On the redecorating front, last Friday I ordered a light fixture for my dining room – I can’t wait for it to get here! Here’s a “before” picture of my laundry room:

I think you can see why I’m happy to get it redone. Here’s what …

The news has been far too distressing and depressing lately, so I’m on a bit of a news strike – turning my thoughts selfishly to my own personal environment rather than the world. Work is getting done on the remodeling of my laundry room. Even half done and still ripped …

Well, work has started on the repairs on my laundry room! I’ve picked out black and white tile for the floor and “Jamaican Sea” for the walls. If nothing else, it should be bright.

Since when did “troop” come to mean one soldier? I thought a troop was a group of soldiers and “trooper” was one soldier. Merriam-Webster OnLine agrees with me. I keep hearing news reports of “6 troops” killed in the war and think it means 6 troops of soldiers have died, …

This is odd and amusing.

Protesters Across the Nation Try to ‘Stop Business as Usual’. And in my own town, Protesters block Congress Avenue – the police declared it an unlawful assembly and around 50 people were arrested. Tear gas was used to disperse the crowd. Here are some …

The Washington Post editorial department has been writing editorials that are supportive of President Bush’s Iraq policy…until today. They still support the idea of war with Iraq, but they are now saying:

… with more diplomatic suppleness, more flexibility on timing and less arrogant tactics and rhetoric, the

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I know it’s hard not to play “what if,” but I think it’s just awful that all the news coverage of the Elizabeth Smart return seems to be blaming the child for not escaping or fighting against her attackers. She’s a little girl! She was scared and confused – just …

Wow, I guess the legislature has nothing better to do – freedom fries? Are you sure someone from The Onion didn’t hack CNN?

Not that they should be worried about anything else.

In the name of defending life, the White House offers a policy that would bring

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As always, love The Onion: “Bush Offers Taxpayers Another $300 If We Go To War.