Since Zoe magically discovered the secret to the doggy door less than 24 hours before our departure for Arkansas and other points north last week, we were somewhat concerned we’d come home yesterday and find one or more of the animals MIA. Happily, that was not the case. We arrived back to Plano last night …

It’s summertime, I’m not taking classes, and my workload is lower than usual. So life should be really easy right now, right? Alas, for whatever unknown reasons, it’s just *not*. And I don’t mean that I’m miserable — far from it. In fact, I’d say life is going pretty well … I’m looking forward to …

That’s what I felt like I went through this morning at my dentist’s office for a tooth cleaning. I was told to expect soreness for at least 2-3 days. UGH. I swear, I absolutely totally freaking HATE going to the dentist.

Today’s been one of those days where I’ve barely felt like I’ve been able to tread water. It’s been one meeting after the next, with an unusually high number of phone calls from random people asking questions that, truth be told, they should already know the answer to — not that I’m complaining, mind you, …

Yesterday, Rags was dead asleep on his bed in the living room — a place Zoe has become quite fond of sleeping herself — so rather than find another place, she just crawled onto his bed with him. I snapped a couple of pictures quickly, before one of them moved. Later, after she was asleep, …

So, to review, this is what seems to be going on vis-a-vis the United States’s relationship with the United Nations: President Bush is still rallying to get John Bolton, who once said he thought the UN was worthless, appointed as the U.S. Ambassador to the organization. The UN has been trying to get into Gitmo …

I had heard that Bush’s approval ratings have been sliding, but I had no idea how much … The June 27th issue of Newsweek sheds light on the latest New York Times/CBS News poll: 33 percent of Americans approve of the GOP-dominated Congress Compare that with 42 percent for the president himself Unbelievably, Newsweek reports, …

When Al Franken and Janeane Garafolo were making noise about starting the first nationwide liberal talk radio station, Air America, I thought for sure it would be, at the very least, an interesting media experiment/experience. I found out — ironically, during an impromptu Glenn Mitchell “open lines” call-in program last week — that Dallas has …

D.C. police chief’s car stolen The Associated PressUpdated: 10:44 p.m. ET June 20, 2005 WASHINGTON – District of Columbia Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey has personal insight into the city’s car theft problem. His unmarked black 1999 Ford Crown Victoria was stolen near his home. “When he went to go to the car to go …

My aunt Dalis sent me a few old pictures yesterday, and I was completely struck by how different I look now versus five years ago. In December 1998/January 1999, my family and I flew out to Seattle to visit Fred & Dalis there. It was immediately after I finished my college classes and literally less …