Monthly Archives: August 2008

Obama/Biden ‘08

August 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Politics

So, wishing the text had come late Friday so I would have been awake to get it, but I got my email this morning:
Tawnya –
I have some important news that I want to make official.
Welcome back!

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Or apparently, Dr. Suzy thinks I’m fat (maybe I am, maybe I’m not, I won’t be telling you, that’s for sure) so she keeps sending me these annoying emails titled ‘Why You Are Fat?’
Marketing – hello? Do marketers usually think they should insult potential clients up front? Are you kidding me? Of course, it gets [...]

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And China Wins a Gold For Recalled Toy Record

August 19th, 2008 | Posted in Parenting, Recalls

Here’s one more to add to a long list of imports from China gone haywire – exploding batteries.
From the U.S. gov’s recall alert:

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Want Your Kid to be a Passionate Reader?

August 16th, 2008 | Posted in Parenting, reading corner

Ok – I LOVE LOVE books. I love to read. I consider myself a writer, albeit not prolific. But for me, a writer is not what you do, it’s what you are.
So, naturally, I want my kids to love reading like I do. Thankfully, they do. But I have one tip for really making reading [...]

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Reading Corner

August 14th, 2008 | Posted in Stuff, reading corner

Ok – disclaimer – I am NOT getting paid to do a review, BUT I did just read a book I liked so much I thought I’d share it with my cyber-friends.
‘Perfect on Paper’ by Maria Murnane is a fun, light-hearted chick lit book that is FUN FUN FUN to read. I think just about [...]

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From the Mouth of Babes

August 11th, 2008 | Posted in Parenting

So – we were sitting as a fam watching TV last night when a Pixos commercial played. My 7 year old turned to me and said, “Mom, can we get those now before we find out two months from now that they make you sick and I have to wait several months to get the [...]

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