So, Minnesota still is a one Senator state. As opposed to a Senate race, Norm Coleman has decided to drag Minnesotans slowly, painfully, through an entire marathon. On our faces. Over a dirt road. Thanks Norm.
And at last count before the appeal was filed, Al Franken was ahead by 315 votes.
Governor Tim Pawlenty took the state budget and made some line item cuts to programs to keep the state on budget. He technically has the right, but it smacks of campaigning for 2012. Poorly. It seems quite early to start, especially with something so risky and which could backfire in a huge way. So, good luck with that Republican bid for president in 2012, Gov. Pawlenty. And best of luck in 2010 when the state and the country decide if you did something difficult but wise, or somthing that was clearly a transparent bid for a nomination that was too early and too cruel.
In other MN news, a mother has absconded with her 13-year old son, who suffers from Hodgkin's Lymphoma, because the state was going to force him to receive chemo and radiation. The family believes in "alternative" medicines, like vitamins, to cure cancer. She's on her way to Mexico with him to avoid chemo. A warrant has been issued for her arrest. This is sad. Doctors say this cancer is 90% curable with chemo and radiation.
But. This family, with two adult parents and a child who would be old enough for the court to ask who he wanted to live with if his parents were divorcing, can certainly make their own decisions. I'm actually a little embarrassed that the government is interfering (yeah, I'm still a democrat). I think this family should be able to decide to let their son die if they want to. Is it completely idiotic and tragic? Yes. But idiocy is not illegal in this country. I think it's wrong for the government to be involved.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Random Thoughts
I burnt the crap out of my face today. I was so windy and cold, I never thought to put on sunscreen.
On the bright side, we completed the garage sale today and I hear we might have made over $300. And I got rid of all that crap. And we may be having another one in the fall at MIL's house.
We sent the nukkies to the nukkie fairy tonight. I ran to Target at 9:30 to pick up gifts from the fairy, but at least Meimei was asleep by the time I got back. The nukkie fairy very nearly went overboard with a pony barn and a keyboard, but found she might be overcompensating and got them each a plastic monkey cup and plate instead. She even put back the new purses in the checkout lane.
In other gifting news, Kitten's birthday is today and we got her a scooter. However, since she's totally "Careful Carol", she basically pushes it like she's walking, she doesn't really ride on it. Four years today. I'll always remember her birth as the one that didn't make me want to chew off my own limbs.
I finished the vamp crack, including the new book, and now I'm not sure how I'm going to wait for the next one. I felt like the last two didn't really tie together very well, but maybe they don't have to. They're far enough into the story that the books can be a little bit more random and the fans will still read and enjoy.
And now I'm on the waiting list for the Book Crack selection.
On the bright side, we completed the garage sale today and I hear we might have made over $300. And I got rid of all that crap. And we may be having another one in the fall at MIL's house.
We sent the nukkies to the nukkie fairy tonight. I ran to Target at 9:30 to pick up gifts from the fairy, but at least Meimei was asleep by the time I got back. The nukkie fairy very nearly went overboard with a pony barn and a keyboard, but found she might be overcompensating and got them each a plastic monkey cup and plate instead. She even put back the new purses in the checkout lane.
In other gifting news, Kitten's birthday is today and we got her a scooter. However, since she's totally "Careful Carol", she basically pushes it like she's walking, she doesn't really ride on it. Four years today. I'll always remember her birth as the one that didn't make me want to chew off my own limbs.
I finished the vamp crack, including the new book, and now I'm not sure how I'm going to wait for the next one. I felt like the last two didn't really tie together very well, but maybe they don't have to. They're far enough into the story that the books can be a little bit more random and the fans will still read and enjoy.
And now I'm on the waiting list for the Book Crack selection.
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Book Selection Voting - Descriptions
Ning didn't have a polling option, so I'm using my blog to run a poll for the book selections. Use the comments to suggest others. This is a way to see in which genres everyone's interests lie, as well, please vote on all. Scroll to the bottom for the polls.
The Devil in the White City - Erik Larson Nonfiction
The 1893 Chicago World's Fair is the setting for this true story contrasting Daniel H. Burnahm, the designer and builder assigned the mammoth task of constructing all the structures for the fair and Herman Webster Mudgett, a serial killer who traps and kills women in his hotel located only blocks from the fair site. A well-researched and gripping tale.
2003
Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl - Barry Lyga Teen Fiction
A fifteen-year-old "geek" who keeps a list of the high school jocks and others who torment him, and pours his energy into creating a great graphic novel, encounters Kyra, Goth Girl, who helps change his outlook on almost everything, including himself.
2007
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao - Oscar Diaz Fiction
Oscar, an overweight ghetto nerd in New Jersey dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and of finding love. But he may never get what he wants because of an ancient curse that has haunted Oscar's family for generations. Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize.
Waterland - Graham Swift Fiction
History teacher Tom Crick, on the verge of a forced retirement, regales his students with a tale of love and murder in England’s Fen country, from Victorian times to the present.
Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie Fiction
Saleem Sinai, who was born at the stroke of midnight on Aug. 15, 1947 (the moment of India's independence from Britain), finds his life, like the lives of the 1,001 other children born at the same time, bound up with India's fate as an independent nation. In 1993, Midnight’s Children was awarded the Booker of Bookers prize as the best novel to be awarded the Booker Prize in its first 25 years.
Galatea 2.2 - Richard Powers Fiction
An English professor uses his literary knowledge to help a cognitive neurologist create a thinking machine that can pass a comprehensive master's exam for an advanced degree in English; in the process, he discovers that Helen has developed a mind of her own.
The Dante Club - Matthew Pearl Fiction
Someone is killing prominent Bostonians in 1865 according to punishments meted out in Dante's Inferno. Members of the Dante Club speed up their translation of The Divine Comedy to try and stop the murders.
Here's Your Hat, What's Your Hurry - Elizabeth McCracken Fiction, Short Stories
An American Library Association Notable Book, this collection of marvelously inventive short stories introduces many quirky characters and weird situations, all described in a down-to-earth voice and endearing language.
The Devil in the White City - Erik Larson Nonfiction
The 1893 Chicago World's Fair is the setting for this true story contrasting Daniel H. Burnahm, the designer and builder assigned the mammoth task of constructing all the structures for the fair and Herman Webster Mudgett, a serial killer who traps and kills women in his hotel located only blocks from the fair site. A well-researched and gripping tale.
2003
Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl - Barry Lyga Teen Fiction
A fifteen-year-old "geek" who keeps a list of the high school jocks and others who torment him, and pours his energy into creating a great graphic novel, encounters Kyra, Goth Girl, who helps change his outlook on almost everything, including himself.
2007
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao - Oscar Diaz Fiction
Oscar, an overweight ghetto nerd in New Jersey dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and of finding love. But he may never get what he wants because of an ancient curse that has haunted Oscar's family for generations. Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize.
Waterland - Graham Swift Fiction
History teacher Tom Crick, on the verge of a forced retirement, regales his students with a tale of love and murder in England’s Fen country, from Victorian times to the present.
Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie Fiction
Saleem Sinai, who was born at the stroke of midnight on Aug. 15, 1947 (the moment of India's independence from Britain), finds his life, like the lives of the 1,001 other children born at the same time, bound up with India's fate as an independent nation. In 1993, Midnight’s Children was awarded the Booker of Bookers prize as the best novel to be awarded the Booker Prize in its first 25 years.
Galatea 2.2 - Richard Powers Fiction
An English professor uses his literary knowledge to help a cognitive neurologist create a thinking machine that can pass a comprehensive master's exam for an advanced degree in English; in the process, he discovers that Helen has developed a mind of her own.
The Dante Club - Matthew Pearl Fiction
Someone is killing prominent Bostonians in 1865 according to punishments meted out in Dante's Inferno. Members of the Dante Club speed up their translation of The Divine Comedy to try and stop the murders.
Here's Your Hat, What's Your Hurry - Elizabeth McCracken Fiction, Short Stories
An American Library Association Notable Book, this collection of marvelously inventive short stories introduces many quirky characters and weird situations, all described in a down-to-earth voice and endearing language.
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