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I rediscovered a small little book I picked up a year or more ago, entitled “If all else fails, lower your expectations- a diary of a busy mom” by Susan Murphy.    Here’s a snippet for you, so you can understand why this is such a great book, and why it means so much to all [...]

Republican Senator John McCain recently nominated Governor Sarah Palin to be his Vice Presidential running mate.  Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, has five children, notably one heading to Iraq in the fall with his army unit; a seventeen year-old daughter who is currently expecting a baby, and a new baby herself who has Down Syndrome.
The [...]

My friend Sue (or more officially Susan E. Goodman) is the author of a large bookshelf of impressive children’s non-fiction books. She’s written about poop and pee and skyscrapers and cookies and 5 different books about the craziest field-trips ever taken. On a side note, she also bakes the most phenomenal biscotti on [...]

If you don’t know this about me, it’s time you knew: I am a staunch feminist. Been so since college, near as I can remember. I wouldn’t label myself as rabid, but staunch, yes. I believe strongly that all humans, regardless of the makeup of their chromosomes, should be treated equally.
As a feminist, I pay [...]

With Super Tuesday coming up, my husband and I find ourselves sneaking in political conversations at all sorts of, as it turns out, inopportune times. My other half, not yet a citizen, can’t vote but, that doesn’t stop him from having an opinion. Me, I’m fired up and intently researching issues candidates and options.
We, unfortunately [...]

My week, in bullet points:

· I didn’t get any of the jobs I applied for. I was bummed out, I got over it, I decided to cook and write. Who needs government work! Bah!
· I made, or considered making: Lemon muffins, carrot muffins, [...]

Editor’s note: This is not a sponsored post… really.Last February, I totaled our 2000 Toyota RAV4. Initially, I wanted to replace it with another RAV4. While I felt a bit guilty driving an SUV (which is not what one typically considers a green machine), we needed a 4-wheel drive vehicle with sufficient interior room. [...]

One of the major New Zealand political parties is pushing for a significant political dialogue about legislating a limit on work hours, with the specific intent of benefiting families. NZ Labour MP is quoted as saying:

““Despite all the talk about work life balance and some progress at the big end of town, there’s not a [...]

Today Bangor, Maine is instituting an ordinance which bans smoking in cars if there are children under the age of 18 present. The police have the right to stop the car and the smoker could be fined $50. You can find the NY Times article here.
Good general health policy or invasion of privacy?
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Grades And The Draft
I was reading about incoming chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Charles Rangel and his idea of reinstating the Selective Service draft.
Regardless of your opinion of its merit, I will tell you that it scares me silly. While I realize that Mr. Rangel is trying to prevent wars by [...]