7 Quick Takes Friday

1.  Lent has begun.  We went to the 6pm mass, so I wasn’t out in public with my ashes on my forehead.  I would like to make it more of a real season of preparation for Easter this year, but I always seem to get derailed.  I contemplated giving up my blog stats (not sure [...]

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Williamsburg, at last! (and the stimulus, again)

Yes, I have been in and out on the blog (mostly out), because I’ve been sewing like crazy.  Evidence of said sewing and why it took so long is below.
As I was revelling in not being behind the sewing machine tonight, I was admiring the fan I bought (along with a hat and some wonderful [...]

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It’s ok, it’s not us…

Ah, yes, the “change we can believe in”… aka “Clinton re-hash”.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in China this week.  Following her husband’s policy of “throw them some nice rewards and maybe they’ll behave without us actually having to nag them,” Mrs. Clinton had the following comment on U.S. relations with China:
“We pretty much know [...]

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Something for DC to remember

You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away men’s [...]

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Just Say, “No”

This should have applied to the “stimulus” boondoggle, but it’s too late for that, now.
While continuing to fight with the pattern for my dress (photos soon, barring any further complications), I was, again, listening to Fox News.  Greta van Susteren was interviewing Bristol Palin.
My paraphrase of Ms. Palin’s comment on abstinence: “Well, gee, I mean, [...]

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7 Quick Takes Friday

1.  Valentine’s Day is fast approaching.  (ok, I started this post on Thursday, and I’m finishing it on, technically, Saturday morning.  I haven’t gone to bed, so it’s still Friday to me!)  Although, of course, we should show our significant others affection all year, specific holidays do encourage us to remember that we should actually [...]

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A “simple” trip to the zoo

Looking at all the photos I took, the kids’ outfits, etc., my husband shook his head, and walked back over to his usual spot on the couch sighing, “You can’t just go to the zoo, can you?”
Nope, I can’t.  They love the outfits and make people smile all over the zoo.  (They even got reported [...]

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New links!

Hello, everyone,
Just to point out, I have been updating my links categories, so that they include more of the blogs I try to keep up with.  A number of regular commenters have their own blogs and have kindly seen fit to include me on their blog links, so I am returning the favor.  If you have [...]

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Throwing money at the problem

There are very few problems that can be solved simply by throwing more money at it… especially when you’ve already thrown a lot of money at it, and it didn’t work.  (No, I’m not talking about the public education system, although segments of it seem to be stuck in the same problem.)
The “stimulus” bill went to the Senate [...]

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Those who fail to understand history…

I was a history major.  One of my favorite quotes from studying history was the widely repeated warning, “Those who fail to understand history are doomed to repeat it.”
Dick Morris, a former advisor to President Bill Clinton, was on O’Reilly tonight, talking about President Obama’s first two weeks in office.  He drew a number of parallels: [...]

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