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.
A couple of years ago, I was a frequenter of a message board for moms, moms-to-be and aspiring moms. At first it was a fun place to go and discuss the kind of things that no one in real life wanted to hear about, such as ovulation. After a while, though, the fertility and pregnancy conversations lost their allure and I ventured onto the general subject matter forums. That may have been one of the…
2010 has been a banner year for douche-baggery. Maybe not since Monica Lewinsky failed to do her laundry have we seen such sterling examples of the baser nature of public figures. The worlds of sports, entertainment, and politics were all rife with douching. There were the New York Jets and their piss poor manners in the locker room. There was Brett Favre and his junk. In fact, Brett Favre’s junk might be a contender all…
I am a news junkie. When I used to commute in a car I would listen to NPR to pass the time. In fact, the reporting on Big Tobacco’s cover-up of health studies related to cigarettes is what led me to quit smoking; all the information I got from the news convinced me that supporting an industry whose practices I found abhorrent was wrong. So, you can see that news and information have a big…
Part Two Welcome to the second half of our serious and important social commentary on the phenomenon of polygamy and Kody Brown as its public face. If you missed the first half of the transcript of our live chat during the Sister Wives honeymoon special, head over to stark. raving. mad. mommy. to catch up. Now, if you’re ready to pick up where we left off, we were discussing what Kody might smell like. ***…
From UrbanDictionary.com Stabbity Doll: (n) Creepy-ass antique doll that looks like it will come to life and kill you while you’re sleeping. If this thing is in the guest room where you’re supposed to sleep, you will *not* be able to fall asleep because you’re listening for the tappity tappity of tiny little shoes. Has those creepy eyes that open and shut; one of the eyes is inevitably wonky so it looks like it’s winking…
Boy, that post title doesn’t inspire much confidence does it? It sounds like a Sunday morning talk show kind of topic. Well, I can be funny about it! Ok, no I really can’t. But a reader asked a question in the comments of my post about advocacy after the election about the influence of corporations in government . I wrote her an answer via email and I liked it so much that I’m publishing it…
Thanksgiving is a week away and I don’t know what I’m doing for it yet. It’s no big deal: we’ll either go over to my husband’s aunt’s house or have her over to ours. She’s local so either way it’s pretty low stress. I just need to know how much grocery shopping I need to do. I’m not stressed about it because I’ve got time to prepare in either case. Which is why I find…
The best part of blogging is other bloggers. No doubt about it. The other women, and a few men, I’ve met since I started writing online have made my life richer, more interesting, and a whole lot funnier. Lydia and Kate at Rants from Mommyland are two of my heroes. They are hilarious. Daily. But not just hilarious. They are also smart, down-to-earth, wise, tolerant, giving, vulnerable, compassionate and strong. Every day. These are the…
As many of you know, Kardashian Konfidential comes out next week and the Pulitzer Committee is probably sharpening its pencils to cast ballots for it as the greatest work of literature of 2010. Or perhaps they just want to correct the spelling of “konfidential”. Hard to say. Whatever the case, I am sending one last letter to try and get a free copy of this book to review. My previous attempts have been met with…
