Party on, Garth

My stepfather is flying in this weekend to help me with home repairs. I’m feeling really blessed to have supportive parents — and someone knowledgable to ask questions. Boy is my knowledge lacking when it comes to home repairs. He is flying in tonight and will be here until Sunday. Yay! Related Images:

In what could be a move towards greater media outlet monitoring and control, the Pentagon has announced that it will “set up a new unit to better promote its message across 24-hour rolling news outlets, and particularly on the internet.” (Source: BBC) This new unit has a “mandate” to develop messages and aims to “correct…

Or as close to it as she gets. She’s now coming out to meet me or at least watch me whenever I enter the bathroom. She isn’t hiding behind the toilet any more. She purrs and plays regularly. She even comes up to me now and follows me around when I bring in her food….

I’ve had this blog since spring 2004 and not only is the blog five years old but I’ve also just passed 800 posts. I wasn’t sure if I’d keep up with the blog or not (and granted there have been several months at a stretch where I haven’t posted anything). Kinda cool to have that…