Off the top of my head, Michelle Duggar with her 37 children is the only woman I can think of who doesn’t use birth control, ever. The rest of us ladies throughout our childbearing years, either through unanticipated abstinence, swallowing little pink pills, lubing up a plastic flying saucer, tying our tubes, inserting an IUD, faking a headache, or hoarding the ‘sponge’ (a moment of silence, I loved the sponge), did what we thought necessary to prevent overpopulation. But let’s not talk … [Read more...]
Monday motherhood (sort of): compassionate capitalism
There was a minor concern with the girls’ dental insurance company over a rejected claim. Today, I finally called to resolve the issue. Nothing interesting to tell. Case closed. I was grateful we have good insurance for our children. But then my wheels got spinning… What is socialism? Is it all bad? “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural … [Read more...]
The later than it should be cup: Friday, November 5, 2010
Tomas is a hurricane now hovering over Haiti. (Didn’t mean to alliterate.) The Christian Science Monitor provides information on how we can help. And Haiti needs our help. Another Qantas jet had to make an emergency landing today in Singapore. This is the second unexpected landing of a Qantas plane is as many days. Qantas has now grounded its Airbus 380s, equipped with Rolls Royce engines. While unemployment remained flat at 9.6% in October, good news can still be found if you know where … [Read more...]