Big day today. We got Nathan’s first progress report with actual grades (not adjectives, like in kindergarten). Here it is: Naturally I immediately demanded to know why he didn’t get 102 on all of his spelling assignments, and when he didn’t have a good answer, I grounded him from the Wii for a week. In … Read more
The boys and I went to The Aquarium Shop on Sunday. I was thinking I’d get five small (<1″) damsels to cycle my aquarium before adding the “real” inhabitants, as I had done twice before. Instead, I got lucky with some trade-ins from a big reef tank, and came home with two larger (2″) Chromis … Read more
I encountered an interesting New York Times editorial today. It says, in part: Where is it written that only senators are qualified to become President? . . . Or where is it written that mere representatives aren’t qualified . . .? . . . Where is it written that governors and mayors, like Dianne Feinstein … Read more