The official announcement will come tomorrow. Alas. (Below: the “ticket to ride.”) Huntsman was the best potential president in the GOP field, but his incompetent campaign and personal douchiness (to use the technical political-science term) eliminated any chance he had of overcoming the RINO-ish parts of his biography and platform to seriously challenge for the nomination. My lyrical Twitter farewell:… Read more »
Check out the before and after shot for my Sunday project: a dress up wardrobe for the girls! I decided that we needed a new strategy for organizing dress up clothes since the toss-everything-in-the-box concept was a failure. I spotted this project on Pinterest and in my sleep-deprived mother-of-three-kids-four-and-under kind of way, I decided, “Hey, I could do that.” So… Read more »
Time for everyone’s favorite blog feature: what the Loys are having for dinner this week. Here it is: Thursday: pizza and apples Friday: sausage, spinach and egg casserole and oranges Saturday: black bean veggie burgers and pears Sunday: Thai chicken with rice and broccoli Monday: creamy cheese ravioli spinach bake and carrot sticks Tuesday: spaghetti and meatballs, oranges Wednesday: leftovers… Read more »
Well, yesterday was certainly a dramatic night in New Hampshire, but with 294 of 301 precincts reporting, it appears we finally have a result. Drumroll please: Ed Cowan 934 (1.59%) Vermin Supreme 823 (1.40%) Ed Cowan of Waterbury, Vermont gets his ticket to ride! On to South Carolina! Meanwhile, the all-important battle for third place remains too close to call:… Read more »
Can you feel the #HUNTSMENTUM tonight? They’re feeling it in Dixville Notch! Republican voters in the “First in the Nation” hamlet, which quadrennially opens its polls at midnight and closes them at ~12:01 AM after everyone in town has voted, gave two votes each to Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman, for the first tie since 1980, when Ronald Reagan and… Read more »
Three little kids, painful surgery and a longish recovery and the holidays pretty much decimated my workout schedule, which was admittedly anemic to begin with. But like so many other Americans, I used the New Year as an excuse to jump start my work out routine. I’m pretty desperate to start a running habit but I have a confession. I… Read more »
Yesterday, I, a generally pro-Obama left-centrist, called Obama’s “non-recess recess” appointment of Richard Cordray an unjustifiable abuse of power. Now, here comes conservative/libertarian blogger Dale Franks, defending President Obama on the issue — “as distateful as it is to me.” Here’s the blog post. It’s well worth a read if you care about this issue. Money quote: At the very… Read more »
I’m pretty proud of my grocery budget and the fact that our family of 5 consistently eats for less than $400/month. A couple people have asked me how I do it, so I figured I’d start posting a few of my meal plans, tips and tricks. I typically shop at our local Kroger (though this particular store is heinous, but… Read more »
President Obama yesterday exercised his “recess appointment” powers to appoint Richard Cordray, whose nomination had previously been blocked by the Senate GOP, as the head of the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. There’s only one problem with this: Congress isn’t in recess. Congressional Republicans have ensured that Congress technically remains “in session” throughout the winter break by holding brief… Read more »
Congratulations to Nyghtewynd, who clinched victory in the 7th annual Living Room Times Bowl Pick ’em Contest when West Virginia routed Clemson 70-33 tonight in the Orange Bowl. More details to come tomorrow. UPDATE: I never did post those details “tomorrow” as promised, but bottom line, Nyghtewynd clinched the pool because West Virginia won. As I explained here: “Ultimately, Nyghtewynd… Read more »
