Back in Springfield!

Mike and I are finally back in Springfield after the holidays. After a few weekends of travel I’m always left with the same feeling – I miss my family! It was so great to see everyone and it made me so homesick. I know we’re only five and three hours away but when everyone else [...]

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Santa on radar

NORAD is keeping an eye on Saint Nick. As of this posting, he’s currently over central Russia after whizzing by the Great Wall of China (complete with video).
If I had a kid this would be totally cool. Like the Weather Channel with presents.

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Hero story

Mo’s co-worker (and my former co-worker) Juliana Goodwin has a great story in the NL today about a soldier who lost both of his legs in Iraq and who will soon move into a new house thanks to a program call Homes For Our Troops. It’s a really upbeat story that shows the power of [...]

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Stewart and Huckabee on marriage rights

How come this clip from the Daily Show is a better conversation about a current topic of interest in our country than anything I’ve seen on a Sunday talk show in the last few years?
David Gregory? Pfft. Give me Jon Stewart. Satire + smarts = the best of both worlds.
I agree with the Govinator on [...]

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Under New Ownership

So a few days ago our landlord comes over to our place to fix our furnace. The pilot light was out, and it was a quick fix. Then he busts out with, “I’ve got to talk to you about something.”
I’m thinking, “Uh oh. What did we do?” Our landlord likes us and we like him, [...]

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Flecktones = unreal talent

On Friday night we saw Bela Fleck and the Flecktones at Hammons Hall. It’s the third time I’ve seen them, but it was Mo’s first time. I have wanted her to see these guys for years now. They’re one of the few bands or artists of any type in any genre (along with the Flaming [...]

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