Memorial Day Movie Fest

| May 29, 2004

Now that Memorial Day weekend is here, barbecues are heating, boats are revving, and sleeping bags are getting cleaned across the United States. My family plans to spend at least part of Memorial Day weekend acknowledging our military by watching some old favorites among military movies. We’ll definitely be starting off with The Great Escape, […]

View from a Counter

| May 24, 2004

Some of you may have noticed I recently acquired a counter from Sitemeter. I really like it because it offers me some information to help track what people are looking for on my site, and has helped me to find some of the other sites that link to mine. What I hadn’t counted on is […]

You mean we can’t order them by catalog?

| May 20, 2004

Everyone nowadays knows that the way to have a baby is to have sex. As Snopes points out, we are quick to chuckle at the idea of not knowing this. But it seems as though the reciprocal were some dark, mysterious secret: that the way not to have a baby is not to have sex. […]

Time to Plan for Father’s Day

| May 17, 2004

Now that Mother’s Day is past, it’s time to start planning for Father’s Day. Do you think your husband or dad could use a nice wallet? Or perhaps he’s more traditional, and would prefer the old classic, a tie? The nice thing about these gifts is that they are personal, but not too personal, or […]

Count ’em

| May 13, 2004

I just thought I’d share with you the haiku my son wrote. Five syllable lineLine with seven syllablesFive syllable line That’s just the kind of humor he has. If you find it amusing, you might check out his blog. And now we return you to your regularly scheduled blogger.

Culture of Fear?

| May 12, 2004

As the debate wages on over John Kerry and his relationship with the Catholic Church, we see views increasingly polarizing over such questions as whether he should be allowed to receive Communion while remaining a staunch supporter of abortion. Kerry’s views on not only abortion itself, but everything from stem cell research to the “morning […]