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  • A Heartwarming Tale of Mother and Son Bonding (not really)

    Posted on Monday May 11th, 2009 at 08:12 in news, motherhood, julius, mother and son

    Julius and I were sitting on the couch watching the news. He's the first 6-year-old I've met who likes to watch the news. A lot of the time we have to either fast-forward through the gross part of the news or tell him to cover his ears for a minute...

  • Andrew Wyeth

    Posted on Friday January 16th, 2009 at 21:47 in news, death, andrew wyeth

    Andrew Wyeth, an artist I have always enjoyed, died today.Above is one of his paintings called Christina's World, probably his most famous.Goodnight, Mr. Wyeth, and Godspeed....

  • Happy Thumpsgiving

    Posted on Tuesday November 25th, 2008 at 14:41 in news, weird

    Yes, you read it right... Happy THUMPSgiving! I'm writing this post in honor of the woman who hit a carjacker with a frozen turkey. If I had some kind of good citizen award to give her I would. In fact, maybe I should make one up just so I can do ...

  • 72

    Posted on Friday November 21st, 2008 at 19:07 in texas, news, adoption, possum trot

    My friends hear me go on and on about what a fabulous thing adoption is. I'm always looking for opportunity to promote it because there are so many kids who have a need, especially sibling "sets" which are harder to place than single kids.I was rece...

  • Time for Change in Canada

    Posted on Thursday November 13th, 2008 at 17:34 in news, Common Sense, legal, Canada, ontario

    I don't usually scour the news for weird stories even though it might seem like it these days. However, I did just run across one that blew my mind and I had to share.It's a story about a carpool startup being sued by a bus company. And WINNING!Appa...

  • Hidden Money

    Posted on Sunday November 9th, 2008 at 08:40 in news, Common Sense, legal

    Is it just me or does this news story seem really messed up?The story is that a contractor was doing some work on a house, found a whole bunch of money in the walls and a big legal fiasco ensues over who has the right to the money.Everyone seems more...