Or, How Greed and Bigotry Drive Up Housing Costs By now, unless you live in an undisclosed mountain enclave (and sometimes even when you do, Hi Bob!), dear reader, you must certainly be aware of these terms: sub-prime, housing crisis, housing bubble, foreclosure. A phrase you will also hear a lot is...
Last weekend, Bart and I saw the new Robin Williams movie, Man of the Year. It's actually a pretty good movie once you get past the first, boring twenty minutes. Robin Williams plays Tom Dobbs, a Jon Stewart / Stephen Colbert type of talk show host, who decides to run for President of the United...
Another random bits and pieces catch up post. Jesse L. Martin is leaving Law & Order. This is too bad because this is the first year since we lost Jerry Orbach that he's got a partner that's working well. The whole cast is quite good this year. NBC is planning on doing 5 new post strike episodes...
While I sit here with my hands over my ears rocking back and forth muttering to myself in complete denial about what happened in the Doctor Who cliffhanger, I thought I'd at least do an update of other stuff. I don't know how I'm going to make it to Saturday's 65 minute finale. Sci-Fi announced...
TIM RUSSERT: THE AUTHENTIC UNCOLA He was a good man, a devout man, a family man, a patriot. His origin was in a blue collar family in a blue collar town. He was not an elitist, not condescending, not pretentious. Yet he rose to the top of a disappointingly elitist, condescending and pretentious...
I took this from Chellbian (who "pinched" it from fiveseven's blog.) 1. I've come to realize that my butt: looks alright when covered. 2. I've come to realize that when I talk: I usually have either something interesting to say or absolutely nothing of worth to say, but it's still conversation. 3....
taken from t.m.i. Movies inspired by tourist slogans The title of the romantic comedy starring Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz opening Friday was inspired by Las Vegas' tourist slogan, "What happens here, stays here.'' It's a great slogan that has been pirated and parroted. Alas, the movie plot...
Oh I wonder wonder *bum-ba-dum-bum* who. Who wrote the book of liiiists? I did: The kids are snotty, grody, sick little messes these last couple of days. Nothing major, although - does it make me a bad mom if I chuckle when Madi starts babbling and she’s lost her voice?? SO FUNNY! Tomorrow we...
What does it mean to you to be patriotic? Ummmmmmmm........getting drunk and then lighting a dead tree out in the yard on fire by shooting bottle rockets off. Sweet! Also, buying my son a $0.69 miniature American (made-in-China) flag while we were shopping because he is under the mistaken impression...
Ice Creams With the Most Fat Newsweek Reveals the Fattiest Flavors of Ice Cream Can you guess what the six most fattening ice cream flavors are? Newsweek did better than guess. In a recent issue, it researched which flavors are the fattiest. We sampled the top six in the "Good Morning America"...
The hard-nosed gentlemen of The Walkmen are back with their fourth album. They have titled it You and Me and released the cover, which looks fine enough but aren't those 2 ladies on the cover? Kind of odd for a band who had three kids smoking stogies adorning their debut album. I think the style of...
Holy swizzle sticks. Last week it snowed. Seriously. Not a lot, but it did snow. Today it was 85 degrees F (let's call it 30 degrees C, for you foreign communist types). I shake my fist at the heavens. Oh, oh, first some good news: I don't think I told you people, but I totally got a teaching job...
What is the most annoying stereotype people say about the country or place where you're from? There are people who tend to believe that the people who live in the south are all gun toting, ignorant, racist rednecks living off the government with 8 kids in a one bedroom trailer. We talk a little...
Remember the fella I had met up with on January 25? The one I was never really into and just felt he was kind of a loser? The one who kept texting me here and there? And I would have to kind of ignore him and just blow him off? And I also told him I had herpes and he still wouldn't go away? Here's...
I know what you're thinking-- thank HEAVENS, Miranda is finally writing again. I know, I know. Since I last wrote I've gone to Philadelphia, Florida, and Hackettstown, moved to a new borough, bought a bed, sold a bed, broke a dresser, hobnobbed with Michael Chabon, Jonathan Lethem and Stephen...
Used booksellers share the funny, interesting, and odd things they've found in books. (found on Kimbooktu) Beautiful and whimsy decorating project on Design*Sponge: using your computer to create printable wallpaper with camo-photos hidden within the design. I wish I had a staircase (besides the four...
I have to get rid of the bacon fat thats sitting in a mug on top of my kitchen counter. On the other hand, its serves as a temperature indicator because the top melts at about 80 degrees Fahrenheit. So I'll know its a hot day. Hopefully this weekend will load a lot of stress off of my shoulders so...
For whatever reason it is, every once in a while I listen to Glen Beck or Rush Limbaugh. I should really stop this. Today I had Limbaugh on and he epitomizes idiocy. Him, and people like him, have their minds made up on truth and no matter what facts come out, they insist this truth is real and...
I've read several romance novels since I picked up my first one. (Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts. I was in 6th grade.) Since then I have noticed a pattern. All romance novels have similar motifs as well as identical formats. These are a few of them: A woman will initially hate but be attracted...
Oh I love Stephen Colbert! You too can make your own personalized "On Notice" boards. It's been a busy week here at Sandwich HQ. Not only have I been working outside the home during the day, but I've been having loads of adventures around town in the evenings. There hasn't been much time for cooking...
