Again, I Say, Are we Idiots?

What has this world come to when we will trample each other for a sale? According to the Associated Press, a woman fell Friday at a Wal-Mart in Michigan as people were rushing into the store for the 5 a.m. opening. Several stepped on her and a man had to push people away to keep…

We’re Finaly In!!!!

So we are finaly in our new house. The floors aren’t finished and we’re surrounded by boxes but we’re in. I got Seda’s room set up mostly last night and I finished it off today. Our intent was to unpack the kitchen tonight but that’s just not going to happen we are exhausted. The move…

Are we all Idiots?

My jaw is left agape daily at what comes out of the current U.S. administration. If you don’t agree with the war in Iraq or believe that the intelligence that they followed was flawed you are a “endorsing the policy positions of Michael Moore and the extreme liberal wing of the Democratic party”. This statement…

Ferber Changes His Tune on Sleep

So letting your infant lay alone it his/her crib crying to the point of exhaustion until he/she falls alseep isn’t a good method? The father of the popular Ferber method, Dr. Richard Ferber, is changing his tune. He now says that different methods should be used with different children and that the CIO method won’t…

Parents turn to organic food

Parents turn to organic food – Nov 8, 2005: Organic baby food sales jump 18 percent in a year WASHINGTON (AP) — Erin O’Neal has two daughters and a fridge stocked with organic cheese, milk, fruits and vegetables in her Annapolis, Maryland, home. Continue Reading ….        

Pirates? They still exist?

Passengers Describe Pirate Attack MAHE, Seychelles, Nov. 7, 2005One of the pirates’ boats (Sky News/N.Fisher)(CBS/AP) A cruise liner that was attacked by pirates over the weekend docked safely on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Seychelles on Monday after changing its course to escape. Passengers described their horror as pirates in speedboats chased their luxury cruise…

Old floors are not always good floors.

So tragedy struck last week. We had floor re-finishers in to pull up the carpet in the house and refinish the floors. Upon pulling up the carpets it was discovered that the oak floors downstairs were shot. They are rotted in the living room and have pet stains and they are also rotted back by…

Harriet Miers Steps Down

Wow! I knew it was going to happen and when I heard on NPR this morning that “at the close of buisness yesterday” the judicial committe still did not have the answers to the written questions I knew somehting was up. Great now we’ll have some sort of uber conservative nominee. Continue Reading ….        

We Took Part in a Peace Vigil Tonight

photoOriginally uploaded by moveon. We attended a candle light vigil tonight to honor those lost and to promote peace. We took the kids and Seda was remarkably well behaved. At the vigil, sponsored by Moveon.org, I noticed a lack of 20/30 something. 85% of the people there were 50 or older and seasoned in activism….