No woman I would ever be involved with goes to school for an MRS degree. Convenient, then, that I ended up married to one of the more ambitious, self-motivated women, nay, people I’ve ever met. Kerry certainly gets more press than I do, that’s for sure, but she also makes quite a bit more money. [...]
A couple days ago, we were trying to remember the name of a British comedian. As is so often the case, Morning Edition answered our questions for us. This guy: Is John Oliver. He’s the guy whose name we were looking for. And he’s going to win the States back for Mother England. Which would [...]
Today is the 50th anniversary of Strunk and White’s “Elements of Style.” Or so I heard on “Morning Edition.” I adore the book. It’s short; it’s my Bible. Kerry prefers the AP Stylebook, and sure, that’s a great book, too, but I’m pretty sure that the AP finds “Elements of Style” superior. Except when it [...]
I was on the way to work when they were playing the story about Sudanese basketball players. And frankly, it seemed a little silly. I know what you’re saying – by which I mean that I know what my little brother is saying – I don’t understand, I’m not willing to see how basketball affects [...]
Today, Barack Obama was sworn in as president, and NPR was all over it (as were we all – who else got one of those “STOP STREAMING THE INAUGURATION!” emails at work today?). NPR has collected all of their Inauguration ’09 coverage onto one helpful page. There are photos, stories, 105 year-olds, and all kinds [...]
Every day, I listen to at least 3-4 hours of public radio. Some of this is at home, some is in my car, and most of it is via podcast at work. And while I enjoy just about everything I listen to, it’s rare that I put on my headphones and hear a reporter talking [...]
If you read last night’s post on army fashion, you probably gathered that we watch a lot of “Project Runway” (and if not from that, then you surely noticed all the instances of one of us typing “make it work!”). And last night, Matthew and I watched the fantastic, campy, shark-jumping season premiere of “America’s [...]
I had started writing this post and it had kind of an awful pun in the first sentence. I proudly showed it to Matthew, who cringed and suggested that I start with my second sentence. A fine suggestion, provided I had thought about what the second sentence would be. Instead, I’ll give you the Reader’s [...]
Here are some stories not related to the election or the olympics that you may have missed this week: – People who don’t really know you on Facebook can’t handle rejection. Neither can your co-workers or ex-girlfriends. And the best part? They all look like Robert DiNiro. (Though, I am inclined to agree with the [...]
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Is Lady Gaga’s joke on us?
Given Lady Gaga’s background in performance art, I wonder if this whole thing is all just a big, crazy, elaborately costumed performance piece. What if the joke is on us, and she’s gotten rich by pretending to be a lace covered, possibly male pop star. If it is all a show, it’s totally brilliant.