GI Joes don velcro

I’ve always loved reading Slate, which some would argue further suggests I’ve got a strong liberal streak to me (I’m not here to support or refute that suggestion, not today anyway). Today’s article about new Army uniforms is one example of why. Not only does it cover the slightly obscure but (I would argue) highly …

tailgating in Mountain Home

Continuing my obsessive coverage of the Bomber-Goblin Friday-night matchup, here’s the preview story for the day from the Bulletin. I’ll be there for the tailgate party! And for those getting weary of my football rants, I promise it’ll all be over in another 48 hours! 🙂 Go Bombers! Pep rally this afternoon By SONNY ELLIOTT …

political digression

I’m a week into classes now — far along enough to be slightly behind in my reading (though not as much as I’ve been at this point many times in the past, so that’s progress), but not really far enough to have spent much time looking at campaign ’04 through a newly enlightened lens, I’d …

I love my dad, too.

I was really quite a daddy’s girl when I was a young kid, and there are pictures to prove it. My grandma gave me a Polaroid at this year’s annual Gilbert family reunion that was taken (according to the picture) May 20, 1979 — shortly before my second birthday. The look on my dad’s face …

I love my mom.

In spite of the inevitable ups and downs, I’ve always had great affection and love for my mother. She’s got an amazing joie de vivre about her that I’m happy to have inherited/learned. Plus, she’s just a wonderful, giving, energetic, ambitious and witty woman. Many of these reasons I love my mom so much were …

I found a diner!

One of my favorite places to eat when I lived in DC was this fabulous place called the Silver Diner, of which there are seventeen in the metro DC area. I used to go with Mark for late Sunday breakfasts where he could get corned beef hash {ick} and I could have a very traditional …