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

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 [...]

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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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