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Nov. 21st, 2008
Overheard at the breakfast table
Nov. 21st, 2008 09:30 amReading the newspaper over breakfast is just awful. S&P is the lowest it's been since April 1997. Minnesota gained . . . 107 jobs last month. In the entire state. And lost thousands. One bright spot: federal unemployment benefits are getting extended again. That's a big sigh of relief for my family.
Then there's the wrangling over the photo finish of the Minnesota Senatorial race. Both candidates are acting like asses. "I read this stuff," I grumbled to Rob, "and I just want to say 'A pox on both your houses.'" I glanced at Fiona. "Quick, what's that from?"
"It's Mercutio's line from Romeo and Juliet," she said immediately, "Except it's a plague on both your houses."
I beamed at her. "Very good. See? Education is good for something."
Then there's the wrangling over the photo finish of the Minnesota Senatorial race. Both candidates are acting like asses. "I read this stuff," I grumbled to Rob, "and I just want to say 'A pox on both your houses.'" I glanced at Fiona. "Quick, what's that from?"
"It's Mercutio's line from Romeo and Juliet," she said immediately, "Except it's a plague on both your houses."
I beamed at her. "Very good. See? Education is good for something."