Wordsmith

So my favorite expressions right now are "What a noonoo brain." That's for Sarah Palin and then anybody else who seems to fit right in. "Fuck a duck" which everybody in my office uses all day. Ya know, it's the stress. And then "Are you barking?" That's my current fave because the British are so understated...

We watched 60 minutes last night broadcast their interview Barack Obama's first major interview since being elected and I thought it was splendid and a major event. Arnie got it. I got it. But Kate wanted more information about his family which is pretty normal i think. When the Johnson girls moved into the White House, I used to fantasize about how that would be. Not for long, but enough to enjoy the day dream.

And then last night we emptied our coin jar and discovered that it toted up to $200. Cause for a family discussion. Go out to dinner, put it in the bank, or buy really great christnas presents. So we comprimised and everybody got $25 and then we are putting the rest into a stock that we can watch. Carefully because we must be noonoobrains and absolutely barking to do this now.

We are now the owners of one share of Warren Buffet's heretofore amazingly high perforing Berkshire Hathaway. I am thrilled. I don't want to climb the Materhorn but I've always wanted to own some Berkshire Hathaway stock. some=one. And I've rationalized this expenditure as being educational for Kate because she will start following the stock market. I certaily will.

Specially since this morning she pitched a fit about taking a cab to school and I fianlly worked my way through all the grown u- caveats, it's not raining, we're trying to save money, it's not so cold, and what do you mean you want to get there early? Ok, spend your allowance. To my shock she said fine, here's $5. Do you think that's because she received a $25 windfall last night.

I'm worried about my Christmas present....