Calling “Mom” when you find a lost cellphone is satisfying because, of all the people on the address list, she is the one who will clean up the owner’s messes and wipe up the next one.
Archive for May 11th, 2008
Dial M for Mother
Posted by Ted Hopton on May 11, 2008
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Change We Can Stomach
Posted by Ted Hopton on May 11, 2008
Farming has the potential to go through the greatest upheaval since the Green Revolution, bringing harvests that are more healthful, sustainable and flavorful.
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Is She a Trojan Rabbit?
Posted by Ted Hopton on May 11, 2008
If Hillary Clinton were to become Barack Obama’s vice president, would she take the back seat or would she just always be plotting, draining him of his magical powers?
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Call Your Mother
Posted by Ted Hopton on May 11, 2008
The ad popped up in my e-mail the way it always has: “1-800-Flowers: Mother’s Day Madness — 30 Tulips + FREE vase for just $39.99!” I almost clicked on it, forgetting for a moment that those services would not be needed this year. My mother, Margaret Friedman, died last month at the age of 89, and so this is my first Mother’s Day without a mom.
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George Will: Yankee Fan Go Home
Posted by Ted Hopton on May 11, 2008
As the Clinton campaign is finding, math can be very inconvenient when you’re losing.
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Frank Rich: The Dems Party Like It’s 2008
Posted by Ted Hopton on May 11, 2008
Almost every wrong prediction about this election has come from those trying to force the round peg of this year’s campaign into the square holes of past political wars.
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