It’s awfully quiet around here. There’s always either hustle or sometimes bustle in this house and not infrequently a mixture of the two. But Faith is at work late tonight, the birds are uncharacteristically calm, Sly is amusing herself with personal hygiene… Oh, and NW, the Reverend Mother and Tiger Lilly have flown the coup, [...]
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by The Son@Night Voting without reading Blind stumblebums and thieves Spending without needing Who cares what it achieves? It’s nothing but illusion, A pretense and a sham Captured by delusion All hail our Uncle Sam! There has been a disturbing habit in Congress as of late, purposely ramming through votes before anyone has had the [...]
by Son@Night I’ve always considered it easier to complain about what Congress is doing than actually get in touch with my representative and tell her (my rep is Betty McCollum) how I would like her to vote. But I read this morning that Congress will be considering the Waxman-Markey Cap and Trade bill this week. It [...]
By Son @ Night A bit more than three years ago, the Nightwriter posted a picture of Faith wagging her finger at me in front of Big Ben. It really made me smile at the time and left an impression on my memory. So when we were traipsing about London on our honeymoon we decided [...]
by The Son@Night The following is a question and answer from an interview with Gloria Steinem in the Star Tribune this morning. Is the recession America is now experiencing disproportionately affecting women? It obviously is. Now let’s take a look at that old conservative rag, the New York Times. The proportion of women who are [...]
by The Son@Night In the previous post King David wonders, “I hope they brought back some marmite with them; I know Ben always spoke highly of it and how much he loved it. (or did that get confiscated at the airport as a banned substance[?])” He really hit a nerve with that question. You see, [...]
This is Ben and Faith. Hi! Earlier today the Night Writer directed our attention to an article about a couple who had waited until their wedding to kiss (hubba hubba! btw). They are both abstinence instructors in the Chicago area schools and they decided together to match their words and their actions. It sounded great [...]
We were hiking one day, Up the Cascade, When by some lost trousers, We were way-laid. In spite of this shock, and the fear that it brought, We hiked ever onward, Toward the views that we sought. We had just stopped for lunch, On the Mountain of Moose, When we were accosted, By socks walking [...]
Hey there, this is Uncle Ben. Diva is off in the kitchen right now, about to put the frosting on some cupcakes because it is, after all, Cupcake Friday. No word on what kind they are, but I heard some monkey shrieking so I think it might be something like banana or coconut. I’ll go [...]
