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Loved her to the moon and back
Tonight, I dragged myself into the house after a long day at work. I was tired, but thankfully the kids had been fed and I was left only to provide sustenance for myself as Mr. IT was going to be late. I reheated a pizza and settled in to check email. I soon realized it …
Blue Monday
Welcome to BLUE MONDAY! I can’t think of a better way to describe today. Blue for the GIANTS who defeated the Patriots in the Super Bowl. Blue for Pats fans facing a bitter defeat. And it’s Monday – enjoy your day, whoever you were cheering for yesterday. We’re that much closer to the weekend.
On Awareness
So, maybe you’ve been thinking about the Komen-Planned Parenthood situation, as many of us in the blogosphere are. What action are you going to take here? What will be your stand? I don’t know about you, but for me, vilifying Komen unilaterally and putting Planned Parenthood up for sainthood may not be the most productive. There’s one …
Thinking About Pink
I was floored yesterday, along with many others on the ‘nets, when I read that the Susan G. Komen Foundation was discontinuing support to Planned Parenthood. According to Komen, this decision is based on a new policy that prohibits them from funding organizations that are under investigation by local, state or federal authorities. Komen funds …
“Sorry, can’t hear you over the sound of that @#$% GUM CHEWING!!!”
All my life, I’ve had an aversion to what I call “mouth sounds”. Chewing gum, sucking your teeth, picking your teeth – doesn’t matter. Hearing those kind of sounds makes me want to go postal. I get really anxious when I see people pull gum out of their pockets to chew, because I just know they’re going to go into full on cow-cud-chewing mode …
RIP Steve Jobs
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow …
A tough week in the Latina world
It’s an interesting week in Latina events. Two things hit my radar this week, two wildly different things, but two things I decided to combine into one blog post. First, I saw a bunch of Facebook posts linking to a site called Por Favor Nanny. It bills itself as a network of resources for “ for …
How to Switch to FIOS and Not Lose Your Friends
About 2 years ago, my family decided to make the switch to Verizon FIOS phone, Internet and television service. This was in some ways a very easy choice to make. In other ways, it was very hard. Let me explain. In our hood, we have the choice of several providers for Internet, phone and televsion …
Breaking News Time is REALLY When I Don’t Care About What You Had For Breakfast
Last Sunday, I was heading to Florida to attend the Wiley annual sales meeting. The flight was, blissfully, uneventful, and I was happy to land in Tampa, despite the late hour. While I was waiting at baggage claim, a push alert from ABC News came to my phone telling me that President Obama was going …
Borders Books and Music Declaring Bankruptcy Affects More than the Store
Today, I’m hanging out on BlogHer, talking about Borders. For those not following the business press, Borders filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this morning, and announced they were closing over 200 stores. I wrote a rather personal post about my experiences with the account, giving a shout out to one of my buyers, Carla Bayha, …
Who Moved My Bookstore?
Recently, I was reading a blog post from my buddy Carmen talking about her experiences at one of her local chain bookstores. It was a great post, but I drew a totally different conclusion than she did. Rather than yammer on and on in the comments section of her blog, I figured with everything going on …
Back to the Bunker
You’re probably sick of reading blogs where the blogger is griping about snow, ice and freezing temperatures. Well, you’re not going to find me breaking that trend. Today is the 6th snow day that my kids have had this school year. It’s my second delayed opening from work. We’ve already had two closures due to snow. …
Be a For Dummies Champion!
As many are aware, I am one of many who work on the For Dummies brand. Dummies is a brand that is loved worldwide, with millions of fans. Our brand ambassador program, called Dummies Champions, is launching and we’re looking for a select group of fans to help us spread the word about For Dummies. …
And now, we go Spanning The World…
If you’re a New Yorker or a viewer of The Today Show, you know who Len Berman is. For those who aren’t, he’s the evening sports anchor on WNBC. He also goes national, doing those amusing “Spanning the World” segments on Today. Of course, I am old enough to remember when these were the “Albert Achievement Awards”, but let’s …
Dirty-Talkin' Elmo
This was IT Boy’s favorite Christmas present. When he unwrapped it the morning of the 25th and saw it was Elmo, he freaked out. Mr. IT had to struggle to get it out of the package so he could play with it immediately. One of the features of the toy is that it records a voice mail …
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