play it when I can sit at the [...]

What do you do when someone you know and admire loses the most important person in their life? Especially when they don’t know you. I’ll say a prayer for the three of them tonight.