Archive | November, 2007
Religion, Philosophy or Security?
I’ve learned from a close friend that it’s apparently right on developmentally for second-graders to raise lots of questions about religion and philosophy, not that a seven-year-old quite thinks of it in those terms. PunditGirl has a lot on …
Continue reading...Married to the Monster
November 16, 2007
No, not that monster, though that would have been a good Halloween costume! I’m talking about the political monster. Michelle Pfeiffer found out what it was like being married to the mob, but I don’t envy the …
Continue reading...Who Is the Desperate One?
November 15, 2007
I suppose it’s no big surprise that as we count down the days to the Iowa Caucus, all forms of campaigning are heating up — including underhanded suggestions and insinuations. According to The Politico, somebody’s pollster is asking…
Continue reading...Fun Political Facts to Know and Tell!
November 14, 2007
While I was writing up a little something on one of the Democratic presidential candidates, I also stumbled on his MySpace page! I had forgotten that in this era of online social networking that the White House hopefuls …
Continue reading...Let’s Be Daring Together!
November 14, 2007
As you’re waiting for the minutes to pass until tonight’s Project Runway premiere (!), take a few minutes to stop by Motherhood Uncensored’s podcast and hear what Miriam Peskowitz and Andi Buchanan have to say about their new book The …
Continue reading...A New Approach
November 13, 2007
I don’t talk about it often, but I’ve made no secret that I have a problem with clutter. Apparently the practice of fretting over our clutter is a very American problem. At least that’s what my one Brit friend …
Continue reading...A Promise to American Women
November 13, 2007
A couple of months ago, when the DC Metro Moms, Silicon Valley Moms and Chicago Moms got a chance to meet with Elizabeth Edwards, in person and virtually for those of us in different time zones, I got …
Continue reading...How Are You Going to Vote?
November 12, 2007
No, I’m not asking WHO you are going to vote for at this point. I’m more interested in HOW you are going to vote. The difference? The pollsters and the media are trying to convince us that we’ve already made …
Continue reading...I’d Like to Thank The Academy …
November 11, 2007
You can tell it’s getting to be the season of giving — bloggy awards are abounding everywhere! Every now and then one is bestowed upon me, but this month I’ve been blessed with two. First, Michelle at scribbit: Motherhood in …
Continue reading...NO TOYS FOR CHRISTMAS!
November 9, 2007
I’m really afraid that children all over the country are going to be hearing the Santa at the mall telling them there will be no toys for Christmas. First lead. Then plastic that turns into a date rape drug.…
Continue reading...Social Justice Isn’t Just for Breakfast Anymore
November 9, 2007
Since Jen started the Just Post Awards almost a year ago, each month the list of nominees seems to get increasingly longer. Why is that? The answer, for me, is easy — we’re mad as hell and we’re not going …
Continue reading...The Daring Book for Girls!
November 9, 2007
I don’t know what I like better — The Daring Book for Girls or the fact that it’s written by two women I greatly admire, Andrea Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz. Written as a sequel, of sorts, to last year’s The …
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- Huffington Post Fiscal Cliff? What Fiscal Cliff?
- Politico Has Stephen Colbert Run His Political Course?
- Politics Daily Can the Girl Scouts Help Balance Georgia’s Budget?
- Babble Voices I Can’t Tell Our Daughter She’s Safe
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November 17, 2007
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