From the Washington Post "And so it came to pass that Landrieu walked onto the Senate floor midafternoon Saturday to announce her aye vote -- and to trumpet the financial "fix" she had arranged for . . . more

Thomas Friedman is usually an optimist, but here he is explaining why China is cleaning our clock. more

News item: A Boston-area radio station began playing Christmas music on Veteran's Day this year, the earliest date ever.   Holiday people, being too cheerful. I'd like to give one or two a good . . . more

Except for those couple of left-over ones that are now black and unfit for human consumption. NO WAIT!!! Don't throw them out. Take a few minutes and make some scrumptious Banana Surprise Muffins. (Banana . . . more

One evening last week when I let Bridget, our Westie, out for her nighttime potty break, it was pitch dark and pouring down rain. Within a couple of minutes we heard a frantic “I’ve . . . more

Here's one of three funny jokes my little brother Scottee sends to me to share with everyone here. I know this one is terribly funny...   : ) . . . more

As a condition to an appearance at a London shopping mall, Mariah Carey's list of required items included 20 white kittens, 100 white doves, pink butterfly confetti and a wand to wave.  Wonderwall, . . . more

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 09C009 Synopsis: Certain Evenflo First Choice infant child restraint systems, Model 3604098, manufactured between January 16 and September 29, 2009, fail to conform to the . . . more

The holidays are a stressful time of the year, straining both long-term relationships and brief flings that begin as drunken come-ons at office parties.  How does one cope with competing and often . . . more