Mama Kat is opening a can of worms here! 1.) What would you change about your life if you could? Way, way back in the mid-1990s I had a job that left me with a lot of time on my hands.  My good friend S had a similar job. So, we took to the internet [...]

Way back in April, Kate and Lydia from Rants from MommyLand invited me over to swill boxed wine in Kate’s driveway. Hilarity ensued and I walked away from the experience feeling like a drunker better blogger for it. Now, to be honest, they never invited me back but I guess I can’t blame them because [...]

I’m in the middle of If You Knew Suzy by Katherine Rosman.  The book is a memoir of a reporter’s investigation of her mother after her untimely death from cancer.  Close though Rosman was to her mother, by calling people from her mother’s address book in the years after her death, she found there was [...]

In deference to the holiday, the heat, and my general laziness, I am giving you  glimpse into the recent past. The post below was originally published on the DC Metro Moms website and was picked up for national syndication by the McClatchy-Tribune service.  Which means that my post about my uncoolness appeared in the family [...]

StarkRavingMadMommy gave me this.  And she’d know awesome because she sees it in the mirror every day. You can copy this for your very own if you’re not interested in being mediocre. Or you can have both if you’re not sure which you are.  I think both awards are lovely  items that match any blog [...]

I was not nominated for a SocialLuxe Blog Award.  Or any other super-fancy blog award. After discussion with MaryMac and MinkyMoo, I have determined that this is due to my deep and abiding mediocrity. After more discussion with Guilty Squid and StarkRavingMadMommy, I realize I am not alone.  (Yes, I  refer to my friends by [...]

As many of you know, I’m a career non-profiteer and feel very strongly about the role non-profits play in making our communities better places to live.  Hey…HEY! Don’t stop reading just because this post is going to be educational!  It’s still good! Now sit down. OK, that’s better. As I’ve made my way through the [...]

Oh, Mama Kat.  Why must you make me relive this? 2.) Write a poem about a memory you sometimes wish would disappear. It was a warm night in Florence. Summer. The old city rose about me, all stone walls and cathedrals. We sat around the table, covered in brown paper, littered with the remains of [...]