Overslept today. No doubt because I didn’t get home until after 11:00 last night. {sigh} I really don’t know how this whole Wednesday night practicum thing is going to work out. Thankfully, it’s only ’til May 6. In other “this semester is killing me” news, plane tickets to Hawaii keep getting more expensive and I’m …

Although my powers as a rainmaker are known (and documented), apparently it does not translate into also being able to summon up precipitation of the frozen variety. For the 24 hours beginning Monday afternoon, the Weather Channel was predicting 1-3 inches of snow in Dallas last night. Alas, we didn’t get a single flake, as …

Seriously, guys, sometimes it can be so easy to make us girls happy. (I’m not saying ALL the time, but definitely some of the time!) I mean, when something big happens to me, sure, I’m thrilled (witness last week’s excitement over cheap airfare to DC and AnnaLisa’s trip to Dallas!). But then something small can …

It was palatable. You could taste the fear and/or excitement in the air today everywhere I went. While doing my regular Monday “practicum Liz” shift at the library today, I didn’t even have to hear the word “snow” to know that something was afoot. And indeed, my most recent check of the error-prone weather.com forecast …

Tonight I went to one of my favorite restaurants, BJ’s, to have some dinner and do some light (ha) gender-law reading. (And really, can you think of a better thing to read about at BJ’s than laws that discriminate against women?!?!) I went there specifically to indulge in their fabulous fried chicken — which, incidentally, …

Here’s a story from my hometown newspaper that’s left me baffled. I mean, seriously, is this the only thing they can find to do?? Alcohol ordinance on BCQC agenda An ordinance to prohibit persons younger than 21 from attempting to purchase or obtaining alcoholic beverages from retail dealers or other public or private clubs in …

Today was my first adventure in carpooling with a coworker of mine, Susan, who lives about 15-20 minutes south of me but drives essentially the same route as I do to work. Given that the haul from our appointed meeting place is still a good 45 minutes, it’s nice to share the driving responsibilities (and …

I saw this briefly maybe as a ticker item on CNN yesterday, but here’s a SHOCKING (really?) revelation: Abstinence-only education just won’t work. From Quick. Abstinence programs impotent? Abstinence-only programs — the hallmark of the Bush administration’s federal sex education policy — seem to have little impact on the behavior of Texas teenagers. The first …

Excellent news, my friends. One of my favorite people in this world, my very good friend AnnaLisa (from DC), is coming to visit for a long weekend in March. She bought her ticket today for the first weekend of both mine and Daniel’s spring breaks (thankfully, they coincide) and will be in town for about …

Writing a good headline isn’t easy — I know, I’ve had to do it (or rather, attempt to do it). And I’m not talking about these pathetic excuses for headlines on the good ol’ blog, I’m talking about two-inch-type newspaper ones. Yesterday, my hometown newspaper had a doozie. Take a peek. I just think that’s …