Category Archives: News

Changing the Conversation

I’ve been busy blogging over at SlumberPartyMovies.com, and I’d kindly ask you to shoot on over there to read not one, but TWO posts about rape in our favorite movies. Sometimes wacky hijinks are just wack. Post #1: Changing the … Continue reading

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Milestones that Really Matter

Object permanence? Bah! Holding the head up? Whatever. You make a trip to Goodwill, and bring one or more of the following: Changing station High chair Stepstools Carseat Bib Diaper bag Pack’n’Play Stroller Baby gates Doorknob covers Cabinet locks Any … Continue reading

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My Baby, the Internet Meme

You may recall this post from last Halloween, when I made not one, but both of my daughters into redshirts. The previous year, Eliza was a hobbit; the year before that, she was a redshirt, and given her gobs of … Continue reading

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Meeting a Childhood Icon

You get to a certain point in your life when you’ve lived in NYC and San Francisco and attended ComicCons, and you meet celebrities, and it’s pretty cool and all, but there’s a thing about meeting actors: they’re really not … Continue reading

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No School Like the Old School

When the wonderful Peter Hartlaub of SFGate’s The Poop blog posted about the My Father the Hipster contest, I immediately sent this picture of my family, taken circa 1976. Probably at Sears. In my search for that picture, I also … Continue reading

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Meet Dottie.

I was going to wait to blog about my newest purchase until I’d actually commuted to work on her, and had recorded my commute like a proper blogger, with iPhone photographs and a rundown of how I handled the Pittsburgh … Continue reading

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Kate Spade Giveaway over at Modern Kiddo!

Check out this beauty of a bag that you can win over at my favorite blog, ModernKiddo! Head on over and try to win that baby! 0 Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share … Continue reading

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One year ago today…

… at this very moment, I was probably getting my vital signs taken, and the nurse was furrowing her brow. I had a fever–I’d said all night I did–and I was officially on infection watch. Which meant suffering through the … Continue reading

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The Luck of the Dragon

Man, nothing like long-distance house-hunting, packing up 14 years’ of apartment life, and an epidemic of the stomach flu to keep a girl busy. But fortunately, the Year of the Dragon has started, and despite some recent excitement, this whole … Continue reading

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It’s Time to Leave the Capsule (If You Dare)

At one point during our week-long stay with my mother-in-law, in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, DC, I looked down at the sidewalk and thought: There’s no poop on the street. I could point to a dozen different points … Continue reading

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