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Dumb and dumber

I can’t decide who’s dumber: the genius who came up with the idea of giving the car companies $40 billion when the Senate already voted not to give them $17 billion, or the governor of Illinois.
Watching Rod Blagojevich act like everything’s fine, go on about his business governing the state, and refuse […]

Posted 17 December 2008 † Brigette Russell § Economy § Politics ‡ Comments (5) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,

Today I am…

Bookmarking stupid New York Times and Santa Fe New Mexican editorials that make me scream and want to write blog posts about, then not having the time to do it.
Trying to organize my desk and all my homeschooling papers. Organization shall set you free – except when you are a truly sick OCD sufferer […]

Posted 20 November 2008 † Brigette Russell § Homeschooling § Personal ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

Sick

In both senses, literal and figurative.
Literally, I’ve been down with a brutal stomach flu, hence no posts in the last few days. As luck would have it, my husband was out of town, so I was on my own with the kids, and pretty much let the three eldest run wild and trash the […]

Posted 13 November 2008 † Brigette Russell § Economy § Personal ‡ Comments (10) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Will work for money…or not

Naturally the man I hired to come do yardwork today didn’t show up. This happens quite often around here. I call a handyman or road grader or some other tradesman who placed an ad or put up a flyer and arrange to have him come do some work, then the guy doesn’t show. […]

Posted 29 September 2008 † Brigette Russell § Economy § Personal ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: