We were good consumers this weekend. Saw a couple of movies. Bought a couple of CDs, couple of magazines, couple of meals, couple of odds and ends for the cat, a few shirts, etc. The local enonomy thanks us, I’m sure. Emily Rose was pretty lame. A courtroom drama, if you can believe it. How do you have a courtroom drama about an exorcism? Don’t ask me, and don’t ask the writers of this film,…
Let’s see … in my weekendlong haze perpetuated by antihistimines, both natural and in pill form, what have I missed? Mike Brown is gone from FEMA. Fabulous. No sarcasm there. I hope this unfortunate incident puts an end to political cronyism. Much sarcasm there. And then there was this surprising quasi-mea culpa from Bush: “To the extent the federal government didn’t fully do its job right, I take responsibility.” It’s meaningless, of course, but kudos…
Mmmmm … Allegra. You make the air soft. If you’ve ever been on cold medicine, you know what I’m talking about. I love Howie. He’s a sweet cat. But the 2 a.m.-6 a.m. meowing sessions will need to come to a swift end soon. Because if there’s one thing besides sarcasm I need to live, it’s sleep. And there is no sleeping when a 13-pound cat jumps on top of you while you’re trying to…
I’ve just taken two tablespoons of Nyquil so there’s no telling how far I’ll get into this post before my hands feel tingly and I’ll need to retire. All day I’ve felt what my mom would call the creeping crud. First it was my throat, growing more raw every time I would swallow. Then my eyeballs started to feel sick, if that makes any sense. And the sinuses. Oh, the sinuses. I’m always sniffling and…
So my sister tells me she’s getting married for sure. Still don’t know when — not even a month or a season in mind yet — but it’s happening and I’ve offered to design the invitations. Because I certainly can’t offer to make a cake. But she says it’s not going to be a big, white, flowery deal since it’s her second marriage and his second or third (I’m not sure, actually). This is good…
I owe you a phone call. Please accept this photo as a down payment. It seems that my cell phone has had a stroke. I’m reasonably sure it’s related to the countless times I’ve dropped it on the asphalt while getting into or out of my car. When I squeeze it, my service bars fill up. Squeeze it again, and they disappear. Repeat and they vary in number. Hmm. +++It’s 2:39 + I’m not sleepy…
I don’t know what they were thinking, but these 11 assholes voted against the $51 billion aid package for Katrina victims. Republicans, every single one of them. So far I’ve heard two explanations for their nays: 1. The Louisiana and New Orleans governments are far too corrupt to be trusted with this much money. 2. This handout will go willy-nilly to organizations and businesses and firms with no accountability for how they are spending it.…
In the news: Ahhnold will veto Collie-fawn-yuh’s same-sex marriage bill. Oh yes, and the Massachusetts attorney general wants a ballot initiative that will let voters decide whether they want their state to continue to allow same-sex marriage. So, around and around we go … This worm turns its host into a zombie briefly before busting out of its innards. Slate’s Jacob Weisburg explains what Kanye West meant when he blurted “George Bush doesn’t care about…
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