Top Comments 1/9/11 - Tears in Tucson
I think most of you know that I live in Tucson. As a resident of this beautiful town, yesterday's shooting is very much on my mind today. I hope you don't mind yet another diary about it.Mr. Loughner's...
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Top Comments 1/13/11 - Slacker Thursday
Yup, I'm a slacker today. Other than a minimal amount of exercise, I pretty much sat on the sofa today. Some days, you just need to sit.I'm even slacking on going to my regular Thursday night knitting...
View ArticleTop Comments 1/19/11 - Loving Maru
I love cats. Everyone who knows me knows that I love cats. I'll never be a "crazy cat lady", though, since more than two or three cats in the house is too much. My cats all have demanded a certain...
View ArticleTop Comments 1/23/11 - Monday's Coming
it's one of the things I don't miss about working outside the house. Mondays are not the most dreaded day of the week anymore. Used to be, I would get a nervous knot in my stomach during the day on...
View ArticleUPDATED with Ruling: FL Judge Declares Healthcare Act Unconstitutional
From CNN:A federal judge in Florida has struck down as unconstitutional key parts of the sweeping health care reform bill championed by President Barack Obama. Officials in Florida and 25 other states...
View ArticleTop Comments 2/2/11 - Groundhog Day!
You'd never know it from the weather across the country, but Punxsutawney Phil says we'll have an early spring this year.From the LA Times:Early spring predictions are rare for Phil. But Mike Johnston,...
View ArticleTop Comments 2/7/11 - Insert Topic Here
Yep, it's one of those days. When sardonyx asked me if I could take Top Comments tonight, I said "sure", even though I didn't know what I'd write about.Well, here it is, 90 minutes to post time, and my...
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Top Comments 2/14/11: Policies and Procedures
It's about as far from romance as you can get, isn't it? Well, just in case you haven't gotten a romantic greeting today, here you go:At this level of our relationship, that's about as sappy as I get.
View ArticleTop Comments 3/4/11: Green Lace
This subject is probably more suited to the WAYWO community, but hey. We're a community, too, and you're just gonna have to suffer with my preening over my first big lace knitting project.So there. At...
View ArticleTop Comments 3/18/11: Dood
Last night, I was working on eBay listings with my dear husband, and my MSN Messenger popped up with an IM from my friend Julie."Dood" was all it said.So I tapped back the proper response...
View ArticleTop Comments 3/27/11: Digging in the Dirt
It was a gorgeous day in Tucson today. Warm, sunny, and perfect to start our garden. Now, we don't have a lot of space, so there was a lot of hemming and hawing about what we had room to plant....
View ArticleTop Comments 4/1/11 - We're Having A Heat Wave
We broke records in Tucson today - it was 94 degrees! So of course we had to do a bit of running around in the afternoon heat, in our car with the broken A/C.Ugh.
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Top Comments 4/8/11: It's New! It's Green!
It's my garden!Here are my baby cucumber plants:They'll soon be thinned.
View ArticleI'm Scared
Terrified, actually.This is a personal diary, not about the current political environment (though it sucks). It's more about my family's struggle with the current economy.We have a small eBay business,...
View ArticleTop Comments 7/4/11: Going Back in Time
This weekend, the channel formerly known as SciFi is having a Twilight Zone marathon. I am such an addict, I tend to watch for hours and hours. It's funny, having a nostalgic feeling for something that...
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Top Comments 7/11/11 - If I Only Had the Words
Good evening, faithful Top Comments readers.This past week has been very emotional for me. You all know that the community was asked to help Rich and me out in a very tough financial time. Many of you...
View ArticleTop Comments 8/22/11: In Search of ...
Here at Top Comments we round up some of the site's best, funniest, most mojo'd and most informative commentary. We depend on your help with talent spotting. If you see a comment by another Kossack...
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Top Comments 10/3/11: Is It Fall Yet Where You Are?
Even though our fall looks a lot like our summer here in Tucson - minus most of the thunderstorms and humidity - I'm enjoying the changes in the weather so far, and looking forward to cool mornings on...
View ArticleKos Katalogue Member: Some Things Are Supposed to Suck
Yup, I know how it is. We all want to do the glamorous Black Friday shopping, and brag on what great deals we got. I almost did it myself today.However, there are times when you actually have to buy...
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Top Comments 12-12-11: The Daily Stinkeye
First, I want to add my thanks to the chorus of those thanking anonymous benefactors. I, too, received a lifetime subscription the other day. It was completely unexpected, and has spawned many...
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