Four years ago a group of girlfriends put their heads, hearts, and rolodexes together to get the gears in motion to elect Barack Obama to the White House. They were wildly successful (and perhaps mildly wild too). These women dubbed themselves GASP (Girlfriends Appalled By Sarah … [Read more...] about Rock the Night for Obama with GASP
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Wake County Voters Guide
The election is right around the corner. I really need this election to be over. It's exhausting for everyone. The calling, the writing, the door knocking, the stumping, the debating, the trolling, the tweeting, the hyperventilating. If I feel this bad I can't imagine how the … [Read more...] about Wake County Voters Guide
Obama Still Rings True – (Not Quite) Wordless Wednesday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9D5QcQli-W4 … [Read more...] about Obama Still Rings True – (Not Quite) Wordless Wednesday
Causing a Stir
I've been up to my usual stirring and whirring at Cafe Mom's The Stir. Here are links to some of my recent posts. If you read the comments, you'll see that I have a lot of haters. I'm OK with that. What really strikes are the paucity of comments on my post about healthcare. … [Read more...] about Causing a Stir
I wrote about Newt Gingrich and didn’t even need antacids.
I'm over at The Stir today dishing dirt and making some noise about Newt Gingrich. Deal thinks his name sounds like "Grinch" or "Gettin' rich." He's pretty savvy for a six-year old, eh? … [Read more...] about I wrote about Newt Gingrich and didn’t even need antacids.
Wake County Election Day
I haven't much time but I wanted to wedge in one last word about today's election. It's raining, and I'm off to work my polling place for a few hours. I took Bird and Deal with me to vote this morning. Bird just so happens to have third grade CogAt testing today so I let him fill … [Read more...] about Wake County Election Day
Schools Benefit Us All – So VOTE
There was a time before I had children that I paid no attention to schools and school issues. I didn't see the relevance to my own life. I figured schools only mattered to the students and the parents, and sadly, I paid little attention to teachers back then. I took teachers for … [Read more...] about Schools Benefit Us All – So VOTE