Tag Archives: Congress

Peanut Butter and Pensions

Posted on February 24, 2010 by OneMom

Good morning everybody! It is Wednesday and that seems like a good reason for a list of unrelated thoughts, observations and opinions. Normally I really enjoy the Olympics, but this year not so much. Not sure if it is NBC’s … Continue reading →

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(After)Friday Flyer

Posted on September 19, 2009 by OneMom

Thursday evening I had about 30 minutes to sit down and write a substantive blog post. The WordPress autosave appeared to be doing its job. When I was done, I used the “save draft” button and the whole post vanished. … Continue reading →

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Move On

Posted on September 10, 2009 by OneMom

Last night during President Obama’s speech, South Carolina Republican Representative Joe Wilson did something we have all done at some point in our lives: he engaged his mouth before he engaged his brain. The outrage against Rep. Wilson is what … Continue reading →

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A Day of Thanksgiving

Posted on November 25, 2008 by OneMom

In 1782, the U.S. Congress proclaimed that November 28th of that year would be a day of thanksgiving. Here’s part of that proclamation: …Do hereby recommend to the inhabitants of these States in general, to observe, and request the several States … Continue reading →

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Begging in Style

Posted on November 19, 2008 by OneMom

Most of you have heard about the heads of the (not so) Big Three automakers arriving in Washington to beg for billions of dollars of our money on three separate private jets. They couldn’t even share one? Of course Ford’s … Continue reading →

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