Archive for July, 2008
Facing my fears
The first time I was struck by a sense of my own mortality was on an airplane, landing in St. Louis.
The weather wasn’t bad - maybe a bit cloudy, but certainly not foggy or stormy. I was in an aisle seat and so couldn’t see our approach out the window, but when we banked hard […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on July 31st, 2008 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y, Who me? | 10 Comments »
You don’t drink, don’t smoke…What do you do?
Last Saturday, I biked to the local field house to run on the indoor track. The track overlooks the gymnasium floor, where some sort of martial arts competition was in progress.
On the stairs leading up to the track, there’s a neon orange sign posted: NO SPORTS VIEWING FROM TRACK. Encircling the track are multiple signs […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on July 29th, 2008 tagged Daring you to disagree, Who me? | 13 Comments »
Putting myself in time-out and liking it
I was going to confine my post-BlogHer commentary to last week’s relatively brief post, but then I read these posts from baby-toting mamas Her Bad Mother and slackermama and Canape. As another baby-toting mama at BlogHer08, I reflected on how my BlogHer experience has differed over the last three years.
While I never worried about […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on July 28th, 2008 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y, Olliepop, Who me? | 9 Comments »
The car DVD player: peace and quiet, or complete chaos?
While it’s no secret that I’m free with my opinions on a variety of incendiary topics, I rarely come down hard on other people’s parenting styles and choices. Where it comes to parenting, I say live and let live…with one small exception that never fails to raise my eyebrows: the car DVD player.
I’ve heard […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on July 26th, 2008 tagged Bwahahaha!, Daring you to disagree, Miss Goosie, Miss Mousie, Olliepop, Who me? | 20 Comments »
I’m a rag doll girl in a Barbie world
As a kid, I didn’t want for much in the way of playthings. I had a banana-seat bike (and later on, a ten-speed) and my own pair of white roller skates with red polyurethane wheels. My shelves were filled with books ranging from Beatrix Potter boxed sets to Judy Blume paperbacks from Dell Yearling. Monopoly, […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on July 25th, 2008 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y, Who me?, Youthful indiscretions | 12 Comments »
“The Internet is not BlogHer”
I don’t remember who said it, but it was said at the Naked Blogging session on Saturday, and it’s stuck with me ever since.
The panel of women in that session - Mena Trott, Sweetney, and Koan - bravely shared their painful online experiences. Audience members - most notably for me, Loralee - chimed in […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on July 21st, 2008 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y, Daring you to disagree, Olliepop, Who me? | 29 Comments »
We ARE the Griswolds
Now that I’m finally feeling as if I’ve had a good night’s sleep - that is, one spent in a bed by myself, with minimal interruptions, and a reasonable bedtime and wake-up time - I’m ready to tackle the insanity that has characterized this trip so far.
Even though Kyle’s the one with a degree in […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on July 19th, 2008 tagged Bwahahaha!, Look at me, look at me!, Miss Goosie, Miss Mousie, Olliepop, The king of beers, Who me? | 10 Comments »
BlogHer ‘08: Shaking hands and kissing babies
In honor of the political season - and in the spirit of Suebob’s red stapler and Izzy’s fanny pack - I’m asking all BlogHer ‘08 attendees to let me snap a photo of you kissing my baby. I promise that he’ll be clean, and you already know he’s cute.
So track me down (or I’ll […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on July 17th, 2008 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y, Bwahahaha!, Look at me, look at me!, Olliepop | 8 Comments »
I love you beyond all measure, but I still wouldn’t have dated you in high school
In preparation for his twentieth high school reunion, Kyle asked me to take a picture of him for his “then and now” snapshots.
“Which ‘then’ picture are you using?” I asked.
He held up two of his school pictures - one from sophomore year, one from junior year. Both made me shudder.
I love Kyle dearly, but […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on July 15th, 2008 tagged The king of beers, Who me?, Youthful indiscretions | 15 Comments »
Ten pounds of shit in a five pound bag
In December 2003, we spent two weeks on the road, visiting family for the holidays. We flew from New Jersey to Portland, from Portland to Dayton, and from Dayton back home to New Jersey.
That was the last time we traveled for the holidays. We are impervious to begging and pleading; if anyone wants to see […]