My sister was telling me last night that she hasn't had liquor (other than occasional sips of her fiance's drink) since she had her gastric-bypass surgery last October. She keeps looking longingly at wine bottles, but is determined not to have any until the wedding in October, and even then, she'll only have a glass or two. Problem is, with the smaller stomach liquor will make her "an easy date," as she termed it.

I'm soooo glad I decided to skip the surgery option, although I've skipped liquor since starting the diet, as well (but I wasn't the wine fan that Sis is).

We could, you know!

I could practically recite it at this point! Which is part of why I feel no need to see it.

In theory, it should only take me 3 hours to make the drive. I've made good time once or twice. But I gather they've started up even more crazy construction on the highway, and I could very well spend 3 hours just trying to get out of Chicago.

Also. Um. My registration expired in January, and I kind of haven't been to the DMV yet because I rarely need to drive anywhere.

As an adult, I suck out loud, man.

CNN is reporting that John Edwards is suspending his campaign because his wife's cancer has recurred.

shrift, I had to get my registration renewed a few weeks ago, when I realized I'd been driving around on tags that expired back in November. Oops!

CNN is reporting that John Edwards is suspending his campaign because his wife's cancer has recurred.

Oh, crap.

I mean, not that I care for him as a candidate, but crap.

shrift, I had to get my registration renewed a few weeks ago, when I realized I'd been driving around on tags that expired back in November.

I'm haven't driven my car since my tags expired, and I think that's about the only thing I can say in my defense.

During the Senate Judiciary Committee debate on granting authority to issue subpoenas in the Justice Department purge scandal, Arlen Specter groveled:

If we don't like what we get, we can always issue a subpoena and move with a subpoena if we don't like what we get. Why not take what we can get in the interest of...

At that point, Patrick Leahy interrupted him, visibly angry:

No, no, what we're told we can get is nothing, nothing, nothing. We're told we can have a closed door meeting, with no transcript, not under oath, limited number of people and the White House would determine what the agenda is. That to me is nothing.

And moments ago, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted for the authority to issue subpoenas. So let's start issuing them.

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CNN is reporting that John Edwards is suspending his campaign because his wife's cancer has recurred.

Oh, I was afraid of that. Good luck to them.