World Swim Against Malaria

I will be swimming April 5th to help fight malaria! Please donate here: http://www.worldswimagainstmalaria.com/jen52. Every $5 donation buys a mosquito net to help fight malaria – a very preventable, treatable disease that kills far too many people every year.

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Panic at the Disco – Pretty. Odd.

I bought the CD yesterday, based on the radio play of the track “Nine in the Afternoon”.  I like the CD a lot.  It’s reminiscent of the Beatles, Billy Joel, Elton John, and classic rock in general.  The vocal harmonies are wonderful ear candy and the orchestration is fantastic. The problem is that PATD really […]

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Gram’s Catholic-ness

I’ve been spending far too much time with my grandmother lately.  Here’s the situation: Grandpa can’t drive because he’s in too much pain to walk most of the time from his Rheumatoid Arthritis and other ailments.  Grandma can’t drive because her eyesight blows.  I’m glad neither of them are driving – and you should be, […]

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Hillary’s Best Argument

It seems that Hillary Clinton’s best current argument for why voters should vote in favor of her is that she can win in the “big” states.  Frankly, this is (at best) just plain silly.  Right now, the voters are voting for the Democratic presidential nominee.  Her only *real* opponent is Barack Obama.  If we are […]

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Questions, Answers, and Relief

Questions: Why do people insist on driving their vehicles into ours? Why can’t my car door stay closed when I close it so the dome light doesn’t drain the battery? Answers: (to questions that may differ from those listed above)  PCOS – at least it’s an answer and now we have a plan IE sucks.  […]

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