I’ve been studying the Hancock Amendment to Missouri’s Constitution for some time, and have concluded that the people of this fine state were sold a bill of goods when this Amendment was passed on November 4, 1980. Truth is, I don’t remember how I voted on this. I’m afraid that I may have voted for [...]
Entries from February 2009
February 28, 2009
Time to Repeal the Hancock Amendment?
February 21, 2009
Some Taxing Concerns….
Want some good news? It’s that time of year again, when the IRS settles up with us and we fill out our tax forms. For several years I have been doing my own taxes. Why? It all began after 2001, when Larry retired and our accountant passed away from cancer. Her files were purchased by [...]
February 14, 2009
Happy Valentine’s Day
This morning I realized I hadn’t posted in several days, and missed my chance to talk about Friday the 13th. But here it is, Saturday and Valentine’s Day, so have a great day everyone! The graphic on the left was a free download from this site: http://www.stvalentinesday.org/valentines-day-pictures.html
Valentine’s Day is special in the Kilby household. This [...]
February 11, 2009
Bring on the anthrax – I’m prepared.
Yesterday, after suffering with the flu and its aftermath as long as could without professional intervention, my husband drove me to the doctor. At this point, I was reduced to a blathering mess: congestion was severe, I was not getting better, and I couldn’t breathe without coughing so hard that I felt my toes nearly [...]
February 9, 2009
I feel embarrassed for Pilot Chesley Sullenberger
Don’t get me wrong. I’m thrilled that U.S. Airways flight 1549 landed in the Hudson and all aboard survived. Two of my sisters are flight attendants for Continental Airlines, and I monitor stories like this constantly. But, enough is enough, already.
Poor Chesley Sullenberger, the pilot, has been forced to endure countless media interviews, including appearances [...]
February 8, 2009
Surviving the flu, and I’m an idiot
I had several good chances to get a flu shot, but neglected to take advantage of them. As recently as two weeks ago, I could have had a flu shot. It’s too late now. And I’m an idiot.
On Thursday I woke up with a scratchy throat and a general feeling of malaise. You know what [...]
February 5, 2009
Freaking out at the Eye Doc’s
Today I had a procedure done on my right eye – the eye doctor removed a conjunctival cyst that had grown big enough to obscure my vision a bit. It was not a big deal; it took about five minutes, max, and no stitches were necessary. Basically, the doctor snipped the cyst, which looked like [...]
February 4, 2009
The demise of universal health care as we know it
When Tom Daschle pulled his name from consideration for Health and Human Services Secretary, I had a sinking heart. It hit me on the long drive home from Arkansas last night that universal healthcare was literally being scrapped in the process. I knew it was too good to be true, when President Obama was campaigning [...]
February 1, 2009
Super Bowl Soup!
Not really — just plain old beef soup. But since it’s Super Bowl Sunday, I thought I’d embellish the blog a bit. Today it is warmer than it has been, but for some reason we feel chilled. So Larry asked me to make a pot of beef soup, using some left over beef from the [...]
February 1, 2009
The Big Melt
For the last two days, the chilly sub-freezing nights have been punctuated by warm, thawing days. Right now it is 54 degrees, and outside everything is going “drip, drip, drip.”
We are glad that things are getting back to normal. The ponds have just about lost their icy shells, and the field is starting to look [...]
