Some people really shouldn't reproduce and I wish more of us would realize it and act accordingly.

1. Housekeys (I know, I know. I forgot to transfer them from the suitcase to my purse before I got on the plane).2. $100 cash (I know, I know. I forgot).3. Hard copy address book with addresses and phone numbers going back years.4. Cell phone recharger (yeah).5. All...

Have been derailed by family emergency. Will post when I have online access again. Typing this at a Kinko's). Internet withdrawal symptoms.

From a Yahoo news story that's less than an hour old: "Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist died Saturday evening of cancer, ending a 33-year Supreme Court career during which he oversaw the court's conservative shift, presided over an impeachment trial and helped...

Really, go to Daily Kos for searing analysis of the situation and excellent debate and discussions. Here are some excerpts from one thread:"...being from abroad (France) it's so hard to understand how the richest country in the world failed this badly." -...

So the following countries have offered relief aid for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina: Canada, France, Germany, England, Australia, the usual U.S. supporters. Austria, Japan, Russia, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Greece have sent offers, too. But did you know...

I'm also struck by how many countries want to send us help when the United States has been the biggest asshole of the planet. Is it possible that we've succeeded in conveying to the people of France, Hungary, etc. that there's a huge disconnect between the American...

A friend who lives in one of the small towns just west of Houston, Texas spent last night volunteering on a Red Cross phone line. She and six other volunteers coordinated with local police to find housing for people on buses that were being turned away from the...

Go to another blog. I have little to say about our national shame that thousands are dying right now in New Orleans because of stupidity and prejudice, but there are plenty of bloggers who do, so read theirs. Here's an example I found on Daily Kos: State of the...

(Response to Modigli's question about how things are going with my "beau.") I’m afraid I spoke too soon when I wrote that I was seeing someone who might fit the description of “boyfriend.” Here’s why I dated him for six months: 1. Very funny: he made me laugh and...

I am almost hooked on ABC's Lost, and while looking up my favorite male lead, Naveen Andrews, 36 years old, I came across this photo. His partner is Barbara Hershey. Yes, that Barbara Hershey. Yes, she's 21 years older than him. Demi and Ashton really didn't do much...

I'm lookin' for a new job, baby, a new job. Yes, the new management at Carson's Ribs is continuing to shake things up and the layoffs keep coming. It's been only managers and kitchen workers so far, but last week the first server was let go and I'm taking this as my...

In his cassette series, Prosperity Consciousness: How to Tap Your Unlimited Wealth, Fredric Lehrman, a motivational speaker, talks about meeting three monks who are going to visit a big city. The two young monks are awed by the sights, excited by the crowds and...

One day two years ago some ideas came to me for a couple of short stories. I hadn’t written any kind of fiction in decades, but the ideas were so clear, and I had so much free time to fill at my office job, I had to follow through on them. One was the story I...

Yeah, I know, I'm not supposed to use the term "waitress" anymore, it should now be "server." I don't care. I'm a waitress and I'm okay with it.In today's Chicago Sun-Times, the editorial section features an opinion by Steven Shaw called "Outdated tipping no longer...