Birmingham Blues

My sweet husband and I tied the knot sixteen years ago today. He might be rethinking that decision right now, as I’m about to head back to Atlanta and leave him with the kids for a few more days. In the interest of saving our marriage and his sanity, his wonderful parents [...]

An escapee from the Shelby County (Alabama) jail was captured as he ran through downtown Columbiana in his underwear. For those of y’all not from around here, Columbiana is a thriving metropolis of less than 4,000 — not a great place to disappear. I guess this guy thought the orange jumpuit would give [...]

There’s just one problem — the Pentagon policy doesn’t say what he says it says. Does that make sense? If not, it’s business as usual for Roy.
Roy Moore joined the cause of a Navy chaplain today by protesting a Pentagon policy they believe prohibits clergy in the military from using sectarian prayer in [...]

It seems Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia didn’t just make an obscene gesture at reporters outside his church on Sunday; he also told his critics to “vaffanculo”. In case you don’t know what that means (I didn’t), it’s Italian for “f*ck you”, or “go and take it in your *ss”. How charming.
This lovely [...]

Wow! If even the Wall Street Journal has noticed, there must be a groundswell of objections to abstinence-only programs. Federal funding for abstinence programs has skyrocketed in the past few years — from $82 million in 2001 to $176 million this year — so many cash-strapped schools have turned to the growing number [...]

…had a conversation with South Dakota state senator Bill Napoli. Check it out.

Sago Mine survivor Randy McCloy is coming home from the hospital today. He’s on CNN right now, and he looks great. Another reason to celebrate!

Christian Science Monitor reporter Jill Carroll was freed today after being held hostage for nearly three months in Iraq. She doesn’t know why she was kidnapped or why she was freed, but I suspect she and her family aren’t all that worried about the details right now. They are celebrating, as am I.

Teen golfer Michelle Wie delivered an unintentional but perfect smackdown to publicity hound Rush Limbaugh this week. It seems that Rush pulled another one of his Donovan McNab stunts, trashing Michelle’s ability and calling her a “triumph of marketing”. When Time magazine asked Michelle about it, she said, “Huh? Who’s that?”
One of [...]

Hungry for something a little different? Check out And They Cook Too! It’s a bloggers’ cookbook full of great recipes, including a few by yours truly (mostly lifted from my mother-in-law). The book was compiled and edited by Kathy Flake and Ginger Mayerson, and proceeds from their labor of love benefit [...]