Archive for October, 2007
What Are We Thinking?
Surely by now everyone has heard about the school in Maine that’s handing out birth control to 11-year olds. The issue has mainly been discussed from two viewpoints: “they’re having sex anyway, let’s keep them from screwing up their lives” and “handing them the pill will give them a license to have sex.”
When [...]
Christmas in October
John called this afternoon to let me know that he was hearing Christmas music on the radio. I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t heard it through the phone. I browsed to the WASH FM (97.1) website and found that indeed, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee was one of [...]
The Renovation Continues
John decided a couple of weeks ago that he needed to get the sitting room and spare bedroom (upstairs) done before he can feel ok about getting started on the RV again. After talking about it over and over, we decided to make the front room an office instead of another bedroom. Why? [...]
Lazy Sunday Morning
John and I played hooky from church this morning. We had breakfast at the Airport Inn (Frederick Municipal Airport) and did a lot of talking. If you haven’t eaten at the Airport Inn, you should. Just about everything we’ve had there is excellent. This morning we had the Chef’s Egg Chesapeake [...]
Pancakes
We don’t usually eat breakfast on the weekends, but I decided to be different this morning. I made pancakes from this recipe that I found out on the internet and served them with maple syrup, whipped cream and raspberries. Yummy!
2 cups all-purpose flour, stirred or sifted before measuring
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon [...]
Democrat Culture of Corruption
Soon after taking office as Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi started to pound the “Republican Culture of Corruption” buzz phrase into the ground. I’ve always wanted to start a series on the Democrat version but never took the time to actually do it. But Joe Biden’s comments this week need to be [...]
Let the Countdown Begin
Well, we finally did it.� We’ve booked our second “Vacation of a Lifetime”…. going back to Walt Disney World in February 2008.� Count down along with me (I’m so excited!!) with the nifty widget to the right.� If you really care, you can read all about our first trip (this year) or check out our [...]
