Morning everybody! It's looking like a good reading day here in New Hampshire, although it's early yet!

The Bookeaters had an excellent meeting at the Exeter Inn last night, where we broke bread and discussed The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage. We all loved (and most of us read) the book, and I would highly recommend it as a portrait, not only of a marriage but of a period of time.

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Healing is painful.

Coming out from under the shadow cast by the past 8 years (and the even larger shadow cast by the long ascendency of the rabid religious right) is going to take time. A long, painful, and ultimately freeing process in which the stories that emerge, both large and small, are heartbreaking and infuriating.

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Oh my god!  Wisconsin?  Cleveland State? Siena? Patti is tearing it up here ... and the good news for her is that with Arizona's upset of Utah, she's now got her 13 seed facing a 12. Who'd a thunk! Meanwhile, Doris leap-frogged over a few people with her crafty picks ... but somehow missed Siena.  Where's [. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday President Barack Obama repealed the Mexico City Policy - the infamous gag rule that pulled funding from health care providers who offered (or even just talked about) certain health care options for women.  Yeah, you know what I'm talking about.  Obama's Day Three ... was a mixed bag, reminding me that change is a process [. Click to continue reading...

Despite a rash of tragic accidents involving unanchored soccer goals in recent years, many organizations still aren't ensuring the goals are anchored to the ground. An Arizona TV station decided to see just how many are continuing to ignore this important safety issue. Click to continue reading...

Despite a rash of tragic accidents involving unanchored soccer goals in recent years, many organizations still aren't ensuring the goals are anchored to the ground. An Arizona TV station decided to see just how many are continuing to ignore this important safety issue. Click to continue reading...

By now it should be clear that I am a dedicated fan of football from both sides of the pond. As mentioned earlier, I was raised in England in the southeast and spent much of my childhood growing up in and around Ipswich, and later in a smaller town, Bishop's Stortford which is about 30 miles or so northeast of London. Click to continue reading...

Here's Cindy McCain speaking about "the only way to get around in Arizona." (This is way too easy ... I think I'm starting to feel a tad mean-spirited and guilty.) I'll get over it, though. Mark Zeigler writes from San Diego about tonight's USWNT vs. Brazil match-up ... the second this week. On [. Click to continue reading...