When you're a mom, politics get personal.

I thought I was going to watch the State of the Union Address later tonight and either live-blog or live-tweet it. With 2 hours until go-time, I realize I am probably wrong about that. I don’t have the intestinal fortitude to ear Obama talk about a budget that will make me cringe in simultaneous disappointment [...]

I’m over at The Broad Side today talking about the unfairness of the staggered primary system. The other fact that should be upsetting is the inherent unfairness of the staggered primary system. Not to the candidates. It’s arguable that being able to focus on one state at a time is better for candidates. But the [...]

Hi. I’m, um, not doing the whole blackout thing today. Sorry. Instead I’m going to talk about copyright laws. Feel free to take a nap instead of reading this post. It might be pedantic and boring.It also might be full of holes as I realize how many of the details of the copyright law class [...]

My latest So Here’s The Thing column is up at the Washington Times Communities! This week I’m pondering the dearth of female superheroes and why the female superheroes that we do see are under-dressed: Anyway, I’ve been immersed in the super world of superheroes for a few weeks now and something has really struck me: [...]

Happy New Year y’all! I’m getting a slow start on blogging. Maybe because the sudden media prominence of Rick Santorum is making me want to hide until the nightmare ends. Anyway, today I’ve gt a post up at The DC Moms complaining about how freaking fugly maternity clothes are right now. Oh, yeah, I’m pregnant [...]

Obama loses his cool during the State of the Union and tells Congress to go fuck themselves. The FCC shuts down production on all Real Housewives franchises on the grounds that they’re neither housewives nor real. Texas attempts to secede then is hurt when no one tries to stop it. Matt Lauer leaves the Today [...]

Yesterday, stark.raving.mad.mommy. and I gave you the Special Douche Categories that we invented for people who were too evil to be mere douches. We know douches and the folks we discussed yesterday are not just your average feminine hygiene accessory.They are more like some sort of torture device and I wouldn’t be sad if all [...]

We asked for your nominations for the biggest douches of 2011, and boy did you come through. In a joint production of  Mom-In-A-Million and stark. raving. mad. mommy., we bring you the Top Ten Douches of 2011. (Cue jazz hands.) If you can’t remember who the biggest douches of 2010 were,  here’s our list. This [...]

My latest So Here’s The Thing column is up at the Washington Times Communities page. This week I take on the forthcoming Leg playsets aimed at girls. I like that they’re less slutty than Bratz. Obviously, what the Lego people are doing is trying to get a foothold in a lucrative segment of the market: [...]

Oh, the magic of the holidays! The music! The twinkle lights! The latkes! The totally whack shit available on the open market for your gift giving pleasure! If we ever needed any more evidence that we live in a free market society that rewards creativity and free expression, this list should confirm it for us. [...]