Archive for August, 2007

Daughter

Friday, August 24th, 2007

We found out this morning that baby Skalrymple is a girl (it’s a good thing Skalrymple is a unisex name).  I have the pictures to prove it.  I guess I’m going to need to invest in some additional acreage and some shiny new shovels to care of any wayward high school boyfriends.  Also, just so [...]

Backward

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

I just read this story on CNN this morning.  It is written about a Muslim woman who wears a hijab (head scarf) and gets harassed for looking like a terrorist.  While it is arguable that being Muslim necessarily means that you support terrorism, that is not what caught my eye.  This statement is what stood [...]

Comeback

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

Nick just posted that I was going to get removed from his sidebar if I didn’t start blogging again.  I’ve been thinking about getting back into it anyway.  There is so much to tell, but I just haven’t had the time.  There are a few things I need to figure out: why I keep getting [...]