Things I Never Thought I Would Have to Say, Part Four
“Don’t spray sunscreen on the windows!”
“Don’t spray sunscreen on the windows!”
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Brought To You By Insomnia
The best way I have ever spent insomniatic time--VOTING. I was up early listening to the Wee One cough (hello, asthma season!) when I remembered that the polls opened at 6. As I drove down the road, I encountered my neighbor, letting the chickens out. He was on his way to the polls, too. When I got to the community center, his wife was already there, as were about 15 other people. I was number six in line. As we left, my neighbor's wife, a reticent New England native, burst into tears. Apologizing as I hugged her, she said, "I just want to be able to breathe in this country again."
Here, here. This is the big one, folks--get out and VOTE!
The best way I have ever spent insomniatic time--VOTING. I was up early listening to the Wee One cough (hello, asthma season!) when I remembered that the polls opened at 6. As I drove down the road, I encountered my neighbor, letting the chickens out. He was on his way to the polls, too. When I got to the community center, his wife was already there, as were about 15 other people. I was number six in line. As we left, my neighbor's wife, a reticent New England native, burst into tears. Apologizing as I hugged her, she said, "I just want to be able to breathe in this country again."
Here, here. This is the big one, folks--get out and VOTE!
Monday, October 27, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Vocabulary of the Day:
Post-Herpetic Neuralgia-A generalized painful sensation experienced after encountering a lizard.
Post-Herpetic Neuralgia-A generalized painful sensation experienced after encountering a lizard.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Breaking Biggie News Flash
She won a national Amtrak essay contest!!!
She wrote the essay while we were traveling on the Amtrak Cascade in Oregon in August. The notification was delivered to me by FedEx just now. She didn't win the grand prize of some sort of El Capitan super train, but rather one of 14 "first" prizes of a Polar Express train set--which is the one she wanted, anyway.
Very many thanks to Uncle Nat, who speedily hand-delivered the essays to the only open Post Office at the eleventh hour the night they were due. You need to come play with the train!
Happy day!
She won a national Amtrak essay contest!!!
She wrote the essay while we were traveling on the Amtrak Cascade in Oregon in August. The notification was delivered to me by FedEx just now. She didn't win the grand prize of some sort of El Capitan super train, but rather one of 14 "first" prizes of a Polar Express train set--which is the one she wanted, anyway.
Very many thanks to Uncle Nat, who speedily hand-delivered the essays to the only open Post Office at the eleventh hour the night they were due. You need to come play with the train!
Happy day!
