I thought I would have to face it one day, perhaps in his teens - my child saying to me "I hate you" because of some horrible parental malfeasance. But no, far too soon, at age 4 and 3/4, last night he said "I don't like you, Mom" because I made him stop playing Lego Star Wars … [Read more...]
The Oatmeal Bar Is Raised
Thank you to everyone who has clicked over from here or my Facebook page or one of my endless tweets to the Quaker Create Your Day site to help raise money for Share Our Strength. We have surpassed over 16,000 creations and have a real chance of meeting our goal of 25,000 … [Read more...]
Stop Growing! For One Second! Please!
This is an original post from www.kimtracyprince.com. Please don't steal it. … [Read more...]
Star Whores
Santa brought us a Wii for Christmas. (Okay, it was actually Nintendo itself, for whom I hosted a promotional party back in October that was super fabulous. In return, I received a Wii console and a Wii Fit Plus.) (That last bit was the disclaimer for the FTC, the FAA, the ATF, … [Read more...]
Set Phasers To "Overwhelm"
About three months ago I was involved in a minor traffic skirmish on the 405 freeway in Los Angeles. It was a chilly night, so as I waited for the police officers to complete their reporting (why do they always take what seems like forever to fill out some paperwork?) I sat in … [Read more...]