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The Mom Slant
When I was getting to know people before BlogHer06, Jes mentioned that she was “rebranding” as Chirky. Back then, having only just moved from Blogger to my own domain, I couldn’t imagine starting over as she had. A new name, a new domain, a whole new identity – it sounded so intimidating.
Now, three years later, [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 24th, 2009 tagged Daring you to disagree, Dirtying up other corners of the web, Who me? | 18 Comments »
Oprah, you disappointed me
Sometime last year I had a conversation with a woman about some new initiative that Oprah was launching, and did I want to be involved? We chatted for a while, but I never heard anything else. Honestly, I wasn’t disappointed because the entire conversation made me feel like a fraud. Because I don’t like Oprah.
There. [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 20th, 2009 tagged Daring you to disagree | 19 Comments »
Senseless and faithless
Today is Madeline Spohr’s memorial service.
Meanwhile, another devastated family is making similar arrangements for their son.
If I weren’t already a godless heathen, I think the events of this past week would have broken down my faith. I’m not blaming God for taking these children – how can I attribute responsibility to an entity that I [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 14th, 2009 tagged Daring you to disagree | 30 Comments »
5 steps to the perfect birthday party for a seven year old girl
Step 1: Issue invitations
Let the birthday girl invite whomever she wants, as long as you’ve heard her mention the proposed invitees’ names before. That means you must have at least a mailing address, email address or phone number for all invitees. If she can’t muster up contact information, then I’d question how well she [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 13th, 2009 tagged Daring you to disagree, Look at me, look at me!, Miss Goosie | 8 Comments »
Happy birthday, Herman Anne! (or, Ann Coulter is an insufferable, hateful bitch)
A lot of people out there think Ann Coulter is an insufferable, hateful bitch; I’m one of them.
Really, I’d like someone to explain to me why a woman who makes statements like these ought to be tolerated, let alone revered:
“We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity.” (source: National Review [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 7th, 2009 tagged Daring you to disagree, Dirtying up other corners of the web | 10 Comments »
Don’t do me any favors
I’ve been observing the PR/blogger dance ever since the first unsolicited press release appeared in my inbox. Sometimes it’s a well-timed tango, but more often it resembles the mosh pit at a Circle Jerks show.
But there’s a new twist in the dance that intrigues me. In addition to sifting through the information and fielding the [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 6th, 2009 tagged Daring you to disagree | 17 Comments »
Third place, thanks to the 30 Day Shred
Way back at the beginning of January, I laid down a gauntlet for myself – one which included a series of sprint triathlons and a 10K race, along with a twelve-week weight loss contest. In early March, I added the 30 Day Shred to the hurdles I’d already established for myself.
I’ve now reached the end [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 2nd, 2009 tagged Daring you to disagree, Who me? | 13 Comments »
The best kinds of fun are unscripted
When I told the girls we were going to Disneyland, they were thrilled to pieces. “We go to Cal-ee-fornia?” CJ asked. “We see Mickey Mouse?” When I confirmed that’s exactly what was in store, she literally jumped up and down and clapped her hands, cheering “Wheeeee-hooooo!”
Tacy, of course, was a little more chill, but still [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 1st, 2009 tagged Daring you to disagree, Miss Goosie, Miss Mousie, Olliepop, The king of beers, Who me? | 8 Comments »
Who wears short shorts?
Saturday, I tweeted that women over 35 shouldn’t wear shorts unless they’ve got one heck of a bod.
(Yes @cynicaldad, I was referring to women – so you just keep right on wearing those shorts because I’m sure you look great.)
I got an interesting array of replies. Smart aleck @melinor wanted to know what the policy [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on March 30th, 2009 tagged Bwahahaha!, Daring you to disagree | 24 Comments »
ROFLMAO!
My tweet about Tacy’s practiced introduction to her class presentation garnered some replies so funny they sent Kyle and me into fits. Surprisingly though, I didn’t get any backlash on her use of the f-bomb.
If you’ve been reading mothergoosemouse for any length of time – like maybe a week or so – you’ve probably already [...]
