From Twitter 04-28-2011

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Special birthday thanks

go to aome who mailed me scones and a birthday present, to cakmpls who arranged to deliver a Chinese takeout dinner, and to fgherman, who personally delivered a bar of the darkest, deepest chocolate. Thank you for helping save a really terrible day. You know me so well, and I am truly grateful for your support. And everyone else, thank you for your good wishes, prayers and advice for my beleagered family.

My friends list/reading list is the best.

Delia has an appointment today to get tested for mono. Fiona is in bed, clobbered by benedryl and steroids and sleeping it off.

Interesting observation on liberals vs. conservatives

from this article about Paul Krugman comes this observation:

What I think Krugman got intuitively is that liberals understand politics as a policy argument, says Ezra Klein, now a Washington Post columnist and then an influential political blogger. On the right, there’s something of a cultural underlay to the worldview: We are the real Americans, and they are not. Liberals want to say, We are correct on the evidence, and they are not.

A sobering article

about college debt.

We hope to be walking into this with our eyes open. But still *shudder* I hope we won't regret the decisions we will be making, that they might burden us or Fiona too much in the future.

Last trailer

Another Kiva loan

New loan, to Miriam Andia of Bolivia, to buy feed for her cows. My ninth loan.

A nice video featuring my senior instructor

Mr. Sidner was featured in a local website feature, "Ask an expert," demonstrating a spin wheel kick. It's your chance to meet the man who has been faithfully teaching our family since 2003, and the video, filmed at our school, also features other teachers and students I know. If all goes well, it is Mr. Sidner who will be tying on my black belt tomorrow.

( See the video here )

Thanks, Mr. Sidner, for guiding the girls and me every step of the way on this journey. I am more grateful than I can say.

Mono test on Delia

is negative. Well, she could still have mono, in the early stages, too early for it to show up on the test. But hopefully not. Anyway, clearly she has some virus that is making her feel punk. We hope she will shake it quickly. Fingers crossed.

Fiona stayed home, continuing to sleep off the benedryl.

Okay, I can't resist

I'm really spamming the journal today, but this is fun. They managed to get some really good lookalikes for this: