It’s Okay: It’s Not Her Money. Michelle to Stay in Hawaii while Barack Returns to DC for Fiscal Cliff Theater
I know – all presidents and their wives take vacations. It seemed, though, that all the Republicans who “vacationed” during Christmas went to their own homes or ranches. But then, why would Obama want to go to Chicago? The weather isn’t very nice there in winter. Yes, I know, he was born in Hawaii, but [...]
Taking a couple days vacation
We’re spending a couple of days in Orlando at the Disney parks. Be back Tuesday.
Been Slackin’ Off
I took the 5th and 6th off from work to make a long weekend. Unfortunately, I’ve been on honey-do detail since then. I did some repairs and treated the deck, then installed and painted crown molding in our family room (something I had the idea to do about 4 years ago – just getting around [...]
One More Reason Why the EU is Going Down the Tubes
On vacation? Get sick while you’re out? No problem, says an EU court; just take another vacation (with pay of course). For most Europeans, almost nothing is more prized than their four to six weeks of guaranteed annual vacation leave. But it was not clear just how sacrosanct that time off was until Thursday, when [...]
Thank Goodness – Something Besides Politics to Worry About
For the rest of the week it looks like we’ll be tracking the progress of Hurricane Irene. That’ll give us a chance to ignore lots of other stuff, like the Obama’s vacation in Martha’s Vineyard. Yeah, that won’t happen entirely, but Irene will suck up some of the air for news organizations. “A look at [...]
Back from the Big Apple
We left the hotel taxi stand at 6:55 last night, and arrived back in Glen Allen at 2:00 AM. Traffic wasn’t bad, except right when we came out of the Holland Tunnel. The rest of the trip was pretty uneventful – just long when you’re tired from three full days of schlepping around the city. [...]
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