Monthly Archives: May 2010

“Having mom friends keeps my ovaries in check”

“There’s a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside.”  ~Pearl Bailey One of my colleagues recently had a baby. Well he didn’t have a baby but his wife had a baby but you get what I mean. He works from home and with the [...]
Posted in Whoa feelings | 16 Comments

Freud says…

“Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives.”  ~William Dement Over the last several weeks – and I’ve been hesitant to mention this because, my God, what will The People say – but over the last several weeks I have been privy to a [...]
Posted in Humdrum | 5 Comments

Kagan, quickly

“The difference between intelligence and education is this:  intelligence will make you a good living.”  ~Charles F. Kettering Oh, you guys, I have a total thing for smart women. I mean women doing awesome things already makes me want to fist pump but smart women doing smart things thrills me to my core. And ideology [...]
Posted in Poliogue | 2 Comments

The Members

“My life should be unique; it should be an alms, a battle, a conquest, a medicine.”  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson I recently attended an event for a member of congress that featured a Special! Appearance! by the Majority Leader, Steny Hoyer. Sometimes members do this to get a good crowd. And it tickles me a bit [...]
Posted in Fotografias, Poliogue | 4 Comments

DC, briefly

“If you haven’t time to respond to a tug at your pants leg, your schedule is too crowded.”  ~Robert Brault Scene: A park. Friday evening. I walk in. Noah (age 4 1/2): Look! My friend is here! Me: What friend? Noah: YOU! Me: Mark this down, April 30, 2010 Noah is thrilled to see me. [...]
Posted in Grace in Small Things, The District Of Columbia | 3 Comments