This was an original post for LA Moms Blog on January 27, 2009. SV Moms Group was acquired by Technorati so I post my archives here on Fridays. Growing up as a white American woman, I never felt the slights or benefits of racial or sexist discrimination, even if they were … [Read more...]
License Plate Fail
Anyone who knows what I used to do for a living will understand why I felt the need to photograph this license plate. I presume the owner of this car thought he or she was pulling a web-cute stunt, but hello, this is Los Angeles, and an EPK is an actual THING. So, if the owner … [Read more...]
The Anti-BlogHer, Right Before BlogHer
I just registered for Women Create Media, a one-day writing workshop that will be limited to 150 attendees. The agenda is focused on helping people who are interested in breaking into traditional publishing. I didn't think I was interested - at least, not yet - but the founder … [Read more...]
The Psychology of the Common Cold
For the past few weeks, I've been getting sick. I'd start to feel The Sick coming on me, creeping up like bad mojo. No clear cut symptoms, just a general feeling of malaise. Every time that happened, I would finish up my obligations, chug a fizzy Airborne drink, and go to bed. … [Read more...]
Suburban Zumba
I often joke that I moved to Suburbia, but we didn't really move that far, only about 20 miles southwest of where we were before. There is world of difference, though, when you drive west on the 101 over the hills of the San Fernando Valley into the Conejo Valley. The … [Read more...]