Despite the packed outdoor stadium, the hype and the hoopla, Obama’s acceptance speech was disappointing.
I watched most of Hillary’s speech to the delegates and she was articulate, gracious and fiery. I didn’t see anything else of the convention until Joe Biden’s weirdly unenthusiastic 15 minutes.
And then Barack.
First, the talking heads (“babbling inanely heads”) breathlessly [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Peep’s passing
Posted in Chickens, tagged death on August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We are legal again. In the chicken-ownership sense.
Peep died this morning. Daniel was home alone during her final days, since the kids & I are still in New York, and he buried her next to Shirley under the redbud. In life, Peep was Shirley’s close second-in-command, the lieutenant who ensured the rest of the flock [...]
Full Teen
Posted in Daily Scratch, tagged birthday, kids, parents on August 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Shara is a pre-teen no longer. At 2:30ish this am she graduated to full-teen: 13.
To celebrate, we played a round of mini-golf, shopped for school clothes, and are having a barbecue at Stephanie & Mark’s house. There will be cake. And presents. She’s having a great day.
Spending time with Thor and Milo reminds me of [...]
