It was the most highly anticipated SNL in years and it drew the largest audience in 14 years. There was no real side by side comparison and Tina Fey and Sarah Palin hardly acknowledged each other when they passed at a “press conference” podium. It was tough to tell the two apart by looking or even, [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Saturday Night Laughs
October 20, 2008
Pain vs. Pleasure at the Pumps
October 16, 2008
I won’t say filling up is fun, but it is a lot less depressing these days. I pulled up to a station in the heart of D.C. by the Taft Bridge. Four weeks ago regular was 4.37. Today it was 3.49! Now I know we’re getting e-mails from some of you finding bargains under 3 bucks, [...]
Final-Round Relief
October 15, 2008
It’s been a seemingly endless campaign…and the debates have seemingly been endless. As I stock up on dramamine and rolaids from watching the stock market swings…I am one of those very much looking forward to tonight’s final presidential debate. The race has been grueling and riveting! The stakes have never been higher. The times have [...]
A Break from the Bells
October 13, 2008
Aside from the Redskins loss, this weekend was a fine one. The biggest reason … after five days in a row of watching the numbers do a nose dive on Wall Street at the top of our 4:00 news, we got a break from it all. The sound of silence from the markets was a relief [...]
Multitasking Mom
October 13, 2008
Of necessity, many of us have become multitaskers…and every day we get opportunities to fine tune the skill. A couple of weeks ago, I was tidying up my bedroom, watching tv and I may have been talking on my cell phone (about business) when I must have decided it was the perfect time (or the only [...]