Two things: This and That

I certainly hope that all of my LJ friends who are dads had a great day today. I know that I did. I spent a great deal of time doing what I do best—consuming vast quantities of food, then sitting around holding my belly and moaning, because “the engines, they kinna take no more!”

Speaking of fathers, I have to say that my local rag, The Eldridge Gazette, can occasionally take a stand and deliver a story that actually has some depth to it. Today’s cover story concerned the growing debate regarding gay marriage in Massachusetts.

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On another page, I was pleasantly surprised to find my old friend Sandy the subject of a large article (with three color photos) in the “Trends” section. “On the hunt: Yard sales a way of life for this Eldridge woman,” ran the headline (in three different fonts—egad! Designer sin!)

To know Sandy is to love her. Think an unholy mating between Sally Jessie Raphael and Lucille Ball and you’re almost there...
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Anyway, enough about the good old days. I won’t even bother to mention the slinky geisha girl outfit (complete with a black and white yin yang symbol painted around her bellybutton) that Josie wore in the first production...