Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Cashews Are Nuts…

February 16, 2010 random

And so are YOU!*
* Tis said with love and affection and gratitude…

This post is a belated thank-yous to many of you who have bestowed me with love and support and honors.
Chris over @ Vintage Christine (whose subtitle “I’m not old, I’m vintage” has become my battle cry) sent me a surprise Valentine’s Day gift [...]

Tagged as: imma crazy like that, metablogging, strangers I am grateful for, Watch out for Kanye West!

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Happy VCNYAHS Day!

February 14, 2010 random

February 14.
One of the Hallmark Holiday is celebrated on this day.
It also happens to be the day Anna Howard Shaw was born. Ms. Shaw was a leader of the women’s suffrage movement and a physician nonetheless. In the 19th century. A female physician. Imagine that.
Liz Lemon on 30 Rock dared to lead the movement [...]

Tagged as: 30 Rock, Chinese New Year, i am a fan, OMG! I am so easily amused!, Valentine is for lovers

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WTF Wednesday: The Price of Tomatoes

February 10, 2010 imho is just a polite way to say I know you don't give a hoot what I think but I'm going to say it anyway

I am honored to welcome Velva from Tomatoes on the Vine to participate in the WTF Wednesday feature in which rants and foaming are conducted and strong opinions are shared on things that bother us, that just won’t go away until we get on our soap box and let it rip.
Velva celebrates the deep, communal meaning in [...]

Tagged as: guest blogger, politics of food, WTF Wednesday

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How I relax

February 9, 2010 a picture is worth a thousand words

To all the people watching, I can never thank you enough for your kindness to me, and I’ll think about it for the rest of my life. All I ask of you is one thing: Please do not be cynical. I hate cynicism: it’s my least favorite quality, and it doesn’t lead anywhere. Nobody in [...]

Tagged as: imma crazy like that, my oldest, my unraveling, sarcastic bitches rock, vent, WTF Wednesday

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Random pictures I took with my phone because I could

February 1, 2010 a picture is worth a thousand words

This post should be filed under “Random pictures I took with my phone because I could” and “I am swamped at work but I need to feed my Tamagotchi aka blog so I am taking the easy, FINE, lazy!, way out” and “I am taking 6:30 am flight out, again, which sucks ass, and I [...]

Tagged as: is it me, my youngest, photo, random pictures I took with my phone because i could

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The strength of not giving a damn

January 29, 2010 this i believe

We have all been asked of this quiz question before:
What Super Power do you wish you had?
I still don’t know what my answer should be.
Flying?
Mind control?
Teleporting?
“The ability to eat as much as I want without gaining any weight”. Yeah. That’s what I am thinking right at this moment.
You all know The Bloggess. She of the [...]

Tagged as: i am a fan, neurosis, sarcastic bitches rock, working while female

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You never know what’s going to remind you of your childhood…

January 26, 2010 random

My mom and dad called last Friday. Actually my mom did. Mom’s always the one that calls. And she always calls around 9 pm when it is the absolutely most friggin’ chaotic in the house. And she always pleads innocence saying she cannot figure out the time difference. And she always asks, “Have you eaten [...]

Tagged as: bad mommy alert, guilt is the trip mothers take often, what do you know?

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sacré bleu

January 23, 2010 random

I rushed to the Religious Ed with Mr. Monk as I always do on most Saturday mornings. I then walked to the 6th grade classroom to inform the Catechist that my oldest would not be there that day. We got to talking about his son.
“…He has a Ph.D. in [something akin to Rocket Science]…”
“Oh my [...]

Tagged as: Catholic church and me

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Trouble Maker? You talking to me?

January 21, 2010 no manual for parenting

Sometimes I wonder whether the teachers talk about the parents amongst themselves. I would probably be known as “Trouble Maker”. My favorite moment was when I confronted approached the principal at the Thanksgiving Feast:
“Could I safely assume that the headpieces the children are wearing are ‘turkeys’ and not ‘head dresses’?” I used the quotation marks [...]

Tagged as: ability to be oblivious, imma crazy like that, my oldest, things kids say, trying to do the right thing

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Wanker Wednesday: My problems with “The Help”

January 20, 2010 imho is just a polite way to say I know you don't give a hoot what I think but I'm going to say it anyway

I probably don’t need to publish this post on my blog. It is not appealing. It is not good writing. It will not make you laugh out loud. It is not even a proper rant. Besides, it is friggin’ long – I am amazed at how much I tapped out on my iPhod, and tedious. [...]

Tagged as: ability to be oblivious, book, posts in which i talk about race, reviews, stereotypes, there is a reason why I am not a philosopher, WTF Wednesday

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