Monthly Archives: September 2004

I am afraid for tonight

Tonight is the first Presidential Debate. I am afraid. Reading this article in the Washington Post only makes me moreso. If this election has really come down to the debate(s), wouldn't we be better off with John Edwards up there … Continue reading 

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The people voting for George W. Bush

Intelligent Republicans or otherwise conservative voters are re-registering as Independents, announcing they will not vote Republican, or out and out saying they will vote for Kerry as the better of two bad (in their view) choices. Here's who I think are … Continue reading 

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My weight

I've been meaning to write about this for, like, a year. At least it seems that long. When we had Aidan, I gained the requisite pregnancy pounds along with Tiffany. After he was born, what with the moving, and the … Continue reading 

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Ham and beans and pears with mayonnaise… yum!

Try spelling mayonnaise five times fast. Tonight, we had a scrumptious meal from Tiffany's childhood. It started with a hankering for soup. Ham and beans, to be precise. Then she added canned pears with mayonnaise and shredded cheddar on iceberg lettuce, … Continue reading 

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Did Piper Leigh think nobody would notice?

Tiffany and i were cooking/watching Aidan, listening to the radio. Omaha's local folk show was on (in the 4:00 pm hour on a Sunday, what else would be on?) and they had as a guest a folk singer from Wichita, … Continue reading 

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You know we’re in trouble when Pat Buchanan makes sense

We just watched our TiVo'ed copy of Meet the Press, and boy, am I floored. Who was that guy masquerading as Pat Buchanan? Bob Graham (D-FL), sitting next to him, could hardly believe it. He kept adding in, "Pat's exactly … Continue reading 

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