Video Uploads, Babies and Birthdays, Oh My

By Faiqa On January 25, 2010 · 34 Comments

First.  I have not posted photos of Y. on this site.  Wildly overdue.

Second. Today is Adam‘s birthday and I feel compelled to dedicate a little post to him.

Third. I got one of those flip camera things for my birthday and need to start experimenting with iMovie.

So, there’s supposed to be a [...]

First.  I have not posted photos of Y. on this site.  Wildly overdue.

Second. Today is Adam‘s birthday and I feel compelled to dedicate a little post to him.

Third. I got one of those flip camera things for my birthday and need to start experimenting with iMovie.

So, there’s supposed to be a video embedded in this post. Please leave me a comment… without making me feel stupid… and let me know if you can’t view it. If you’re reading this on Facebook, you’re not going to see it here. You’ll have to go to the original site.

It’s not The Godfather, but it’s a start.  Maybe Godfather III?

 

This Was Going to Be About Universal Health Care

By Faiqa On January 21, 2010 · 19 Comments

You know. I was going to write a really good post about the current state of healthcare legislation. I was planning on being informative and eloquent.

And then I saw this and completely lost my train of thought.

Saturday morning cartoons. When I was a kid, it was the nectar of geniuses. Or [...]

You know. I was going to write a really good post about the current state of healthcare legislation. I was planning on being informative and eloquent.

And then I saw this and completely lost my train of thought.

Saturday morning cartoons. When I was a kid, it was the nectar of geniuses. Or ambrosia. Or something like that.

Anyway, I want to know why they left out the part where Massachusetts gets a Republican senator and the Democrats don’t think the bill is good enough to pass before he gets seated.

I guess school bus stop signs engendered more of a feeling of consensus back in the 80s.

The most difficult thing about all of this is having to sit back and watch the politicians do their thing. Which is annoy the hell out of us.

P.S. I don’t think the bill is good enough to pass before he gets seated, either. Just FYI.

 
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