Which is more of a sign of permanence: the lease that I signed on this house, or the four tropical plants I just planted in pots on my patio?

Which is more of a sign of permanence: the lease that I signed on this house, or the four tropical plants I just planted in pots on my patio?

Sometimes I get worked up about things that a normal human being would have no qualms about. Tonight, it was ants. I went down to the kitchen and discovered that there were ants crawling on my counter, in the sink, and [more...]
I just should not be watching reports from the Gulf Coast. I just keep getting weepy, which is just not what a man is supposed to be. But I feel like I need to be a witness to the horror, for these people. But what [more...]
This is the kind of story that, more than politics, makes me cry and tremble with sadness: Five ducklings for a new National Zoo exhibit have died after being shipped from California this week and arriving at a Prince [more...]