Now that it is December, everyone is in full holiday mode and the rest of the month will fly by quickly. A's last day in school is Wednesday, 19 December, which is just two weeks from tomorrow. So if there is anything that I need to get done before I have 24/7 companionship, I had better get busy!
I only have a few more cards to write and address, and will start mailing them next week. With the exception of a gift card for my nephew (boring, I know but he is 18), I am done shopping - I just have the big task of wrapping ahead of me. I am not a good gift wrapper, so hopefully the bright, pretty paper will distract everyone from the thick corners, crooked seams and overabundance of tape.
Another big job for me is the making and baking of Christmas treats. J wants to give a tin of goodies to each of his direct reports, plus his manager and his colleague. That is a total of eight tins. I deliberately bought small ones so I won't be rivaling any candy factories in my efforts, but it will still take a lot of stirring and dipping. I will make chocolate fudge and peanut butter/chocolate Buckeyes (of course), and maybe one or two types of cookies.
Speaking of Buckeyes, Ohio State is ranked #1 in the BCS and will play LSU for the championship - yea! I don't think that LSU should be #2 with not one but TWO losses to their credit, but I honestly don't know which team I would pick to take their place...perhaps Kansas but certainly not any team that failed to win their conference or has two losses. I just hope this year that Ohio State actually shows up to play the championship game and doesn't disgrace itself or its fans.
Ho Ho Ho!
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Going to the candidates' debate
I turned on the CNN/YouTube Republican presidential candidate debate last night just to see Anderson Cooper and ended up watching it for a while. I did fine until abortion was discussed and I got so mad that I wanted to throw a glass at the television.
It was my first time to see some of these people in action. It did not take long for J and I to develop a distinct dislike of Matt Romney - our impression is that of a smug, slick, pompous, pomaded jerk. After he spoke, I felt as though I should take a shower.
Our reactions to the men at either end of the stage - Duncan Hunter and Tom Tancredo - were WTF? The "W" being "who?" Whoever they are, Duncan needs to find another makeup tech because the bronzer was way too heavy last night.
Fred Thompson is a joke. What I saw last night reminded me of that old Saturday Night Live skit spoofing Admiral Stockdale after his debate with Al Gore and Dan Quayle. He looked, at times, confused and his answers were anything but clear, and not in a deliberate "I'm going to dance around the question" kind of way. He just looked inept.
(Side note: whatever happened to Dan Quayle? Wait, I really don't care.)
We were really qujite impressed with Mike Huckabee and his clear, concise answers. He seems to be sincere, well-informed, humble, and he speaks calmly and knowlegably. Go figure.
Rudy Giuliani did fine, and will John McCain EVER let us forget that he served in Vietnam? I rather like McCain although I don't agree with him on many issues, but as my friend Stephanie says, his handlers probably bite their nails and hold their breath whenever he speaks for fear of him saying something outrageous.
Which leaves Ron Paul, who came across to me as the Dennis Kucinich of the Republican candidates. Except that Ron Paul takes himself seriously. Go figure.
It was my first time to see some of these people in action. It did not take long for J and I to develop a distinct dislike of Matt Romney - our impression is that of a smug, slick, pompous, pomaded jerk. After he spoke, I felt as though I should take a shower.
Our reactions to the men at either end of the stage - Duncan Hunter and Tom Tancredo - were WTF? The "W" being "who?" Whoever they are, Duncan needs to find another makeup tech because the bronzer was way too heavy last night.
Fred Thompson is a joke. What I saw last night reminded me of that old Saturday Night Live skit spoofing Admiral Stockdale after his debate with Al Gore and Dan Quayle. He looked, at times, confused and his answers were anything but clear, and not in a deliberate "I'm going to dance around the question" kind of way. He just looked inept.
(Side note: whatever happened to Dan Quayle? Wait, I really don't care.)
We were really qujite impressed with Mike Huckabee and his clear, concise answers. He seems to be sincere, well-informed, humble, and he speaks calmly and knowlegably. Go figure.
Rudy Giuliani did fine, and will John McCain EVER let us forget that he served in Vietnam? I rather like McCain although I don't agree with him on many issues, but as my friend Stephanie says, his handlers probably bite their nails and hold their breath whenever he speaks for fear of him saying something outrageous.
Which leaves Ron Paul, who came across to me as the Dennis Kucinich of the Republican candidates. Except that Ron Paul takes himself seriously. Go figure.
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