Monthly Archive: February 2009

An Unwelcome Visitor in Our Front Yard 4

An Unwelcome Visitor in Our Front Yard

And we thought the chicken woes were over. Shauna handed me Chloe on a leash to chase him off. She very much enjoyed that. The rooster? Not so much.

Stimulus Turns Infrastructure From Main Course to Garnish 3

Stimulus Turns Infrastructure From Main Course to Garnish

There's a lot of talk of President Obama's economic stimulus plan and I've been watching it closely. Our nation definitely needs investments in critical infrastructure like transportation and telecommunication as we see bridges collapse and broadband rankings drop further and...

Adventures in Parenthood: Vol. 1, Part 1 1

Adventures in Parenthood: Vol. 1, Part 1

I always felt ill-prepared for parenthood. I only have one sibling and never really helped raise babies. What I knew about kids would fit into a thimble. Sure, I like kids. I get along great with nephews and neices. But...