What were event planners thinking? This could be the Great Chicago Fire all over again:
When Chicago is lying in a pile of ashes next May, everyone remember that Rahm ASKED Obama to steer these events Chicago’s way after they lost their Olympics bid:
June 23, 2011 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — World leaders are gathering in Chicago next year for two international summits. Both the NATO and the G8 summits will be held in May.**
Well, it finally happened – I had to set a commenter straight. I’m not happy about having to do it, but apparently some people’s lessons in manners didn’t take the first time. So here is a copy of the e-mail that one lucky reader got in their e-mail inbox this evening:
I have tolerated your remarks up until now on my blog. Despite the fact that you never seem to have learned that you do not go into someone else’s house and pee on their carpet, I was willing to let your lack of manners slide.
I have had enough.
So the New York Times puts up a really cute picture of a sassy little bird:
You know you want it.....
It’s got that certain je ne sais quoi , no? I don’t know about you, but when I saw it, I laughed and smiled, because That.Bird.Has.Attitude. It’s sweet. It’s funny.
It’s playful and – dare I say it? – sexy.
An open letter to Law Schools across the nation:
I don’t know if you are aware of an incident which took place recently involving a student currently attending a School of Law, but I thought I should bring it to your attention. Failing to address this issue could have potentially long-term implications in the public’s opinion regarding the quality of not only the education that your schools provide, but also the quality of the attorneys that you graduate and subsequently send out into the world to practice law. Continue reading
Got this in an e-mail from Paul earlier today:
This F-16 was painted to celebrate the 149th FW 65th anniversary. The United States Air Force’s 149th Fighter Wing is a Texas Air National Guard unit located at Kelly Field Annex, Lackland AFB, in San Antonio, Texas.
Daddy’s airplane looking pretty.
The 149th Fighter Wing is an F-16 flying training unit that includes a support group with a worldwide mobility commitment. The cornerstone of the 149th’s flying mission is the 182d Fighter Squadron, whose role is to take pilots – either experienced aircrew or recent graduates from USAF undergraduate pilot training – and qualify them to fly and employ the F-16. Continue reading
As many of you probably know, I spend my days cruising the Internet, talking to friends and keeping up with what’s going on in the world. And sometimes I run across something that just BEGS to be ridiculed (and I’m just the snarky gal to do it, too).
For those of you who may not be aware of it yet (you know, those of you with REAL jobs and lives) there is currently a protest happening called “Occupy Wall Street“. It’s been going on for over a week now (yes, really!) – a lovely little temper tantrum being thrown by a bunch of well-fed white kids who fancy themselves as some sort of modern-day, new age revolutionaries. They study the Communist Manifesto and hate capitalism in all of its forms because it’s … well – evil, ya know? Continue reading
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I’m trapped at home with a sick husband….
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Kill.Me.Now.
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Paul walked into the house last night, and said, “Leon called, and he said that everyone’s OK”.
That’s how we first found out that there had been a horrific accident at the Reno Air Races yesterday. A vintage airplane had crashed into the box seat section of the stands; our friends were close enough to “see more than we would have liked” to the accident site.
I suppose every generation has its share of “Where were you when….?” moments – those “somethings” that happen that are so big, so life-altering, and which affect so many people that the vast majority of them have a memory etched into their mind of where they were when they heard the news, how they felt when they heard the news, and how it changed their life forever.
I can still remember that morning – it started off like any other morning. Rachel had gotten up early and was already dressed and on her way to high school with her friends, Michelle and Sarah were getting ready for school, and Paul was getting ready for work. I was resting in bed, waiting for Rebecca – who had turned 2 months old the day before – to wake up for her morning bottle.
Paul came into the bedroom and said he had just heard on the radio that a plane had hit the World Trade Center and it was on fire.
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Nineteen years ago today, a spirited whirlwind of a girl blew into our lives:
Watch out, world - this one is loaded for bear.....
I had planned on doing a nice, long post with lots of pictures, but I’ve been kind of busy this past week. You see, tomorrow Sarah will be leaving for New York to start the newest phase of her life as she embarks on her college career.
The Fat Lady Has Sung
