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In response to the Ft. Hood shooting
2009-11-07 00:03:00 When I think of the Irish or the Jews, two ethnic groups of which I am a proud member, I am bombarded with many images. Sometimes I think about the injustices done to these two peoples and, with few exceptions, am pleased with the way in which we’ve responded. In my home office, I have ...
And another thing, when someone yawns twice in a half-hour, it means go hom
2009-11-05 22:52:00 I am blessed. Even in this state of Xanax-and-Cabernet or Soma-and-Pinot Noir (decisionsdecisions), I know I am luckier than most. Family members keep me strong and care enough to call collect. Two kids have promised to stop whining for at least two days. Husband gave me the remote control. And lifelong friends are gathering at ...
20 observations from the edge of a breakdown
2009-11-05 01:41:00 I can’t help but notice certain truths. This is arguably the shittiest phase of my life, ten times worse than June 1987, when I faked an ankle injury because relatives arrived to attend graduation, only I wasn’t graduating because I had spent the previous six months skipping school and wandering around Floriland Mall. On the other hand, ... More About: Observations
When you rub your eyes during a crying jag, they often get sore. Then the t
2009-10-27 22:27:00 “Ya ever get that feeling that life doesn’t get any better and that you’re the luckiest person in the world? Yeah, me neither.” Monday was the worst day of my life. So far anyway. Which probably means I lead a charmed existence, but it doesn’t seem that way right now. Therefore, I must take a break from blogging. Hold ... More About: Eyes
Fallout from a post about baseball
2009-10-26 23:16:00 “It’s all because of me and my old man. God, I fucking hate him. He’s like, he’s like this mindless machine I can’t even relate to anymore. ‘Andrew, you’ve got to be number one. I won’t tolerate any losers in this family. Your intensity is for shit. Win! Win! Win!’ You son of a bitch. ... More About: Baseball , Post
It’s a fucking game
2009-10-25 00:15:00 After two weeks of practice and a few rain delays, game day is finally here. The sun is playing peek-a-boo behind just a few clouds in an otherwise clear and bright blue sky. An autumn breeze doesn’t lower the temperature too much, still in the high 80s, but I sit in the shade and feel comfortable. ... More About: Game , Fucking
Just a few more days left
2009-10-22 23:25:00 When I think about my friends and family, one disease has attacked them more than any other: breast cancer. So far, the victories outnumber the defeats. By far. However, I’d like to see a day where our nieces, cousins, and daughters no longer have to live in fear of a lump, biopsy, diagnosis, or treatment. In so ... More About: Left , Days
Republicans for rape and other fun issues
2009-10-21 20:03:00 Republicans to American Women: Bros Before Hos A few weeks ago, Darling Rachel talked about Senator Franken’s first course of action – an amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act. This piece of legislation prohibits our government from contracting with companies (coughHalliburtoncough) that prevent their employees from utilizing the U.S. justice system when they’ve been raped or sexually ... More About: Republicans , Issues
Hybrid Mom in the news
2009-10-20 00:36:00 Working moms – we need all the support, validation, and open bars we can get. A friend of mine asked why people don’t use the term “working dad” too often? For the same reason “moderate Muslim,” “Christian thinker,” and “feminist with a hot body and great sense of humor” doesn’t come rolling off the tongue. Such creatures ... More About: News , Hybrid , In the News , The News
A crazy costume idea for Halloween
2009-10-18 21:22:00 Of all the wacky costume ideas for Halloween, this takes the cake. From a few years ago… Talked with dear friend Matthew* the other day. Went a little something like this: “So what’s your little boy going to be for Halloween?” I asked. “Anthony* is going to be a Crusader.” Long pause. “A what? I didn’t hear you right.” “A Crusader,” ... More About: Costume , Crazy , Idea
It’s October – Donate today!
2009-10-16 02:59:00 Are you sure my near-naked support for USF and boobies doesn’t inspire you to donate? Perhaps a more family-friendly venue is more your speed. Too bad that’s not how I roll. I’ll be walking for the Komen Foundation on Sunday, October 25th in memory of a beloved cousin who died fighting this dreaded disease as well as several ... More About: Today , Donate
How to flatter a working mother who’s been happily married to the same ma
2009-10-14 23:54:00 From time to time, men hit on me. Not a lot, but enough. How about that? I no longer repel. Either smiling more than scowling, losing all that baby weight, getting in shape, figuring out what to do with my hair and discovering clothes that fit actually makes a difference, or middle-aged guys are goddamn desperate. Going ... More About: Mother
Single-payer healthcare is still alive and gaining support
2009-10-14 04:26:00 Everyone is saying that single-payer, guaranteed healthcare, is a lost dream. What about HR 676? National groups of nurses and unions are endorsing HR 676 and so should you. The alternative, a profit-driven healthcare system, is not acceptable. The next two weeks are important for healthcare reform. Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York is sending an amendment ... More About: Healthcare , Support , Single , Gaining
What is Columbus Day all about?
2009-10-13 03:13:00 I’m sick of people berating Christopher Columbus for being a tyrannical, abusive, aggressive rapist. He was Italian, for Christ’s sake. Haven’t you ever seen The Sopranos? Dude wouldn’t last five minutes in Jersey. Even if he *could* find it. I still don’t know why he’s given a major holiday, though. I mean, really. There are better people, ...
One of the dangers of having your own website…
2009-10-12 04:05:00 Is that you sometimes run the risk of writing a post that’s too personal. I’ve done that from time to time. In the very beginning, I actually posted entries from a diary I kept in the mid to late 1980s. (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, and 1990 - go ahead and read them. You’re in there.) Since ... More About: Website
“Can I still have red velvet cake on my birthday?”
2009-10-09 03:45:00 My new best friend, The Dietitian, knows a thing or two about what I should put inside my mouth. Six seconds into our meeting last week, which eventually lasted for over an hour, I knew I’d hit the jackpot. Hundreds of books, several degrees, and over a dozen certifications in medical nutrition may seem like ... More About: Cake , Birthday
It’s Boobie-Thon Time – Let’s Bare All for Breast Cancer
2009-10-05 22:39:00 Three years ago, the lovely ladies at Boobie-Thon invited me to show off my own lovely ladies for breast cancer research. They didn’t have to ask me twice. Since then, every October, my readers have enjoyed trying to pick their favorite blogger’s boobies out of the gallery of bodacious ta-tas (definitely NSFW, Senator) – this year it’s ... More About: Cancer , Time , Breast Cancer , Breast , Bare
How to survive being on television when you’re a neurotic mess like me. O
2009-10-03 23:50:00 Earlier this week, I got a request to appear on Studio 10, a local morning talk show in Tampa, hosted by Holley Sinn and Jerome Ritchey. They wanted to discuss my review of Capitalism: A Love Story and maybe even my blogging adventures at Out in Left Field. Despite the fact they have no open bar, ... More About: Television , Survive
Check out my review of Michael Moore’s “Capitalism: A Love Stor
2009-10-01 03:51:00 My review is the cover story for this week’s Creative Loafing. Or check it here - “Do we want a society based on profit for some, or freedom for all? That’s the choice and question at the heart of this important documentary.” More About: Love , Michael Moore , Review , Michael , Check
Your favorite local blogger will be on Studio 10
2009-09-30 03:44:00 Get the DVRs ready, bitches. Funny story. Years ago, working my way through college at Tampa Woman’s Health Center, Julie and I would leave work in scrubs to appear on The Kathy Fountain Show. We’d yell. We’d hoot. We’d holler. With big hair and even bigger indignation, we’d scare the pro-lifers in the audience and loudly defend women ... More About: Blogger , Local , Studio
In honor of Yom Kippur
2009-09-27 23:05:00 I apologize for anything I’ve done, both intentionally and unintentionally, that may have hurt you. Please forgive me. This is what I say on the phone or in person or in a text because G-d loves Him some atonement through technology. Yom Kippur begins in a few hours and so, the tradition goes, before we ask ... More About: Honor
Census worker killed in rural Kentucky
2009-09-25 03:01:00 Bill Sparkman, who worked for the Census Bureau, was killed in a remote part of Kentucky after being warned of the area’s isolated and anti-government residents. Reports say that he was found dead with the word, “Fed,” carved into his chest. I will never understand the hatred people feel for our government. Corporations have done more to ...
A mommy-writer’s worry
2009-09-24 02:57:00 I write about a lot of things – politics, naughty bits, love toys. I wax philosophical about financial issues and have been known to share with readers the joys of meat-free living. For this, I’ve earned a buck fifty and tons of hate mail. What? I suffer for my art. But nothing worries me more than when I ... More About: Mommy , Worry , Writer
A vegetarian’s guide to eating dead animals again
2009-09-22 22:04:00 Hear that? My vegan friends are losing their shit while meat-eating men went from six to midnight in two seconds flat. And while I appreciate your horror, Willow Tree, and am flattered by your fantasies of wiping au jus from my breasts where it spills during a naked dinner together, Tough Guy, I want all ... More About: Vegetarian , Animals , Guide , Dead , Eating
An asshole? Maybe. But not everyone who disagrees with President Obama is *
2009-09-22 02:21:00 “Isms in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.” – Ferris Bueller What if white, country-boy Kanye West interrupted African-American, R&B singer Taylor Swift? Would this switcheroo have changed public sentiment after their now-infamous interaction at last week’s MTV VMAs? I doubt it. The only difference – ... More About: President , Obama , Asshole
What do Facebook quizzes say about your paranoid ass?
2009-09-18 21:23:00 Apparently a lot. Facebook lists countless quizzes encouraging members to determine, among other things, their favorite Sex and the City character, John Hughes movie, or Prince song. (Miranda, Breakfast Club, and Raspberry Beret - didn’t need a quiz, thankyouverymuch.) Most of us have lives and hit “ignore” faster than Jim Greer hits the mirror after a stressful ... More About: Quizzes , Paranoid
I can’t believe I beat the girl who writes about anonymous sex
2009-09-17 17:56:00 I won Best Female Contributor for Creative Loafing. Thanks to my readers for their support and haters for their motivation. A special shout-out to my lovely balcony and orchestra – let’s face it, without tits and ass, I’d have no conservative audience. Every little bit helps. My kids were reading the list in Creative Loafing’s Best of the ... More About: Girl , Beat , Anonymous , The Girl
The politics of breast cancer fundraising
2009-09-16 20:42:00 I know someone who is participating in Race for the Cure to honor a recent breast cancer survivor. She sent out an invitation, urging mutual friends to participate in or donate to the worthy cause. One woman said she wouldn’t donate to Susan G. Komen for the Cure because she’s “pro-life.” Seems the Komen fund gives small ... More About: Politics , Cancer , Fundraising , Breast Cancer , Breast
For those who long to hold me…
More articles from this author:2009-09-16 04:23:00 Here’s your chance! Hybrid Mom’s fall issue is out and my column is on page 44. You can find this terrific magazine at Barnes & Noble or Gymboree. You can also subscribe and then my words of wisdom will magically appear at your doorstep. What could be better? More About: Long , Hold , Hold Me 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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