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Slurping Life |
1 hour ago
Every day of life with the boys has been filled with wonder...admiration, amazement, awe. The wonder has grown through the years to be more appropriately defined as...to think or speculate curiously.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Motherhood Uncensored |
2 hours ago
Unless someone else's kid is giving me or my own kids a difficult time, I'm hard pressed to play "The Citizen's Parent" and say anything. I just write about them on my blog, right? But when it comes to the...
According to the 2000 Census, Native Americans are only 1.5 percent of the US population, but their participation in this year's presidential election might be especially important. American Indians are a critical voting bloc in several swing states, according to a recent study. So it's no surprise that both major presidential campaigns have aggressively pursued Native votes, Here's a backgrounder on how the election is playing out in Indian Country. There's no question that the stakes are high for American Indian [...]
Maybe this is just me being a proud papa or something, but I'm pretty blown away by what my 4yo has been doing lately. I know that younger siblings tend to learn faster because of the influence of their older siblings, but still... Today while we were driving around, K-, my 4yo, wanted to write a letter to a little pal of hers. So she took a pad of paper and a pen and, as we drove, asked me how to [...]
5 Minutes For Mom |
Sep 07, 2008 09:23PM
My daughter Amanda loves to read. Her favorite genres are mystery and fantasy. She loves to cook, too, so when I saw Enchanted Thyme, I knew that she would love it! This is labeled as book one in the Delicious Adventure series, so I assume that more are coming. The story is fanciful, and imaginative, featuring the adventures of 10-year-old Belinda and her 8-year-old brother Peter who are whisked off to the land of Enchanted Time where the Queen and [...]
Her Bad Mother |
Sep 07, 2008 06:43PM
It feels like I've been away for a long, long time. Mentally and emotionally, I was. But it really looks like everything's going to be okay now - different, but okay - and so I'm finding it possible to breathe again.Catching up, by the numbers:1) Zachary is being released this week from intensive care at BC Children's Hospital and being flown back to Royal Inland Hospital, where they'll watch over him and make sure that he's really truly out of the [...]
In August, I did a little fundraising experiment that involved Twitter and an integrated offline component at the Gnomedex Conference in Seattle. I was able to raise $2,657 to cover the costs of college tuition for Leng Sopharath, an orphan in Cambodia in just 90 minutes. By the end of the conference, the total had climbed to $3,774. Katya Andresen wrote a post analyzing why the experiment was successful, but noted, "These results are not typical. This story is the [...]
Girl's Gone Child |
Sep 07, 2008 06:23PM
In lieu of Archer's back-to-school tomorrow, I've just posted my Top Ten Destinations for L.A. Families (and visitors) over at Straight From the Bottle. Because after almost six weeks of research, I feel like I can safely recommend some awesome to the natives and their restless spawn. Number #4 on the list? Noah's Ark at The Skirball Center, which we checked out with some friends on Saturday. Check it. Archer and his friend Jack hold hands in the Skirball GardensHal and Archer interact [...]
The BlogHer series on Cooking with Fresh Herbs has featured cilantro, tarragon, parsley, mint, dill, lovage, chives, basil, Greek oregano, rosemary, and sage, and today we're finishing up the series with thyme. No pun intended, but the timing is good because even though fresh thyme is used in summer dishes, thyme really comes into its own in foods that are cooked in fall or winter. Thyme is used in cuisines around the world, and I'd be willing to bet it's one [...]
In 2006, when most of us were just discovering the indie vinyl toy world, Tanzania-born Swedish designer Peter Thuvander was already tired of it. In a collaboration with the Stockholm-based retailer Beneath, Thuvander and his design collective Muungano decided to "refresh the vinyl toy market" via--what else?-- an edgy collaboration. Muungano worked with woodcarvers of the Makonde tribe, whose made-for-export masks and sculptures helped fund the revolution to drive the Portuguese colonials out of Mozambique in the 1960's. The resulting [...]
The Not Quite Crunchy Parent |
Sep 07, 2008 03:23PM
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"I admit it," blogged Zandria in her post Does Astrology Play A Role in Romantic Compatability? She added, "I don’t live by my daily horoscope and I wouldn’t entirely discount someone with an incompatible sign if I liked everything else about them. But I do take a look." How about you? Just last week, as part of our new partnership with NBCU, BlogHer launched an all-new Astrology & Horoscopes section featuring daily horoscopes from Astrology.com. And we didn't stop there -- [...]
Peter's Cross Station |
Sep 07, 2008 02:43PM
I seem to have inadvertently created more melodrama in an attempt to simplify. I just meant thanks to the folks who commented on something I took down. And we are here: And a bit electronically unreachable. The iphones are spotty here, which is very bad indeed as there is no landline in the loft! More soon. Gotta unpack!
What's the difference between a Laurie who shoots with a Nikon and a Laurie who shoots with a Canon again? NO, not lipstick, silly - just a jerk of a camera thief at the DNC. I am to cameras what is known in political parlance as a "GDI." (Great, darling Independent, of course.) My first camera as a photography student a few years back was a Canon film SLR, which I still love although I am so pressed for time that [...]
Pundit Mom |
Sep 07, 2008 02:23PM
Well, I made my leap into the world of TV "talking head's" last night! We didn't get as much time as we thought due to some technical difficulties, but I'm really hoping for a do over -- when you're sitting there, you think it's going OK, then after you see it, there are so many things to do differently!Like not being as nice to my conservative opponent! ;)
ParentDish |
Sep 07, 2008 01:23PM
Filed under: Fun & activities, Weird but trueI thought I had invented the tickle monster, but apparently there are others out there roaming the streets and parks of America. Well, not so much in parks anymore, after a judge issued an order barring lawyer Charles R. Douglas from entering Miner Park in Glen Carbon, Illinois. He was charged with four misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct for asking parents in the park if he could tickle their children.The fifty-eight-year-old says that he [...]
ParentDish |
Sep 07, 2008 11:23AM
Filed under: Newborns, Babies, That's entertainment, ResourcesHave you ever been Rickrolled? Not even sure what that is? Rickrolling is an internet bait and switch, generally, where a link is provided, ostensibly to some interesting and related content, but which actually turns out to be a link to a video of the 1987 music video of Rick Astley and his song "Never Gonna Give You Up." It's a harmless prank that has made its way from a few off-beat websites into even [...]
If you decide to engage in online dating, you have to get used to being rejected. There’s no way around it. As a single woman who publicly proclaims that she’s “looking,” you’re no longer dealing with rejection on an occasional basis -- it’s not like meeting random people at a bar, or attempting to chat up a hottie on the Metro, or giving a sly smile to the person behind you while waiting for your lunch. When you post a photo [...]
ParentDish |
Sep 07, 2008 10:23AM
Filed under: Celeb kids, Life & style, Celeb parentingIn a week when teen sex is on everyone's mind come these two stories: Daniel Radcliffe (you know, Harry Potter) tells Details magazine that he lost his virginity at 16 to an older woman (the age difference, he says, "would freak some people out"), while Britney Spears' mother dishes on Britney's deflowering at 14, not by Justin Timberlake but by a hometown football stud.Well okay then.The sex lives of celebrities -- even child [...]
Mom-101 |
Sep 07, 2008 10:23AM
I've really tried to look at the past week home alone as a rare opportunity to remember who I am. In other words, to reconcile who I sometimes think I am (a pinot-swilling, bar-hopping, sparkly eyeshadow-wearing social butterfly) with who I really am (pathetic semi-recluse with far too much reality TV on the DVR). I was sure that with ten days to myself, I would catch the last summer sunshine
ParentDish |
Sep 07, 2008 09:23AM
Filed under: Newborns, Babies, Baby essentials, Shopping & recallsOptave Inc., of Alpena, Michigan, in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, is voluntarily recalling their Action Baby Carriers. The chest strap on the carriers can come loose from the shoulder straps, potentially allowing the baby to fall. Such a "feature" would seem to be counter-productive to the product's intended purpose. Luckily, there have been no injuries reported. The carriers affected by this recall were sold in various colors and patterns, and [...]
While I was out this morning going to the farmers' market and getting breakfast, you know normal Sunday morning activities, the Prime Minister met with the Governor General, dissolved Parliament and called an election. (Personally I quite prefer my own Sunday morning activities.) Canadians will be heading to the polls on Tuesday, October 14 to elect a new government, even thought Stephen Harper said that it's going to be a tight election and they are anticipating another minority government. So why [...]
We've still got a week or two of pool weather left here in Portland. But Rednexmama's hack works just as well in the bathtub: So, I'm sure this has been obvious to parents forever, but I felt like a genius realizing it! My daughter LOVES the toy tea set she received as a gift for her 2nd birthday, but we had to put it away since nearly every liquid she ever came in contact with would end up in the [...]
ParentDish |
Sep 07, 2008 08:23AM
Filed under: Newborns, Babies, Toddlers, Health & safetyKids hate tags. Heck, I hate tags. They're itchy, bothersome, and they're always sticking out. Parents everywhere have been cutting tags out of clothing for years, tired of listening to kids complaining about them. Then, some smart marketer had a great idea: Let's make clothing without tags. Peace reigned over the kingdom of children's apparel. Mostly.It seems that something sinister is going on with Carter's Fall 2007 line of tagless baby clothing. Some parents [...]
He's too sexy. According to new rules on advertising created by the EU's women's right committee and approved by the EU parliament,regulatory bodies in charge of monitoring advertising are being asked to establish a "zero-tolerance" policy" against "sexist insults or degrading images." Haven't these folks heard about YouTube? It seems as incredibly odd timing to try to implement restrictions on advertising at a time when all anyone has to do is go online and the advertising is there for anyone [...]
