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Cultural WTF: “It’s Just a Flesh Wound….”

Posted on June 7, 2011 by admin

We’ve had a virus-y, virus-y winter here in the CIE household.  By the time spring finally rolled around, I was just hoping and praying for a virus-free week; the four of us just seemed in such an endless cycle.  So … Continue reading →

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Happy Mother’s Day

Posted on May 6, 2011 by admin

On my first official Mother’s Day in 2008, I was so very weary.  I was a stay at home mom to a 6 month old baby that didn’t like sleeping very much.  The sleep deprivation had gone on so long … Continue reading →

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Garage Sale Friday

Posted on April 8, 2011 by admin

It’s baaaaack!  Now that spring has sprung, and my youngest is off to school, mommy has a little time for garage sales again!  Visited just two sales this morning, and even so, was a little late to the punch, but … Continue reading →

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How Much do you Weigh?

Posted on April 7, 2011 by admin

In a past life I taught English as a Second Language in a study abroad program run by the University here.  In the Communication Skills section, I can still recall one of the handouts, mimeographed in its original form year … Continue reading →

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What I Really Think About ‘Perfect’ Motherhood

Posted on April 6, 2011 by admin

“What you call ‘love’ was invented by guys like me to sell nylons.” –Don Draper, Mad Men “Visualize success, but don’t believe your eyes; it’s a version of the world without the will to despise it.” –The New Pornographers The … Continue reading →

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Cultural WTF: Hope for us all?

Posted on March 9, 2011 by admin

On a canister of complimentary plastic combs at a local spa: “Lasts Forever! (and that’s a long long time) Take One!  It’s Unbreakable — it says so right on the comb Token of our appreciation” Couldn’t everything just be labeled … Continue reading →

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Cultural WTF: grocery store edition

Posted on March 8, 2011 by admin

Little sign affixed to my grocery store cart: “Holiday Star Cookies: Just 3 ingredients!” 1. Store bought cookie dough 2. Store bought frosting 3. Blue sugar Ummm….with the exception of ‘blue sugar’, these are not “ingredients”.  Pssst…..you want to make … Continue reading →

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Cultural WTF: A picture essay

Posted on March 7, 2011 by admin

“Go ahead.  Get it.  You know you want to.” In the fitting room of our local TJ Maxx.  As if desire were the only consideration when deciding whether to make a purchase. Tweetgovernment,politics news,politics news,politics

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The Nook Pebble Mattress – a real review from a real mom

Posted on January 17, 2011 by admin

True story: I spent $550 on a mattress for my infant son.  Based on that, you may imagine that I dropped some serious coin into his nursery, creating a space that looks right off the page of the best baby … Continue reading →

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From Happy Meals to Sarah Palin; The Fast Food of Politics

Posted on November 23, 2010 by admin

And somehow, somehow, we are actually being made to fight for the right of multinational corporations to peddle crappy food to our children by offering them a toy. Continue reading →

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