Life in the Land of Dreamy Dreams

…I now have to go outside now and water my plants. They’re dying, wilted and sad in the August swelter.
Only then is it time to go back to figuring out if they’ll drown in Hurricane Gustav.

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From Wonkette (emphasis mine):
ROVE, YOU SCOURGE: Talking about the possibility of Hurricane Gustav making landfall during the Republican convention, Karl Rove tells Fox News, “The Republicans can’t seem to get a break when it comes to August and when it comes to the weather.” Right in the middle of the president’s vacation, frequently! Stupid [...]

This conversation happened while bringing the new Senegal into the house on Saturday:
Mom: Gotta work on a name now.
Alison: I was thinking Dewey.
Mom: (pause) Since when are you such a fan of the decimal system?
Alison: (slowly shakes her head) Mom, that’s just sad.

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That’s what this idiot, Stuart Shepard, asks 1 million times in 2 and a half minutes- all to try to drown out (har har) Obama’s acceptance speech in Denver.

And yet, I cannot get this thing out of my head. It will no doubt shock you to discover that the schmuck is one of James Dobson’s [...]

…um. Lots, actually.
We traveled, and hosted travelers. Read much, wrote some. Geared up for the political season. Got stood up by Mayor Nagin. Toured vaunted institutions of higher education pretending to be mature so as to fool the admissions people into thinking she comes from people of class and allow her to attend.
Along [...]