The BoneBlog

Laurel:  "Mommy, if you murder someone you get killed for it, right?"

Me:  "In some states, yes.  In some states, no."

Laurel:  "So how come if you kill someone while fighting a war you don't get killed for it?"

Me:  "Well, Laurel, killing in wars -- that's government-sanctioned murder."

- pause while Laurel digests this -

Laurel:  "Mommy, do you think the government is kind of stupid?"

Me:  "Yes.  Yes, I do."

A Political Conversation. →

Laurel has to clean her room.

Par For the Course. →

There aren't many bands I'd pay to see,
But a Jack White band is a band for me.

Thank You, Jack White. →

bluegill fish, hybrid sunfish.

One Fish, Two Fish . . . →

Monet, Claude Monet. →

On a Sunday, no less!

How to Turn $5 Into a Million Bucks. →

We did something for Memorial Day Weekend that I have never done.

A Belated Memorial Day Weekend Post. →