I found a couple interesting health articles on MSNBC last night. You just never know what will catch my attention. One article was on a new study that found women who have children later in life are healthier than those who don’t. And having children spaced too closely together isn’t good for you either — moms or dads. What I …
Helen Chenoweth-Hage
Today a memorial service was held for former Idaho Congresswoman Helen Chenoweth. When my husband and I worked for a conservative non-profit in Washington, D.C., I had the pleasure of meeting her several times. When she learned that I was interested in a future career in elected public service (a fancy way to say I was interested in running for …
You Gotta Love the BCS Rankings
That’s the Bowl Championship Series. After a stellar performance on Saturday (28 to 14 v. Iowa State), Nebraska is ranked 20th in USA Today poll, 21st in the AP Coaches’ Poll and, 19th in the Harris Interactive. And we don’t even show up in the top 25 of the BCS rankings. I don’t get it. But for those who want …
Twenty-something Mayor in Pittsburgh
Some days I feel like I really haven’t accomplished much with my time on earth. Yesterday was one of those days. I ran across an article in the Pittsburgh Gazette about Pittsburgh’s mayor. Prior to finding the article, I had no idea the mayor was 26. Yes, you read that right. Twenty-six. Mayor Ravenstahl took office after the prior mayor …
True Forgiveness
I have been humbled as I watch the Amish affected by the school shooting last week exercise true forgiveness over the course of this week. Monday the horrific shooting, Thursday and Friday funerals for the five little girls killed, Saturday a funeral for the killer. Even today the other five victim continue to heal, one remaining in grave danger. And …
A Great Legal Flick
Last night while working on a project, I ran across one of my favorite films from college. I hadn’t seen A Few Good Men in years. Now the initial part of Daniel Kaffee’s transformation from a lawyer who runs from the courtroom to one who takes the courtroom by storm in a mere 3 1/2 weeks is not overly realistic. …
This and That Friday
Taking an idea from my friend Crystal, this is a smorgasbord of things that caught my attention today. 1) Did you know there’s been a high level meeting between our government and European governments regarding what information European airlines would have to give to our government on passengers? According to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle: “U.S. officials are …
Check it out!
Karen Hossink has a new book out, Confessions of an Irritable Mother. I haven’t read it yet and as a mom who’s never irritable (wait, was that my nose growing), I’m sure I can’t glean anything from it. Her husband is InterVarsity staff up in Michigan and went to college with my husband many moons ago at Purdue. (JK, honey!) …
Libel Law and Blogs
Do the libel laws apply to blogs? As a new blogger and someone who LOVED studying the First Amendment in law school, I think this is an interesting, though largely unanswered, question. Tuesday, a very interesting article by Laura Parker ran in USA Today that was picked up by Yahoo. The article, Courts are asked to crack down on bloggers, …
Generation NeXt Parenting
I am so excited! Today’s mail brought my copy of this great book. I had the privilege of watching this book be birthed chapter by chapter. And let me tell you, the finished product is even better than the word documents. Tricia has opened her heart and shared it with us through this book. And there are tons of quotes …