Banal Minutiae

This is a place for Grant, Gretchen, Claire and Charles to keep track of what's going on in our lives and keep our friends and family updated as well.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Obama's Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy

Over at The Huffington Post Obama's Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy.

It's a tongue-in-cheek article that I thought Gretchen would like. Here's an excerpt:

The historian said that if Mr. Obama insists on using complete sentences in his speeches, the public may find itself saying, "Okay, subject, predicate, subject predicate -- we get it, stop showing off."

The president-elect's stubborn insistence on using complete sentences has already attracted a rebuke from one of his harshest critics, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska.

"Talking with complete sentences there and also too talking in a way that ordinary Americans like Joe the Plumber and Tito the Builder can't really do there, I think needing to do that isn't tapping into what Americans are needing also," she said.

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Monday, November 03, 2008

Bike travel trailer

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Not quite tent & porter service, but pretty cool nonetheless.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Waaasssup?

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

PalinAsPresident.com

PalinAsPresident.com Feel free to click around. Whatever you do, don't click on the red phone.

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Upstanding young citizens



To the astonishment of onlookers, though not to our family, Charlie exclaimed, "Obama!...and Joe too!"

Friday, October 10, 2008

Advanced Style

Stumbled across this the other day and for some reason, it made me happy! Advanced Style

Friday, September 26, 2008

I can see Russia from my house!

Thursday, September 25, 2008

I don't cotton to this argument

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Man decorates basement with $10 worth of Sharpie - Latest News - Kentucky.com

Man decorates basement with $10 worth of Sharpie - Latest News - Kentucky.com

This is frakkin awesome! I want to do this in our new house!

Monday, September 22, 2008

Happy Birthday Bagginses!!

Today is the day Bilbo and Frodo Baggins were born. They happen to share their birthdays with some other famous people:

Joan Jett
Scott Baio
Tommy Lasorda
Me!
Andrea Bocelli