Archive for June, 2008

Jun 26 2008

A Pile of Phonebooks…My Stress Shelf

Today, as I was driving down the road with a screaming 6 week old in the backseat, the variety of “issues” I am dealing with of late suddenly materialized in a vision of phonebooks…and I began to see all the things causing me stress as big, heavy, useless phonebooks. And if you think about it, [...]

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Jun 16 2008

Proof That Commercials Are Effective, Even if They Don’t Live Up to Their Promises

Published by Drama Mama under Hallmark Moments, Hmmmm..., Kids

On several occasions recently, my 5 year old has fallen prey to advertisements; leading me (and my wallet) to purchase various items that, while she enjoys very much, have caused her to make the shocking realization we all must face one day: what they say on t.v. isn’t always true.
Take for example the line of [...]

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Jun 09 2008

A Work So Lacking in Genius it’s Heartbreaking

Published by Drama Mama under Books, IMO

From reading his memoir, I get the very distinct impression that author David Eggers is the kind of guy I try to avoid at parties. The blustery, “you must listen to me and my ideas because they are just so awesome” kind of guy I never have the patience to humor. So you can imagine [...]

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