Jezebel, another blog I frequent, had a post about Objectum Sexuals. They call themselves OS people. Since OS has come to mean Open Salon to me since joining this site, I found this tres hilarious and thought I'd share. Check it out.

From the NY Times Motherlode 1/29: The most read story on parenting.com today is “Mad at Dad,” a 4,000-word look at how very angry mothers of young children are at their husbands.

I say: Ladies! Ladies please! You are ruining your health and your children's young psyches. They… Read full post »

My father NEVER bought new cars. His philosophy was: All cars are pieces of crap so why waste money on a new piece of crap, just buy the cheapest one you can find and drive it until it is a smoldering hunk on the side of the road. Yes, he would… Read full post »

This face is the latest to inhabit my nightmares: This is Riley Ann Sawyer before she was beaten and tortured by her parents. I don’t know why I read these stories. What am I supposed to do with this? Riley Ann reached out to her mother and said, “I love you”… Read full post »

There is an answer to this so obvious it’s probably going to be overlooked: the internet. We can do so much now that we couldn’t have dreamed of even ten years ago. We can go to our computers and find a restaurant’s phone number, get a review and even order our… Read full post »

We’re pretty typical of Chinese families in our celebration. New Year’s Eve revolves around food. The dinner consists of eight courses to signify abundance and leftovers are important, as Rosemary Gong says in her book, Good Luck Life, because “abundance is to be carried forth into… Read full post »

Happy Year of the Ox to all of you. Prosperity and peace in the new year. Here are some pictures of the new year celebration we enjoyed today at Navy Pier. I highly recommend driving around your own town and acting like a tourist- snapping pictures and getting in the way.… Read full post »

11:45 Ask toddler if she is hungry. Toddler responds “No janks”

11:50 Tell toddler it is lunchtime. Toddler responds “No! I’m BUSY!”

11:51 Pick up screaming baby after toddler has tipped her over from sitting position on the floor where she is now squi… Read full post »

Maybe after getting a bachelor’s degree in poetry from an artsy college it’s a little late to be asking this question, but here I am. See Jon Stewart is my boyfriend (he doesn’t know this yet, poor man, someday I will show him my candle-lit shrine) and the other day while… Read full post »

I loved the inaugural poem. I almost didn't get to watch it at all because I first had to convince my three-year-old that this was going to be better than Annie. (She's going through a musicals phase. I've finally got her off Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) She had a major… Read full post »

Ladymags? Stop telling me to go on a date with my husband ‘kay? I know. I know. You’re only trying to help and I should really get out of the house more. And God knows I’m not trying to stop him from taking me places other than the McDonalds drive-thru. But… Read full post »

As a proud contributor to the “beiging of America” (I am white, my husband is Chinese) I personally can’t wait for “the End of White America.” When I say this I think of a classmate of mine who I always assumed was white until she mentioned one day that her mother… Read full post »

I think our priorities need a major sea change. More is not more. Maybe it never has been. We go to discount stores and buy a five pound jar of pickles because it is "cheaper" than the smaller jar at the grocery store. But then we eat a few pickles and… Read full post »

 We have a debate that rages hot in the winters of Chicago. It's fought more intensely than the Sox vs Cubs rivalry, it seems to me. It's the "dibs" debate. Do you have the right to claim a parking space you've shoveled out?

Every year you can travel… Read full post »

We are looking for a fast learner = We are not willing to train you

You must be detail oriented = We will micromanage and harangue the crap out of you

You must thrive in a fast-paced atmosphere = Our environment is a stress-fest;… Read full post »

Fresh flowers should be as standard as eggs, milk, and bread in your grocery list. What? We're in a recession? Everyone's cutting every corner they can and clipping coupons and eating tuna fish straight from the can? Fine. You should still buy flowers. Now more than ever. You need beauty. It… Read full post »

I have a confession to make. I suffer from the lust. I want Ty Pennington…to make over my house. Oh Ty. I am not a good person like the lovely families who weep at the dramatic reveals on your show. I have a sob story (doesn’t everyone?) but I’m pretty… Read full post »

I can't believe I'm doing this. And I think I have to. I have to do something. I have to find a way to write because I am so unhappy if I don't, but I am so scared. Scared someone I know will find this. Scared no one will read this.… Read full post »