A few months ago D. and I had new insulation installed in the house, which has made a huge difference this summer. Now I am not suggesting that my housekeeping and organizational skills are anything but impeccable, but let’s just say that we had to move everything out of the attic into the “baby’s room” [...]

Upon occasion, I take a news moratorium. I just exhaust myself with information and one day decide I can’t take it anymore, and spend a few days (weeks?) in blissful ignorance. Which is how I missed this whole BIRTHER MOVEMENT thing. At first, I thought people were talking about tabloid/reality show fodder such as these [...]