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A friend is getting an addition put on her house. The general contractor she hired is an acquaintence. He does fabulous work, so that’s not the issue. The issue is he told her he’d start Monday and it’s Wednesday and (last I spoke with her), he hasn’t started

Remember to go vote today! But if you are planning to vote for the wrong person, please stay home. :>)

You’ve all read about helicopter parents who hover over their children at school and drive their teachers nuts. Plus they make their children ill-prepared to enter the real world. That used to be problematic–but apparently mumsie and daddums have figured out the solution–they will hover over their child’s

I’m fascinated by the topic of education. In fact, I probably should have been a teacher, except that I rather dislike other people’s children. (Some of you will now be saying, well none of my teachers liked kids either, so what stopped you?) So, I keep up on

Halloween is one of the best days of the years. Let’s face it–it’s a holiday that is about candy. What is there not to love? There are no family obligations. No presents for picky relatives. (Not that any of my relatives are picky–especially the ones who read this

The Carnival of the Insanities is up over at Dr. Sanity. There are great posts and a link to 5000 Years of Middle East History in 90 seconds. Talk about cool.

You honestly could not pay me enough money to do this. (Via Ann Althouse)

Dancer. That’s right, according to this Bankrate article” the wealthy dancer is an oxymoron. “The vast majority of dancers cannot make a living off of dancing alone as a performer,” says John Munger, director of research and information for Dance/USA, an American dance service organization. “I believe less

NYC apartment woes. Enough said. UPDATE: For SheSaid who doesn’t wish to register with the NY Times. (I have a hotmail address that I use for all such registration.) Here are some of my favorite quotes: “One night, the sound was so horrendous I went up and knocked