It's an election year, and despite better efforts, I'm sure a political rant will crop up here every so often, starting with this one.
For most of last year, I wasn't paying much attention to the races. But then I hurt my foot and spent the days leading up to the IA caucuses stuck at home watching just enough CNN that, coupled with my NPR habit, pushed me from an ambivalent observer to a hopeless election news junkie. Over the past month, I've bookmarked political blogs, election '08 sections from the major news...Read more
I've been a real frequent flyer at the ER this holiday season. On Xmas eve I finally got fed up with the cough I'd been dealing with for about two weeks and checked in, eventually picking up some fine Codeine syrup and antibiotics.
Then on New Year's even I went in for some odd foot pain that I originally woke up with on Friday. I had figured I maybe slept on it wrong or something and just needed to walk it off. By Monday it was excruciating so I was right back into the ER (couldn't find a Podiatrist open) and they...Read more
I've been a real frequent flyer at the ER this holiday season. On Xmas eve I finally got fed up with the cough I'd been dealing with for about two weeks and checked in, eventually picking up some fine Codeine syrup and antibiotics.
Then on New Year's even I went in for some odd foot pain that I originally woke up with on Friday. I had figured I maybe slept on it wrong or something and just needed to walk it off. By Monday it was excruciating so I was right back into the ER (couldn't find a Podiatrist open) and they...Read more
Well, the season didn't quite turn out the way we would've hoped, but I think 2007 will be forever remembered as the season the Band did THIS:
I was there, and I was just standing there in awe and forgot to take a single picture. You can take yer BCS rankings and shove 'em! None of you guys will top this!
Well, the season didn't quite turn out the way we would've hoped, but I think 2007 will be forever remembered as the season the Band did THIS:
I was there, and I was just standing there in awe and forgot to take a single picture. You can take yer BCS rankings and shove 'em! None of you guys will top this!
...KILLIN' UR IKEA COUCHEZYup, picked up a cat from Milo. Besides the furry companionship, I got her in self-defense against the fleas that had begun to invade my house from all the goddamned strays the old lady downstairs keeps feeding. (Any pet owner will tell you -- furry companion + Frontline or Advantage = fle...Read more