A lot of people are talking about the economy right now and how it’s totally crappy and that’s gotta suck for anybody who, ya know, has money. The government is talking about an emergency bill that will bail out all the financial institutions blah blah blah… It’s boring and they tell us it needs to [...]

So my daughter right now is teetering on the brink between “can’t walk” and “can walk.” She’ll stand up with her hand on some sturdy object to support herself until she works up the courage to let go, then she sorta stands there staring at me, wobbling like crazy, she’ll take a step, then two, [...]

My cat Bingo has been missing for a little over a week. He is black and white and he’s about 15 or 16 lbs. He’s updated on all of his shots. I’m devastated and really want him to come back home. I keep hoping someone will ring my bell with him [...]

Calling all Obama supporters! I need your attention. Pleeeeeeeaaaaaaaase stop talking about Sarah Palin! Yeah, I know we can prove she’s a big liar and dumb as a stump and wants to set back women’s rights, like, 80 years but that’s not the point. Every time we talk about her instead of McCain we’re letting [...]

Without electricity, there wasn’t much to do while evacuated for Gustav in Baton Rouge, so we improvised. Here was a fun game we played: try to identify where one Governor Jindal sentence ends and the next one begins. That was a hard one. He never takes a breath. One time I was sure he [...]

It feels like everyone else has electricity. And, frankly, I feel like you are rubbing it in to those of us who don’t have power. Oh wow! Look how great your hair looks! Stop it! You owe it to those of us without the use of a flat-iron and blow dryer to ugly yourself up [...]