Well there is no way to sugar coat the very bad. It is, after all, Very Bad. So here goes: This afternoon Mother was called in to a meeting and told that she is now a part of the “economic reduction movement” at her place of employment. Translation: she is now sans job. It is [...]

Check me out, all posting 3 times in one day. But I wanted to get you guys informed. Mel, of the kick asssss Stirrup Queens blog, is up for a very awesome award and WE (as in us internets) can help her win. Click on this cute icon that Jen made and vote! You can [...]

You know the magic is gone when you change your blog design and no one notices. I mean I know it isn’t a giant change, but um…there’s plaid now. There wasn’t plaid before. Plaid is back, people! And in honor of the plaid I am rolling out a beautiful tartan carpet and asking you to [...]
This is a guest post, brought to you by the Great Blog Cross-Pollination. Warning: this post is all about babies if you’re not in the mood. I’ve come to a few conclusions in the last several weeks: 1) a boy is going to be much cheaper to raise through infancy than a girl would be, [...]

Today bloggers around the world are uniting to change the conversation about poverty. Not only do I encourage you to talk about poverty, I also urge you to get involved. Check out these organizations that are looking for your help. Several years ago I traveled to a small village in Uganda. The purpose of my [...]
This coming Saturday I will be hosting a virtual baby shower on another site. The shower is for my friend Jennifer of Here We Go Again. Jennifer & I “met” almost a year ago when she jumped into, feet first, the internet fundraiser that helped me achieve the first part of my goal of Creating [...]
As I become more and more sensitive to the power of suggestion I am learning that I can’t just rent a movie, watch a tv show or read a book without knowing in advance if has a story line about infertility or dead babies that will upset me. Let’s work on this list together. Leave [...]
*Check out this interesting match game from USAtoday on-line. You go through the issues, rate their importance and the program will tell you who your candidate is. *Jennifer’s soon to be wife, Nicole, has a post up today at Arcane Matters that is a great political manifesto. Check it out! *Fantastic opinion in the L.A. [...]