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The hypocrisy of Governor Sarah Palin’s whining critics is truly stunning.

We had to go home last weekend for the wedding of one of Steve's favorite cousins, so we decided to wait and celebrate Elijah's first birthday a few days late, with our families. Our little guy was blessed to receive lots of love and generous gifts from doting grandparents/great-grandparents/great-aunts & uncles...and then he got his very first taste of chocolate.

U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Mike Padgett takes some time to visit some older folks:

Any day you want to be humbled and inspired, stop by and visit with folks in assisted living and the dedicated people who take care of them.

I haven't brought a guy home to meet the family in seven years. I've let one guy meet my parents since the divorce, but he didn't meet my grandparents/cousins/aunts/uncles/siblings. His own fault: he was invited to Christmas, he had accepted, the family kindly bought presents for him, and he at the last minute decided not to go. "I don't want to be gone from home all day" was his excuse.

There is a country just ninety miles from the shores of the United States that I have never been to. The Republic of Cuba is the home of my grandmother and countless uncles, aunts and cousins scattered throughout Florida and points north. I am not allowed to travel to Cuba because there is an economic embargo on that country which has been in place for almost fifty years.

Here's another great video from GeekLove!

As soon as Ben and I drove home from a conference in North Carolina on Friday morning, Becky and the kids and I packed the van and headed to Texas for a family reunion at my Aunt Janie’s house just outside San Augustine. It’s a beautiful place - rolling wooded hills, undeveloped land that goes on for miles, cows and horses and deer and the occasional home.

Joe Powell and others share their thoughts on Memorial Day:

I'd like to think most of us have moved past the idea that support and encouragement of our troops - the men and women who volunteer to serve in the military and not the hired contractors who serve to make a profit - does not mean support for the war in Iraq. I have never supported it and still cannot.