I'm a DC-area mother with an over-developed sense of irreverence, ADD, socialist tendencies and a blog. All my opinions are entirely my own and not representative of anything officially sanctioned by any political party, my mother, or arbiters of common sense and good taste.
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 awkward? That’s me and Stark.Raving.Mad.Mommy. We’re like LaVerne and Shirley. Or Oscar and Felix. Or Kate and Lydia though we…
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 the author raises two very interesting points that need to be addressed more thoroughly. The first is the aesthetics of…
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 was going to write a well-reasoned, thoughtful post next week about how neglecting to write about those subjects is making…
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 into cyberspace. I need to take a some time off and recharge the creative batteries. I aloso need to spend…
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. I could use that money for something important like juiceboxes or fruit roll ups. What would the Kardashian sisters use…
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. And Big Love. LOVE Big Love. Of course I was going to watch Sister Wives! I’m kind of fascinated with…
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 to meet the new addition to our social circle. And to cook for the family. P likes my bean dip…
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 case any of you are gasping and clutching your pearls and wondering how a nice girl like me wound as…
