US midterm elections brought sweeping Republican wins. No one is sure whether it is a true referendum on the Democrats’ policies, rejection of the current administration, or just a lack of turnout for the Democrats. Either way, a Republican Congress and a Democrat in the White House have served to break gridlock in the past…
Current Events, Don’t forget to Vote on November 4th
Honestly, there’s not much change this month… Ebola is still rampant in a few west African countries. The first patient on US soil who traveled from Liberia after lying on his exit questionnaire died shortly after infecting two nurses in a Houston hospital (both of whom are now clear). The CDC has ramped up it’s…
Eleven Things NOT to do with Backyard Chickens
As you may know, I embarked on my journey to a full-on backyard homestead with the purchase of six baby chicks last Spring. Six months later I have learned a lot, and thought I’d share some of it in case you ever think of getting a few chicken-little’s. Based on my personal experience I opted…
September News Highlights
This is my first current event post in a new format attempting to give you more with less; more topics with less details. Of course we will still will follow our self-imposed rules of engagement but this should be a quicker glance. We want your comments! to let us know if you prefer more details or this…
Ten tips for Toddler (Air) Travel
Just wrapping up another fantastic visit to my parents and thinking how nice it is that my toddler travels so well. When Mr. C was an infant I used to be so nervous something would go wrong. He was always a good traveler but I secretly feared he would start crying and continue for the…
Current Events Around the World
The death toll climbs in Ukraine as Pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian Nationalists continue fighting. 280 trucks with humanitarian aid from Russia are being inspected by the Red Cross before they enter Ukraine who suspects ulterior motives. Russia enacted trade sanctions on specific food items from the U.S. and E.U. ; Russian aircraft skirting US and…
Leaving the stress behind
I am departing this morning on a short trip to de – stress and already I feel better. When an unplanned ear infection (ok, is there any other kind?) meant my son couldn’t fly I was going to cancel this vacation all together. We had planned to attend Airventure in Oshkosh, with the B2Osh group…
Short post, big news
Big stuff going on in the world this week: A passenger jet was shot down over Ukraine killing almost 300, mostly Dutch. Pro-Russian rebels and Russia say it was Ukraine but the rest of the world suspects Russia and the rebels they support are to blame. This further pits Russia against Europe in an already…
Turn that Frown Upside Down…We All Have Rough Times
We all have bad days, or runs of days, weeks, months and I’m not even sure this one is done yet for me. I find it helpful (writing it even more-so) to count my blessings instead of wallowing in my frustration. I know you’ve all had times like this so take some comfort in knowing someone…
Spring/Summer 2014 Elections around the World and a little more
European Union European Parliament (EP) elections were held between 22 and 25 May. Across the 28 member-states the centre-right European People’s Party won the most seats, but came up well short of a majority. Representatives from the Roughly a quarter of all seats went to parties skeptical of the EU (or protest parties), thus, the…