Today is my third day of vegetarianism. So far, so good. I will say this…it’s hard to shop for vegetarians. Or maybe you get used to it, but I went looking for soup the other day, and it’s extremely difficult to find a soup without chicken, or beef, or some meat broth. Short of tomato [...]
Archive for February, 2007
20 Feb
MARDI GRAS!
Happy Fat Tuesday!
Unfortunately, gone are the days when my friends and I could spend carefree hours (days, even!) wandering St. Charles in search of cheap plastic beads, aluminum coins, gallons of beer, and naked breasts! We all have real jobs and real lives and we couldn’t possibly be bothered to drive all night to New [...]
16 Feb
Grading on the curve
Currently, we’re in a month of holidays that for the most part we hardly celebrate, and we certainly don’t get any time off work. That’s a shame, because with 2 presidential birthdays and a day for presidents in general, a huge Mardi Gras celebration before Lent…and lest we forget, Valentine’s Day…you’d think that at least [...]
15 Feb
News and not-so News
Today, I’m gonna focus on various news items that caught my eye. For better or worse, this is the sort of crap that gets passed off as “newsworthy” ’round these parts.
Challenged on the accuracy of U.S. intelligence, President Bush said Wednesday there is no doubt the Iranian government is providing armor-piercing weapons to kill [...]
13 Feb
Out of Touch
I, for one, stand with Natalie Maines and the Dixie Chicks. It is apparent from this story that country music is as out of touch as the current administration. I’ve heard the new Dixie Chicks album, “Taking the Long Way”, and it is some of their best musical work to date. Plus, [...]
11 Feb
40 Days and 40 Nights
In nine days, a season will begin. No, not baseball season…I’m speaking of a liturgical season. Now, I’m not the most religious person, although I go to church a lot more than most people who would claim to be religious. And ordinarily I don’t go in for all the dogma that trails [...]
9 Feb
Tambourines and Elephants
The above title has nothing whatsoever to do with this post. If you came looking for tambourines or elephants, you’re unlikely to find either.
The Friday Five this week is for my bon-bon eating, Oprah-watching, stay-at-home sister because she’s only got one week left before she goes back to work and she might as well have [...]
8 Feb
Odds and Ends
I looked around today and could find very little to write extensively about. So, you’re getting a lot of random crap in lieu of something sustaining and fulfilling.
I got a haircut last night at Fritz’s Salon. My first haircut since I’d been to Paris. By all accounts, it’s a decent haircut and I look pretty [...]
5 Feb
Mama said knock you out!
I swear, if this is not the funniest thing you see all day, call me because I want to know what’s funnier! Labeled “The Pout” by my sister…the latest photo of my niece, Emma Grace.
