When I was little, my Dad told me that money doesn’t grow on trees. For the first time ever (or maybe the second time … but who’s counting?), I think he might have been wrong. At least that’s the message we can take from this week’s massive federal banking/insurance bail out.
I don’t pretend to be an [...]
I’m a newlywed. Let me preface this post by saying that I really, really love being married. My husband is the greatest. I’m a very lucky girl.
That being said, I received the most absurd email today. The backstory: My husband’s company is one of my clients. (Trust me, I didn’t get the business because of [...]
Four things I need to do:
1. By a new alarm clock. I can’t help but check my email when I set my alarm on my phone. So, last night as I’m about to crawl into bed at 11:30, I learn that one of my clients decided to cancel their retainer due to the recent economic [...]
Former HP CEO and outspoken McCain campaign surrogate Carly Fiorina said that Sarah Palin is not qualified to run a Fortune 500 company. (I would venture to guess that that’s probably true, but that’s a different topic.) Presumably after the McCain campaign told Fiorina that she needed to undo the damage caused by this “foot [...]
Have you ever heard the phrase “separate the wheat from the chaff?” I heard it today for the first time. Thank God for Wikipedia, or I never would have known what it meant. (I’m still not totally convinced I understand … but whatever.)
Where do people come up with these things? The phrase “goat rodeo” is [...]
Campaigning today in Florida, John McCain once again said the fundamentals of our economy are strong. While that is a position to be debated by economists who know way more about this topic than I do, I’d just like to point out that from a campaigning and messaging perspective, that’s probably not a soundbyte McCain wants [...]
Today, my family has had quite the email debate about Sarah Palin. Clearly, she’s a woman who evokes strong feelings cross the political spectrum. I was surprised to learn that some people think those opposed to Sarah Palin are threatened by her. I think it our opposition to her has more to do with a [...]
Much ado was made earlier this year about statements — both those simply taken out of context for political gain and those that were completely inappropriate — about Rev. Jeremiah Wright, former pastor at Trinity UCC. You know, the church formerly known as Barack Obama’s church.
The UCC (United Church of Christ) unfairly got dragged through [...]
In the comments section to an earlier, my cousin Christina raised an interesting question abut MSNBC and the recent developments regarding Keith Olbermann and Chris Mathews being removed from their anchor position during election coverage. As entertaining as I find them, that’s probably the right decision.
In my opinion, I think the cable television has done [...]
What does it say about our country when 88% of eighth graders in Washington D.C. can’t read?
Maybe instead of spending so much time talking about abortion, the Bridge to Nowhere or Palin’s hair and glasses, our politicians and media should focus more time on issues that impact people on a day-to-day basis — starting with [...]
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