A day in the life of John McCain

Whoops! Looks like someone forgot to pay the taxes on Tara... I mean, really, if you're going to run for president, it might be a good idea to make sure you haven't skipped out on any of your property tax over the past few years. I guess if you own several homes, it might be difficult to keep track, but don't you have "people" to keep up with that stuff for you??
To make matters worse, John McCain got caught talking again. I swear, the man has a real problem with the whole "think before you speak" thing (no, really, let's stay in Iraq for one hundred years!). His latest involves making a "joke" about wife-beating. Apparently, he was asked by a reporter why he didn't choose Nevada's governor to head up his Nevada campaign. The man is in the middle of a messy divorce and has, in the past, faced sexual assault charges. McCain was accused by the reporter of "running away" from this guy, to which McCain responded (instead of utilizing "Straight Talk"), "And I stopped beating my wife just a couple of weeks ago..." I bet Cindy really loved that (well, he has been known to call her a "c--t" in front of people). Not that we'd be able to tell any emotion in her face due to the excessive amount of plastic surgery and Botox the woman has had.
Oh, and he called Jimmy Carter a "lousy president." Now, I'll be the first to say that Ol' Jimmy wasn't the best we've ever had, but I don't know if I'd classify him as "lousy." I'd like to know which adjective McCain uses for the current Commander-in-Chief??

A sense of unity

I went to an Obama house meeting yesterday afternoon at my neighbor Judy's house. There were over 20 people there. It was amazing to see such a diverse group of people get together and discuss the real problems of our country and try to think of solutions. The two main concerns of the group were 1) what to do about Iraq; and 2) how to deal with a weak economy, namely the problem of energy prices.
Whoever becomes the next president is going to have some serious cleaning up to do after this administration. It is not a job that I would want. Our country has lost a lot of credibility and respect over the past few years and it's not going to be easy to rebuild that. I think Obama has the best chance at doing that, however. I believe that he will surround himself with good, intelligent people who will do their best to get our country back on track.
We've been taking W to the pool for short swims. He was hesitant at first, but gets more comfortable each time we go. I try to stay for only about 30 minutes so that he doesn't get tired and cranky. He likes sitting on the steps and splashing his feet. He's been trying to drink the water (yuck!) and thinks it's really hilarious when I tell him to stop. Go figure.

How do YOU rate??

I went to this quiz via another blogger's site. Here is my result from the quiz, "What kind of 1930's housewife would you be?"

39 As a 1930s wife, I am Poor Take the test!

Don't worry, fellas. There's one for the menfolk as well.

Flashback

When I was a preteen and young teen (13, 14), I would try to rustle up summer work for myself from the neighbors. I mainly babysat, but I did a lot of petsitting as well. I had to chuckle when a neighbor's daughter left a flier at our door this morning, advertising similar services. I've copied it word-for-word, including her spelling and punctuation/emphasis, as well as tried to show her color scheme:

Need a worker, who is responceible?

Need a baby-sitter, organizer, car washer, someone to take out the garbage, dog walker, or someone to get rid of your weeds? My name's X and I am looking for work over the summer. I am 13 years old and I have 4 brothers. 3 of which are younger than me. I have taken a baby-sitters course and have much experience in baby-sitting. In addition to this, my brothers are very messy and I often have to clean up after them. In this I have learned how to organize. I have 2 cats and used to have 4. (2 of them died recently). My mom uses me a lot to do chores, watch kids, and do other things. I am willing to work out prices and days to do these things. If you are interested call the number below.

Hey, good for her!! She used glittery gold ink for emphasis (where I did the yellow above). I've used her for babysitting before and she's fantastic. W really likes her. She'll definitely be getting a call from me!

A beautiful day

We went to the wedding of one of our neighbors yesterday. Her second marriage, the groom's first, it was a splendid affair. It took place at the nearby Grounds for Sculpture. Neither Mike nor I had ever been to this place and weren't really sure what to expect. We knew it was a beautiful setting, but we weren't prepared for just HOW beautiful it is. The event took place at the Grounds' restaurant, Rat's. Rat's? That's right. Rat's. The restaurant was built and decorated to look like a late-19th century European chalet. After the ceremony, we had hors d'oeuvres, appetizers, lunch (I had the filet!!) and desert. There was delicious wine and champagne for our enjoyment as well. It was a truly wonderful time. Spanning the lily pad-scattered pond was an arched Japanese-style bridge, like the one on Monet's Garden at Giverny painting. That's where they said their vows. The guests sat across the pond on a shaded patio. Both of the bride's sons from her first marriage, ages 5 and 11, were in the ceremony. They were super cute. The older one read the passage from 1 Corinthians about the characteristics of love.
Silly me, I forgot my camera--I had no idea how beautiful it would be. I found these pictures from the About.com site for the Philly/South Jersey area.
There was a little bit of a scare before the ceremony--the groom couldn't find the bride's ring! He rushed back home and found it, in the box from the jeweler's, wedged between the couch cushions. Whew! Sounds like something that very well could have happened at our wedding....
W did NOT go. He went over to the home of our neighbors that have five kids. Their two older kids (ages 16 and 13) were in charge. He did pretty well, considering we left him there around 9:15 or so and didn't get home until after 3! He was definitely happy to see us upon our return.
We didn't do much last night--we were tired from our full morning/afternoon. By bedtime my right ear had started hurting. This morning, when I woke up, it was worse. I think I've acquired an ear infection. I tend to get them every summer. I suppose I'll call the doctor in the morning and see if she can prescribe something to knock it out. It's a miserable feeling, as anyone who's ever had an ear infection, knows.

Awesomeness

I want one of these.

The truth

Ever wonder about the magic behind (or should I say "within") Big Bird? Enjoy this article from this week's Newsweek magazine.