Monthly Archive: December 2005

Wal*Mart Protesters: Intellectual Elites Lose

Paul Johnson Forbes MagazinePaul Johnson describes an intellectual as someone who loves all humanity; it’s people they don’t like. The latest Anti-Wal*Mart protest reveals intellectual indifference to kids. At Christmas. The Washington Times reports...

Cooking From Scratch

And speaking of my grandmother. . . among the many remarkable things I could tell you about her: she has a blog. Check out this post about cooking from scratch in the 1930’s.

To Grandmother's House We Go. . .

“Hey, Mom, come quick!” Heart stops. What’s wrong??!! “Get your camera.” It’s just the Dude, with a Cuteness Alert. “You gotta get this for the blog!” So here’s our sweet Dancer, ready to hit...

A Cotillion Christmas

Janette at Common Sense Runs Wild (a Finalist for Best New Blog this year!) gives us a great bloggy roundup in the Cotillion Christmas this week. . . There are a bunch of great...

Phishing Fraud

There are 5.7 BILLION phishing fraud emails sent out each month! Amazing. Seems like half of those land in my account. Here’s an interesting online quiz to test your “phishing IQ.” I scored very...

Making Money vs Making a Movie

Brokeback breakdown. Why does Hollywood continue to invest time, talent and treasure into products nobody wants? Brokeback Mountain is receiving rave reviews. But seen in only 69 theatres in 21 cities? Lots of ink;...