Collecting My Thoughts

561 The Reunion of the SLOBS Last night we attended the 50th anniversary of a high school social club called the SLOBS (they aren't s...

560 Just a few days A few more days and I won't have to be hitting the mute button on the TV remote, or turning off the car radio ever...

559 Offensive Defense Reviewers' favorite schtick: people will be offended if they want to be, but it's their problem. If you wan...

558 Stolen Honor; Wounds that Never Heal I'd been trying to think positive about the election. So if John Forbes Kerry becomes Preside...

557 Letter to Suburban News Publications (SNP) Columbus, OH My husband left the SNP Upper Arlington News on the counter with the note, ...

556 It’s not Moose Creek, Idaho, but. . . It isn’t Moose Creek, Idaho , 95 miles south of Missoula, Montana, but it was darn purty around he...

555 The Women's Wage Myth George W. Bush has freed millions of women in Afghanistan and Iraq, although feminist groups have been pret...

554 Filipina blogs her favorite recipes While using the "next blog" feature today I came across a well-written and beautifully il...

553 Big brother--literally A young Chinese cashier/clerk bagged my groceries at Meijer's last Tuesday morning using the new turn style e...

552 Harassment of Conservative Bloggers Apparently, conservative blogs are being harassed too, with spam and e-mail problems. Jason, at C...

551 Reporting from the trenches of the campaign Elliot Fladen took his Mom to a Bush rally in Canton, Ohio , at the Palace Theater, then st...

550 Lawrence O’Donnell screaming at John O’Neill I don’t watch the Joe Scarborough show on MS-NBC, but I think the video of Lawrence O’Donne...

549 Lies about Stem Cell Research Only 27% of the U.S. electorate lives in television markets airing presidential campaign spots. Living...

548 Revisiting the Robie House For days my very patient, focused, meticulous husband has been in his studio playing "paper dolls,"...

547 Why are drugs cheaper in Canada? “. . . if you want Canadian pharmaceutical prices in the US, the steps you must follow are clear. You m...

546 The Scots-Irish--are they the secret GOP weapon? Before I began looking into genealogy about 10-15 years ago, I had no idea who the Amer...

545 Poverty in the media “According to the latest statistics on poverty in the United States, released in 1996 by the U.S. Census Bureau, ...

544 Stolen Honor--stolen free speech Remember when John Kerry wanted to stop the publication and distribution of "Unfit for Command?...

543 How Academics make Policy Mary Grabar, a college professor, vividly describes her graduate school experience . Having entered school ...

542 Reverting to adolescent behavior Derek, a seminary student with a blog, writes about camping with 3 friends : “We packed up my car, g...