Closed Border, closed economy, closing opportunities | eaves.ca
Syed Shahid Ali, an I.O.C. member from Pakistan, in the question-and-answer session following Chicago’s official presentation, pointed out that entering the United States can be “a rather harrowing experience.â€
I can never get across to to my dad how the problems with traveling can negatively affect the US economy.
Some babbling is just too long for twitter.
Saturday I lost my phone, agonized over it and found it in my car. This has worried me slightly because I never lose my phone. It’s my security blanket with me 24/7. The last time I started losing stuff I completely lost my memory (found out later [...]
No clear goal
Due to parental guidance toward more structured activities, kids are getting less free play time than they used to, which may make them less creative, less socially adept, inflexible, and less intelligent.
The child initiates and creates free play. It might involve fantasies — such as pretending to be doctors [...]
Insanely complicated parlour-game murder mystery under a CC license – Boing Boing
Rich sez, “This is not for the faint of heart, but a friend and I recently wrote a 120 page murder mystery game for 8 daring role-players. It’s called ‘The Little Engine That Could Kill.’ The game consists of 8 short stories, each of [...]
Women’s Jewelry & Accessories: Wool cloche hat: hats | Banana Republic
I got this in black for my birthday. I’m thinking about getting the ’30s bob to go with it.
Another story about my dad’s mom.
One day last week my phone rings:
“Dawnn, Dawnn, I just read in the paper that most women over 80 who break a hip die in less than a year.”
“Momma, it’s been two years since you broke your hip.”
Moment of silence on the line ….
“Well. That’s [...]
Daily Kos: BREAKING ON C-SPAN: Kucinich introducing impeachment
Congressman Dennis Kucinich is on the floor of the House of Representatives right now introducing 35 articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush.
We sit outside at restaurants, people walk to the store, tonight I saw a couple of neighbors standing outside talking.
On the other hand, it looks like the electric lock system in my car is going out.
Real Story about my grandmother (my dad’s mom)
She had a routine dr visit scheduled last Thursday morning – about 6:20am she called me to come help her up as she’d fallen down and couldn’t wake Dad. (She’s O.K.!) Anyway, I went over and got her up, and checked her out before getting her to [...]
Picasa Web Albums – Debra – Tanya and Lau…
Tanya and I’ll be moving in a couple of weeks and our friend Debra took pics of the new house.
Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | The 12 Best Household Uses for Vodka (Not including Martinis)
I kinda had a problem on the last part of my trip to my grandmother’s. My uncle and a cousin put the donut on and I’ll get a replacement tomorrow. The good news is there’s wireless so I won’t go into complete withdrawal.
My grandfather (Gran Gran) died last night. He’d been doing better for the last few days, had even eaten and put on his glasses yesterday. My grandmother has a doctor’s appointment for her stroke today. I’m wondering if she’ll last till Christmas.
On the one hand I’m in shock. We thought he had a few more [...]
You know that I’m still alive because the directory keeps getting stuff added to it but it’s been a while since I’ve mentioned me. My grandfather does have pancreatic cancer and it’s unlikely he’ll live till Thanksgiving. My grandmother (Mother) had a minor stroke yesterday. She’s not in the hospital but the tests won’t be [...]
Do Not Call List About to Expire on Consumerism Commentary: A Personal Finance Blog
For those who have landlines.
Evernote Cookbook