This was an original post for LA Moms Blog on 6/9/2009. LA Moms Blog was acquired by Technorati, so I publish my archives here on Fridays. Two Fridays ago, while on vacation, I got a phone call telling me I was laid off. There’s some comic irony in that occasion, I know. … [Read more...]
You’re It
Last weekend, Stewart and I went on a short road trip to San Luis Obispo, CA. At breakfast on that lazy Sunday morning, we read through the newspaper, and I laughed out loud at this Foxtrot strip. Not everyone will understand, but I bet you will. … [Read more...]
My Tortured Beacon
I want to tell you about my friend Robin. The first thing you should know about her is that she is dead. She was 38 when she took a scarf, a white scarf that looked like it couldn't hold a purse, much less a heavy, flailing 38-year-old woman, tied it to her canopy bed frame, … [Read more...]
Office Politics
Everyone's got their shorts in a bunch about the Ragu dads video. Including me. Also, "shorts in a bunch" is my new favorite phrase. For many years I worked in office environments. I shared an office, or I had my own office, or I had a cubicle, or I sat on the floor. When I … [Read more...]
Barack Obama Inspires Upheaval at Notre Dame
This was an original post for Los Angeles Moms Blog on May 17, 2009. SV Moms Blog was acquired by Technorati, so I post my archives here on Fridays. Whatever you think about him, Barack Obama is still the President of the United States. Whatever your politics or religion, … [Read more...]