You know how you start a blog and go on Twitter and meet another mom who has started a blog and you Tweet and email and IM all the time because she inconveniently lives in Texas and you realize you’re probably soulmates and if either one of you were gay it could get kind of [...]

Yeah, I totally suck at this “break from blogging” thing, huh? So there’s an article in Marie Claire that’s making the rounds and stirring up all kinds of emotions. The central question in it is, is a tv show about obese people living ordinary lives ok? The answer to that question is yes. Absolutely. But [...]

OK, I know I’m in the middle of a break from blogging but my goddamn head is about to explode here and I can’t not write today. Here’s the deal. I came out a while ago as a commie pinko liberal hippie. Politics, social justice and advocacy are major passions in my life and I [...]

Hey y’all. I’m feeling a little fried, a little overdone. I love using my words here but, lately, I don’t think my words are very good. I’ve got a lot to say and a lot of ideas but everything’s kind of backed up and I can’t get the good words out of my head and [...]

A couple of weeks ago, I sent a letter to the publicity department of the publishing house that producing the upcoming book Kardashian Konfidential. I want this book. A lot. Moreover I want this book for free because I’m sure the list price will be about $27 and I don’t want to part with $27. [...]

Knock knock. Who’s there? Your late 30s! Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That’s totally not funny. I won’t lie, I lucked out in the skin department. My complexion has always been pretty good. Sure, I fell victim to the occasional hormone-related break-out but I never had major acne, I wasn’t greasy or super-dry, and I have just enough freckles [...]

I am obsessed with Sister Wives on TLC. I wasn’t sure I was going to watch that show  because I’m not sure polygamy is a super-good idea and maybe we shouldn’t glorify it, right? But who am I kidding? I watched The Girls Next Door, with the original girls and with the annoying Shannon twins. [...]

The first thing I learned about mothering I learned from this dip. It was many years ago and I wasn’t even thinking of having kids yet. But my good friend P was not only thinking about it, she was doing it. Her son D came into the world and I packed up and drove down [...]

Peoples is peoples.

I’m coming out. Not as gay. Though I would come out if I was gay. No, I’m coming out as liberal. Yup. Liberal. Tree-huggin’ hippie liberal. Socially liberal. Fiscally liberal. Tax and spend liberal. Liberal, liberal, liberal. Tolerant liberal. But more on that later. Most of you probably already guessed that I’m liberal but in [...]