Baby watch: T-minus 3 weeks...plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose

The more things change, the more they're the same.

As we near the appointed hour, I wonder what changes this second baby will bring to our lives.

I confess, somewhat more on the "Oh My GOD, how are we gonna __(fill in the blank)__... with two!" side than the "stretching the mind toward infinite possibilities" side.

And yet, not everything changes. It is comforting to be able to rely on continuity in the face of peril.

So when I hear our august leaders respond to evidence of foul play with confusing canards and prevarications, I am not offended. I am calmed.

When French patriots shout "France, love it or leave it!" at disaffected neighbors, I am taken back to a more simple time when this was American jingoism.

See, our democratic values are taking root in other places of the world...

So the world goes on in the same ways.

As December waxes, we'll be a little out of the world, hibernating with a couple of snuggly little girls in the warm, comforting, familiar constants with new babies:

sleep-deprivation hallucinations

strung-out nerves

muconium


ahhhh.....