I love The Office. I am excited because this morning I bought Season Three. It's great! I was at Best Buy promptly at 10 am to get Season Three on DVD. And, because my husband and I are nutty like …
I Have Reached First Time Homebuyer Status!
I am now a homeowner. I have the status of being a first time homebuyer. It is terribly exciting. I was beginning to think it would never happen (I've actually been chronicling the experience on …
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Education in America, Part 3
This is the last rant on education...for now.I guess I'm baffled why we think that college is the right education for everyone, so we stick everyone on the same college prep coursework. I'm all for …
Why Can’t We Find Ourselves on a Map? (Or, Education in America, Part 2)
Yesterday I ranted a little bit about education in America. This was prompted by the school voucher controversy here in Utah, and a rather infamous "map" incident involving Miss South Carolina. I've …
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Education in America
By now, in all likelihood, you have probably seen the infamous video of Miss South Carolina answer to the question: Why can't Americans find their own country on a map? In case you haven't seen it, …
Go See Stardust (the movie)
If you like fairytales and fantasy -- the way they should be -- go see Stardust. I went last night, and it was great. The movie is based on a novel by Neil Gaiman. I like Neil Gaiman. He's very, very …