I find the whole dust-up over the proposed mosque near Ground Zero to be so stupid that I wasn’t even planning on blogging about it. Plus, why bother when The Gleaner has so thoughtfully encapsulated the whole deal so perfectly… So much so I’m not even going to make you click a link to read…
How is it possible that the two states in which I’ve lived the longest — Nevada and Alaska — also boast some of the nuttiest female politicians? Now they’re teaming up! That’s right, senatorial candidate Sharron Angle and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin are buddies! Or, at least, Palin is ready to stump for Angle,…
As I watched President Obama’s speech — in which he described the economic downturn as a “body-blow” to America — in Austin today, I was hit by the idea that what America really needs is a diet. Not just the kind where we eat more vegetables and trim trans fats (although that would be a…
No August doldrums this week. Wow! Today Elena Kagan was confirmed as 112th Justice of the Supreme Court — marking the first time in history the court has had three women. And yesterday California’s Supreme Court ruled that Proposition 8 — a law that was designed to “protect marriage” as between a man and woman…
That’s a shameless post title, I know. But the fact is, this post is about breastfeeding and breastfeeding — or at least the hang-ups involved — are mostly about boobs. (The babies typically know what to do and are pretty good at it.) For some reason, when we talk about breastfeeding things get a little…
Even though I’m rocking the stay-at-home mom status these days, I try not to fall into many of the usual daytime-at-home ruts. I spend a lot of time with my baby, of course. But now that she is starting to have a little bit of a routine, I also try to do grown-up things, too.…
There are many things I have come to realize now that I am a parent. The chief among these is that before now, I did not understand. There’s just no way to. Let me illustrate by sharing some examples of things I never thought I’d do (or at least, not all at once): Left the…
I’ve been thinking about the blog a lot lately — which may surprise you since I’ve been sort of MIA. It’s hard with a new little baby (she’s great, by the way) to find time to rant about the government, corporate greed, misogyny, the election and so on. What’s bothering me is that all that…
On Sunday, July 4, it will be exactly six weeks since I gave birth to my daughter, Kate. It is Independence Day in more ways than one for me; I will finally be cleared for exercise and physical activity. I never knew how much I took the physicality of life for granted! For the past…
Just popping in for a moment (that’s about all I get these days). As many Siren readers know by now, I’m a mommy. My daughter, Kate, was born May 23. We had a bit of a rough start but things are going well now. Well, I’m perpetually covered in spit-up, breast-milk (and sometimes pee and/or…
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