I got home around 7:45 last night. About 15 minutes later, the carbon monoxide detector went off. My wonderful wife, who’s Indian name is “LivesWithABUMD”, mentioned that this was the second time it had gone off. The first time was just before I’d gotten home, and with LivesWithABUMD being a techie sort, she had assumed […]
I was so completely taken aback by Senator Craig’s abject failure to resign with some modicum of dignity that I couldn’t help asking him about it. I interviewed him last night from the stall next to his in the public Men’s room in Union Station. BUMD: “Senator, was your plea of guilty to the charge […]
This is an astounding headline: “Arrest Clouds Idaho Senator’s Future” (full story at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/28/AR2007082800122.html). Nevermind for a moment that Idaho Sen. Larry Craig is a closet homosexual who keeps voting against gay and lesbian legislation. Nevermind that he plead guilty to misdemeanor charges of lewd conduct in a men’s restroom. Cloudy future? You mean, there’s […]
You check CNN in the morning to plan your work day. Your friends have press secretaries. You look at the World News / Current Events section of the paper – to plan your weekend. You can plan your upcoming work week by looking at the press releases at Whitehouse.gov. You walk around with more badges […]
The other day my wife decided that I needed a new pillow. I tend to sweat on pillows, which may be why I needed a new one, and so she bought me a pillow from “Natura.” This is a wonderful new advance in pillow technology, in which the all wool pillow actually wicks moisture away […]