Look Out, She’s Obsessing!

I'm obsessing.I said I wouldn't do it. When we decided to start trying for baby #2 at the beginning of August, we agreed that we'd start with a "whatever happens, happens" approach. Nothing at all … [Continue reading...]



Chinese Smoke Detector Torture

I was dreaming about some kind of alien invasion and the destruction of my city. (I never get the nice dreams, like dreaming about me with Heath Ledger or anything.) In the dream, I was with another … [Continue reading...]



Random Monday

There's a new Tide commercial that I just don't like. It features a woman with a baby, and the voice over says, "There's a difference between smelling like a mom, and smelling like a woman." The ad is … [Continue reading...]



Little Cavemen

Dr. Harvey Karp said in his book, The Happiest Toddler on the Block, that toddlers should be thought of as little cavemen. His website explains:Cavemen were stubborn, opinionated, and not too verbal. … [Continue reading...]



September Blog Exchange: Divorce

A husband and wife are meeting in a restaurant to finalize the terms of their impending divorce. Write the scene from the point of view of a busboy snorting cocaine in the restroom.I’m a busboy at La … [Continue reading...]



Take Me Drunk, I’m Home

Since it's hard to steer away from a train wreck like Forbes.com, I had to check out their recently published list of America's Drunkest Cities.I am [proud? ashamed? embarrassed? amused?] to report … [Continue reading...]



Who Am I?

(Geek note: If you read this title and answered "I'm Jean Valjean!" or "2-4-6-0-1!", pat yourself on the head, you little musical geek. I was thinking the same thing when I wrote it.)Over the weekend, … [Continue reading...]