As I prepare to publish tonight I am thinking about this very night 19 years ago and musing on how different things are now. Grab a glass of something celebratory (I’ve got a pint glass full of seltzer splashed with a nice cabernet) and join me below the fold, after a word from our sponsor…
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At 10pm Eastern on June 17th 1998, I was at home with Mr. Brillig and it was crystal clear we were going to be parents the next day! My July 11th due date had abruptly been moved up with K1’s decision to bust out of the short-term accocomodations for a bigger more permanent place in the world. Mr. Brillig, recovering from emergency knee surgery three weeks earlier, was doing everything possible to help get us ready to get into Boston — I’d chosen to deliver with the midwives at the hospital where I was doing my post-doc. As neither he nor I was able to drive, we had our minister drive us in early the next morning when it was time, and midday on June 18 1998, K1 made her appearance.
It doesn’t seem possible that nineteen years have passed… I certainly don’t feel OLD enough yet! And yet… Bill Clinton was President and the top song on the US chart was Brandy & Monica’s The Boy Is Mine. Both of those suddenly have me reaching for my bullhorn to chase those kids off my lawn!
But what really made me think of time passage on K1’s birthday eve, is that what we’re doing is…
Watching MSNBC’s Watergate special, because she’s interested in the topic.
I never anticipated this, and wouldn’t have it any other way :-). So if I am a wee bit slow responding tonight in the comments, assume I’m sharing my memories of Watergate (I was only a kid, but have very definite memories of that time because my parents watched the coverage). What’s on your mind tonight? Peruse what you’re here for — the trio of Top Comments, Mojo and Pictures that keep you coming back night after night!
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From MikeTheLiberal:
This comment from kurious (another winner!) points out that when we don't require all three branches of government to use their checks and balances, someone will try to take control of all of them. And in this case, it's not the president.
From yours truly, brillig:
From Meteor Blades’ Acquittal of cop in slaying of African-American Minnesotan worsens blacks' fears they could be next comes this story by Joe Bob that exemplifies the differential treatment of white and black motorists by police.
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