Archive for February, 2010

Teach the children well

Feb 23rd, 2010

Recently I participated in a conference call with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.  By participated I mean that I told him a thing or two about feeding our nation’s children and doing right by our schools.  Either that, or I listened quietly and jotted down a note or two.  It’s kind of hard to remember. [...]

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It’s Planting Time, Right?

Feb 16th, 2010

Whooo-hooo!  It’s party planting time. I know that you’re digging out from feet of snow and shivering huddled around a cup of coffee while your runny-nosed, snow-bound children run ragged through a house that hasn’t been aired out in months, but come on.  I’m ready to get down and dirty dig in some dirt. My [...]

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Wanted: Tooth Fairy

Feb 10th, 2010

I’m not going to lie to you, teeth are revolting. Not those straight pearly whites sitting nicely in your mouth.  Those are gorgeous.  I’m talking about the natty bloody things that swivel and dangle and eventually jump ship from the mouths of my babes. Ewwww.  They are so gross. I am not a wimp.  I [...]

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I Don’t Even Like Whiskey

Feb 3rd, 2010

Not that there’s anything wrong with the stuff.  In fact, a brief perusal of the internet uncovered signs that whiskey is loaded with antioxidants.  I just don’t enjoy fire cascading down my throat, so trust me when I say that whiskey and I ended our affair before it ever began. I tell you this in [...]

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