Every Passover, we celebrate the freedom of the Jews, that Moses led us out of slavery. We remember that we will never be slaves again. It’s a joyous holiday, with storytelling and singing and wonderful food. Yet, in the midst of this celebration, we recite the plagues that were sent down to Egypt and, for [...]
I went to Starbucks this morning. So I made myself a cup of coffee. To bring with me. Because Starbucks isn’t serving coffee. Duh. It’s teacher appreciation week. And, somehow, I ended up co-chairing it with Beetle. I seem to recall the previous chair saying things like, “Oh it’s practically nothing.” “You seem like a [...]
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
One of the most annoying things about having a mixed marriage is that in a hotly contested election, like say the Martha Coakley vs. Scott Brown for the Massachusetts Senate seat, we get twice the phone calls. As a registered Democrat, I’ve received calls from Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and of course, Martha Coakley. As [...]
We subscribe to The Week magazine, and this week’s came today, with a picture of Obama and Karzai on the cover, emblazoned with the headline “Shotgun wedding.” With nary a stumble, the boy took a look at it. “What’s a shotgun wedding?” I started up with a brilliant move. “Um…. Um…. Um…. What?” Doodles: “What’s [...]
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Me: Dude! I win! You lose!Adam: What did you win?Me, making a toking motion.Adam: Good for you.Me: Decriminalization of small amounts of pot won, there’s still an income tax, and no more dog racing.Adam: Not surprising.Me: Oh, and Kerry won again.Adam: There’s a shocker.Me: I assume you voted against him?Adam: [making a phish noise]: Duh.Me: [...]
Me, pulling out “The Official Massachusetts Information for Voters” guide: I have no idea what else I’m voting for.[Note, for those of you not on Facebook, Adam and I have moved our dispute over there, and he wrote: "actually, I'll just come out and say it- I'm voting for Obama. Reluctantly, but he's the better [...]
I know this video pisses Adam off, but I don’t care. I found it powerful. Remember to vote tomorrow, no matter who you’re voting for.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
I noticed a bunch of kids wearing “I voted” stickers today at kindergarten pick up today. Me: Did you vote, Doodles?Doodles: Yes!Me: You didn’t get a sticker?Doodles: I put it on my notebook.Me: Ah. Is it a secret or will you tell me who you voted for?Doodles: I’ll tell you.Me: Who did you vote for?Doodles: [...]
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Kate Feiffer visited Doodles’s school today to read from her book President Pennybaker. There’s been talk of the election and as part of the day, apparently an election was held. I didn’t know about this, until I noticed late in the day that Doodles was wearing an “I Voted” sticker. Me: You voted today?Doodles: Yep.Me: [...]
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
For the record, my parents are Democrats. So maybe I should just send this to Adam’s family: