Sundays are my favorite days and a Sunday that is also Halloween is the best. I love Halloween. Today, there is a bright blue sky serving as the perfect background for the gold, orange, bronze, bright red, rust and yellow that is fall foliage. My computer desk looks out over my back yard–tiny though it…

The New York Times has the coolest interactive map where you can create your own election scenerio. I used polls from RealClear Politics to figure out who was going to win. In my scenerio, Kerry wins it 272-266. Of course, something could go horribly wrong . . . Please consider donating to my efforts in…

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For my cat died last night, curled up in front of the fireplace. For he was 14 years old. For I had had him since he was born, the only surviving kitten from a litter of five. For he started out in Memphis, moved to Indiana (3 houses), moved to Arkansas (2 houses), moved to…

Quite a few people have been writing about being blue. I used to get depressed quite a bit. In the early years of Mr. GM, I was borderline insane. A lot was going on then–my sister had died just a few years earlier; my parents got divorced; I was poor and not liking my school…

Not my own homework hell, but my son’s. He’s nine. He spends an hour to an hour and a half doing homework every night. It’s a burden for all of us. I know that there is something important about homework–learning responsibility and all that. And my son doesn’t really mind doing his homework. He’s good…

First, there’s always Bitch, Ph.D.’s links. They are always interesting. I ran into some though that I wanted to share. Crooked Timber discusses a 527 group’s use of popup ads–which are currently unregulated–in the final days of the election. For some lighter fare, but no less political, check out Tom Burka’s blog. You gotta laugh…

Why is it that so much right-wing commentary is full of conspiracy theory stuff, claiming that the news items that have come out lately were planned by the liberal media to support Kerry? Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure

The American Research Group shows Kerry ahead in quite a few of the battleground states–including Florida. Bloomberg reports that polls in Florida are dead even or with Kerry in a slight lead. They also report that Kerry has gained about 4 points in Florida while Bush has lost 2. If Kerry gets Florida, life gets…