It's hard to know if the health care reform bill that just passed is as historic as everyone is saying it is.  I'd like to think so.  And just in case, I thought it would be appropriate to have a blog entry tonight, so I can remember where I was and what I was doingContinue reading "Just so I remember where I was…"

I recently finished watching the entire run of Alias on DVD.  Naturally, I now want to be Sydney Bristow, if only because Michael Vaughn is HOT. My dad used to say I should combine my love of acting and international relations and join the CIA.  I would laugh and tell him that there's a difference betweenContinue reading "A new skill"

Today, the key to world peace was revealed to me. Pretty flattering, no?  I like to think so.I know you're dying to know.  Here it is.Sunshine after 3 months of gray skies.  For everyone.  All over the world, all the time.   More specifically, sunshine that renders the air a perfect 67 degrees.  With aContinue reading "The key to world peace"

(Self editing note to my English-teaching friends - the title of this entry used to be "I didn't mean to call you a mushroom.  I just meant you're a jerk that I don't really like."  However, I recognized the improper usage of "that" and the presence of some extraneous words.  Duly noted and corrected.) Today,Continue reading "I didn’t mean to call you a mushroom. I just meant you’re a jerk."

It would be very easy for me, a woman who has spent more of the past 15 years single than in a relationship, to head off on a rant that would indicate just how bitter and cynical I really am.  I could easily go on forever about a fake holiday that pays homage to couples,Continue reading "Pondering a Hallmark holiday"