Women who have been through pregnancy tend to say pregnancy is not always easy, but that it is very much worth it for the child's sake. Turns out to be doubly worth it: According to new research in the Journal ... READ MORE
Don't know whether to be insulted or flattered. Someone stuck the search term "conservative jerks" into Google, and this blog ranked #2. Addendum: Now this blog ranks #1... I guess I shouldn't have said anything ... READ MORE
Jack Rich has a good post up on the Olympics, which brings to my mind a pet peeve about them from the other night. Husband David watched a lot of Olympic coverage, while I hadn't watched any. One evening, he ... READ MORE
Just for fun, husband David sent over a quiz. Who was awarded the largest number of purple hearts? A. John McCain, whose injuries were so severe that four years after his release from the Hanoi Hilton he was prevented from ... READ MORE
Army Spc. Joe Roche has perhaps the harshest words yet for Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11, describing its impact on the morale of our troops deployed overseas as "devastating." In typical Joe fashion, he did something about the matter. He made ... READ MORE
Always-thoughtful blogger Jack Rich has another worthy essay on his life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness blog, this time a reasoned rebuttal to the bumper sticker slogan "War is Not the Answer." Jack's blog is one of the best ... READ MORE
Husband David has a letter published in the Washington Post today. It was written in response to this Post op-ed by Ronald D. Asmus beginning: Harry Truman must be turning over in his grave. The planned withdrawal of U.S. troops ... READ MORE
Blogger and Project 21 member La Shawn Barber has some blunt words for a few NBA All Stars who apparently have more courage on the court than they do in real life ... READ MORE
Readers will notice a new feature on this blog -- the opportunity to e-mail the url of any blog post you especially like (or dislike) to a friend. To use this feature, click on the little envelope with an arrow ... READ MORE
A friend drew our attention this evening to this Washington Post story in which an AFL-CIO leader gives this advice to Pentagon employees who are union members: Our job is to be the irritant, piss ant stinging them on their ... READ MORE
