Lace Anniversary

Beloved and I jumped the broom (literally) thirteen years ago Monday. I know, January? But Maryland weather being what it is, instead of the blizzard that we had every right to expect, the sky was blue; birds were chirping. It was a splendid affair.

A little trivia for ya -- Another January 14 marriage is the short-lived one between Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio.

Apparently, this is our lace anniversary. Does that mean I'm supposed to buy sassy underwear? I gotta think of something clever because belle-mere is leaving for two weeks and there goes our built-in babysitter. Ideas?

Is Obama Gen X?

Like many Gen X, I feel a seething rage toward the Baby Boom. This Joshua Glenn article and this John Broder article have really unpacked for me a lot of my unexamined political reactions toward the candidates. If I allow myself to think of Obama, who is technically a little too old, as my generation, then I have to admit, his "change" message feels substantial to me.

Whereas if I think of him as just another boomer politician, it rings hollow. I'm inclined to think he's an all-talk, no action boomer.

Quality Counts

The Quality Counts report is in and, as a transplant from top-ranked Maryland to bottom-ranked Arizona, I could just cry...