"God Bless you, and God Bless America!!!"

So Michelle Obama concluded her speech with those words. How do the "strong atheists" who support Obama feel about that?

Or any other voter, for that matter.

It has been almost a year since I moved into my "dream house" and it really has been that, with the exception of the kitchen. 

I have always loved to cook and managed to make do just fine in kitchens half the size with almost no counter space. Now, I have ample space, but the previous owners painted the kitchen an oxen blood red that I think may be contributing to my apathy. Even walking in to make coffee in the morning doesn't feel right.

Since we have lived here, we have eaten out more than ever, even though I have never had it better as far as amenities to prepare meals. I'm really beginning to think that there might be something to the Feng Shui approach to things. 

Any thoughts on paint colors? Or Feng Shui for that matter? If I embraced the bagua map in all seriousness, I would have to accept the fact that my L-shaped house puts Love & Marriage in the office with the computer, work, and bills, and Wealth & Prosperity languishes in the dirt next to the pool pump. That probably explains a lot!

What color is your kitchen? Does color affect your mood?

In the absence of recent posts by WoofWoof, Jadedcynic, and Bakonative, all of whom manage to engage the more positive side of us with interactive "fun" questions and games, I will make my own feeble attempt to do the same. 

It occurred to me last night while on the blogs that it has become a problem. I heard my husband's footsteps approaching the office and I guiltily clicked out and scrambled to find a more constructive endeavor. I have always enjoyed checking in briefly every day, just to see what's going on. But when I started using my Blackberry at a traffic light to check comments I realized I had a problem. 

So, the question for the "regulars" is, has it become an issue for you in your personal lives? Or is this just how we communicate and live now?