mitt romney is seeking republican nomination for prez, but since he's named for a piece of softball equipment, i cannot even consider voting for him.

i seem to be shirt challenged as of late. have found several seemingly good shirts here lately, and even purchased a few, but none of them are working. what is so hard about being a shirt that these shirts can't get it right?

doctors in oregon removed 2 spiders from the ear of a 9-year-old who complained of ear pain. i have ear pain. thought it was from the qtip incident, but have decided it is definitely spiders.

from lemony snicket's the slippery slope, pg 157: "it is one of the peculiar truths of life that people often say things that they know full well are ridiculous. if someone asks you how you are, for example, you might automatically say, 'fine, thank you.', when in fact you have just failed an examination or been trampled by an ox." to buck this trend, i'll be honest: i've just been trampled by an ox.

and, a happy mother's day to you, too.