becky | March 25, 2010
Holy Health Care debates batman! You all did an excellent job of not fighting on March 23rd but were the smashed windows and cut gas lines on the 24th really necessary? It’s quite clear this country needs to hug it out. Not to mention a Coke and a smile. Since I am one of those [...]
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becky | March 23, 2010
Today is the anniversary of my expulsion from my mother’s uterus. This is such an important date that I have forgotten my own birthday countless times these past few weeks. Oddly enough, there are other things on my mind. Since I’m the Princess (pause for gagging) I’m usually all over March 23rd like sugar on a Peep. In past [...]
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becky | October 30, 2008
“Hey buddy, last night you were really thrashing around. Kicking your legs and making crazy angry noises. Did you have a bad dream?” “Oh yeah! I did!” “Can you tell me what it was about?” “Well, I had this card. And you cut a hole right in the middle of it. I was mad! So mad, in fact, [...]
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becky | October 29, 2008
Wordless Wednesday
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becky | October 20, 2008
Weird. Did you know Halloween is at the end of this month? Huh. I hadn’t noticed. Nope. Not me. My kid hasn’t either. Oh and if you believe this, there’s a snowblower in Maui I want to sell you. Halloween. HALLOWEEN! I’m not sure which came first, my insanity for this holiday that rubbed off [...]
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becky | October 7, 2008
* If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you’re “exotic, different.” * Grow up in Alaska eating moose burgers, a quintessential American story. * If your name is Barack you’re a radical, unpatriotic Muslim. * Name your kids Willow, Trig and Track, you’re a maverick. * Graduate from Harvard law School and [...]
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becky | October 2, 2008
Watching The Presidential Debate with An Eight Year Old: Ben: Mom, what is a debate? Me: Well it’s an argument sort of. A discussion really. Ben: Senator Obama? They should be calling him President Obama! Me: Well he’s not President… yet. Ben: Mom! Look at this guy! [as he shows me his dragon dude] Me: [...]
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becky | September 19, 2008
(I know this is a lame excuse for a post but if you could see the nothingness that is the creative part of my brain, you would understand. There are cobwebs in there. A vast hole of nothing. “Hello? Anyone home?” Nope. I got nothing… So I give you George W. Bush to do my [...]
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becky | September 17, 2008
[] Wordless Wednesday
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becky | September 5, 2008
[] A perfect example of the GOP’s complete hypocrisy. I wonder if Jon Stewart will marry me?
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