Proof that higher intelligence does, indeed, exist

One of my favorite bloggers, Lindsey of Theo/Geo, has a regular ‘bitchlist’ of items on the sidebar of her blog. It’s probably good therapy, and pretty much every item I’ve seen on her list deserves its infamy.
I don’t know what the opposite of a ‘bitchlist’ really is, without going into the gooey syrupy [...]

Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane, ain’t got time for a fast train, lonely days are gone, I would be goin’ home, but the President opened my letter

Does it bother anyone outside the ACLU that the President gets to decide what part of a law he doesn’t like when he is signing the bill into law? It’s called a ’signing statement’ and our so-called conservative President has issued more signing statements than ALL the previous presidents combined.
It’s kind of a ‘I’ll [...]

A wrinkle in my time, or, book it, kiddo

We were visiting good friends in Montgomery over New Year’s weekend when I popped one of my favorite questions to the 18 year old daughter of the family: What was the most influential book you read or had read to you as a child (child defined here as someone 12 or under)?
The young woman’s [...]