Ready on Day One … To Give In

Football is fun.
But it rarely makes me yell.
Tonight, the Democratic debate made me YELL.
I said:
Woooooo hoooooooo!!!!
Because Obama and his cojones said [rough translation]:
She says she’ll be ready on Day One, and in the Senate, she was ready on Day One – on Day One to Give in To George Bush!!
Yes!!   I feel like this [...]

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Impressed

With who?
Why, my offspring of course.
Look.  The truth is — we watch American Idol.  Is this proof that we’re classy?
Uhh …. no.
Is it evidence against the fact that we are?
No to that, too.
The rule is:  All homework must be done.
E, in 6th grade, has missed a few of the audition shows because her homework wasn’t [...]

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Books?

Had I updated?
The reason for my relatively prolonged absence was – in all seriousness – b/c I wanted to read more.  To read again.
I had said, back then – that I was sure there was a book I was forgetting.
I realized, just before my return, that there was.
I had re-read Wicked.
Which was not as good [...]

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The Big Conversation

I spoke with a mortgage broker today. I did not look forward to this. I had to worry about all my negatives:

I have school debt
I was divorced ….
which led to problems:
Excessive debt;
Consolidation of credit cards;
Low(ish) credit score;
low credit limits on the credit cards I have

This is balanced out by good things:

I paid off [...]

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Excitement – likely premature and inappropriate

Of course, Beloved and I made up last night, said our sorries and talked about ways to make our arguments a bit less … argue-ey.  I suppose we should be grateful that we argue over dusting, and not over the biggies – like money or whether or not to have another kid or stuff like [...]

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Pouting

I hate fighting with Beloved.  It makes me sad.
When we argue, we spend so much energy focusing on the bad about each other.  It is hurtful to hear all these bad thoughts he has about me … I feel like I’ve been punched in the gut every time.
What do you mean I never wash the [...]

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Background noise

I am, historically and naturally, weather obsessed.  I track it constantly, I look forward to weather events.  I love storms.  Blizzards, hurricanes, thunder and lightning.  The only thing I really don’t feel comfortable with is tornadoes.  They’re too erratic for my taste.  I don’t really want to be thrown thousands of feet into the air [...]

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silly season

First and foremost:  I love Obama.  I love him.  I want him to be my president.  And if he gets to be my president, I want him to do well.  And if he does, he will be my Kennedy.  I will swoon for him.  I will pay gobs and gobs of money to attend fundraisers [...]

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Turn Around, Bright Eyes

Beloved and I went out to dinner tonight.  First he came and collected me at my office.  That was fun.
As we were leaving the office, at 7:15, my phone rang.  I was assuming it was my office mate, who had just left, and so I answered the phone.  Oh, no, I was wrong.  I should [...]

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The Primaries Are Not Important

I wonder how that feels to a kid?
You’re in school, you’re at home (your primary home, at least), and everyone is talking about this political process.  Talking about what happens as it happens state-by-state, reenacting the events.  You’re getting assignments which include watching debates, researching candidates, puzzling through the delegate system.  You’re excited and eager.  [...]

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