Matt Damon called me yesterday. Oh yes he did! He wanted to drive me around on Tuesday. Come pick me up in his fancy limousine, I suppose, and ply me with champagne as we cruise my suburban town. Of course, one look at my Facebook feed and it turns out–the big slut–he’d called most of [...]
Thursday, October 25, 2012
You all know that I’m extremely liberal in my political views, and politics isn’t something I like to discuss on this blog. However, I’ve been amused by the mailings I’ve been getting lately, so I thought I’d share. The national election isn’t getting much play–we are a blue state through and through when it comes [...]
Adam leaves the light on in our closet all the time. All. The. Time. It annoys me. Adam is a very green person when he feels like it, but that doesn’t include turning off the lights or simply putting on a jacket instead of cranking up the fireplace. But today, we were both getting dressed [...]
Friday, September 28, 2012
Tonight there is a $75,000 a person dinner with Mitt Romney at the home of the president of the New England Patriots, Jonathan Kraft. How do I know this? Because my still registered-as-a-Republican husband got an e-mail invite from a former coworker. Just $75,000? Let check the change in the couch and see what we [...]
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 [...]