MY RECENT POSTS
- Evan's Rules of Proper
Parental Behavior
May 15, 2012 01:12PM - Bringing spices
May 04, 2012 09:03AM - Evan, the Cat Whisperer
April 18, 2012 08:39AM - The Jesus Dryer
March 20, 2012 09:43AM - Next time, don't bring Mom to
a fist fight
February 17, 2012 09:39AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Thank you all for
reading and for leaving such
nice comments!
Evan did great
wit…”
May 16, 2012 10:29AM - “Yes Yes Yes! You know,
sometimes a quote superimposed
over a
cute kitten or
some…”
May 11, 2012 12:45PM - “Yes! The next time
someone scolds me for "giving
it away for
free,"
I…”
May 08, 2012 10:12AM - “hugs, me - Thank you. I
really appreciate your
support.
XOXO
Maria -
the "sho…”
May 04, 2012 10:54PM - “Foolish Monkey - I think
there is much value in sharing
grief
with others. It
mak…”
May 04, 2012 10:48PM
Lisa Kern's Links
- Some other things I've written
- Of Brass Monkeys
- Mighty Sweatin' Power Surgers, Unite!
- What if Different meant Wonderful?
- A Letter to God on My 47th Birthday
- Young Love aka How to Kill Your Mother
- Running Away: a Primer for Moms
- From Puberating to Dating in 2.3 Seconds
- Don't Axe, don't tell
- What's Lower than Bottom? I'm There.
- On Marriage and Rebates
- A sign that it's time to dust off the old diet plan
- The Truth about Santa
- Bad Ideas: The Advanced Course
- Pumpkin Carving for Procrastinators
- Let's Go to the Flea Market!
- No matter what you say, Mom, my fish will still be dead
- Can we axe the Axe...please?
- The Last Child Goes to Kindergarten
- To All the Boys I've Danced With: Better Get a Checkup STAT!
- Christmas Expectations vs Realtiy
- Changing a Dog-Hater's Mind (or Not)
- 9-Year-Olds and the Art of Negotiation
- Tell Me Again Why We Didn't Let the Banks Fail
- Radio Shack, We Need to Talk
- Things to do while the kids are away
- Tragically Unhip? There's an App for that!
- In which I make you glad you don't have kids or pets
- We'll go out when your face clears up
- How to Publicly Embarrass Yourself Without Even Trying
- Farewell to a Broken Dog
- Facebook for the Feeble-Minded and Forgetful
- Caution: Birthday in Mirror is Larger than it Appears
- A View from the Bottom
- Sniffing the Hermit Crab & other Motherhood Imponderables
- Breaking up with Bank of America
- Dieting & Dangerous Underwear
- How OS Cured My Mid-Life Crisis
- Love: It's Elementary
- Channeling the Dog Whisperer: Madame Cujo Goes to the Vet
- The Wedding Ring
- Adventures in Bill-Paying: The Recession Edition
- No One Said There Would Be A Testicle Exam!
- You Want to Go Where After WHAT?!
- Purgatory is Found in Sharing A Bathroom With Boys
- Dispatches from a Voting Machine Operator
- Mom, I Think I'm Puberating!
- Watching the World Series with an 8-year old
- My Son's Obama Video
- I've Seen the Fringe & It Visits My Local 7-11
- On Choice, Regret, and Acceptance
- Pint-Sized Pundits: Kids and the Presidential Election
- A Most Unlovable Dog
- What Economic Crisis? I've Got it Covered!
- Facebook? Meet Mid-Life Crisis
- Obama Hasn't Called Me & I'm Starting to Take it Personally
- To the Woman on her Cell Phone in the Chinese Restaurant
- Finding Audrey's Tooth
- Dialogue with my Skinny Jeans
- Confessions of a Turbo Jam Dropout
- Thank You Suze Orman
- The Frustrated Father's Guide to Fool-Proof Foreplay
May 16, 2012 10:29AM
“Thank you all for reading and for leaving such nice comments! Evan did great with his presentation and I didn't embarrass him much. :) James - How swe…”
About: Evan's Rules of Proper Parental Behavior
“Thank you all for reading and for leaving such nice comments! Evan did great with his presentation and I didn't embarrass him much. :) James - How swe…”
About: Evan's Rules of Proper Parental Behavior
May 11, 2012 12:45PM
“Yes Yes Yes! You know, sometimes a quote superimposed over a cute kitten or someone's dinner narration is all that I can handle on facebook on a given…”
About: Facebook: There's a Reason It's Called a "Social Network"
“Yes Yes Yes! You know, sometimes a quote superimposed over a cute kitten or someone's dinner narration is all that I can handle on facebook on a given…”
About: Facebook: There's a Reason It's Called a "Social Network"
May 08, 2012 10:12AM
“Yes! The next time someone scolds me for "giving it away for free," I will send them here to your most excellent piece. Rewards are not alw…”
About: Writing for Free
“Yes! The next time someone scolds me for "giving it away for free," I will send them here to your most excellent piece. Rewards are not alw…”
About: Writing for Free
May 04, 2012 10:54PM
“hugs, me - Thank you. I really appreciate your support. XOXO Maria - the "showing up" part was such a profound lesson for me, especially as so…”
About: Bringing spices
“hugs, me - Thank you. I really appreciate your support. XOXO Maria - the "showing up" part was such a profound lesson for me, especially as so…”
About: Bringing spices
May 04, 2012 10:48PM
“Foolish Monkey - I think there is much value in sharing grief with others. It makes the burden lighter when distributed among several people. Thanks fo…”
About: Bringing spices
“Foolish Monkey - I think there is much value in sharing grief with others. It makes the burden lighter when distributed among several people. Thanks fo…”
About: Bringing spices
May 04, 2012 09:07AM
“Molto bene!”
About: For a taste of 'la dolce vita,' visit your local coffeehouse
“Molto bene!”
About: For a taste of 'la dolce vita,' visit your local coffeehouse
May 03, 2012 03:43PM
“Your writing shines as always, Jeanette. I guess what comes to my mind after reading this is that these places wouldn't exist if it weren't for the wo…”
About: Breastaurants, Hypocrisy and Sexual Kitsch
“Your writing shines as always, Jeanette. I guess what comes to my mind after reading this is that these places wouldn't exist if it weren't for the wo…”
About: Breastaurants, Hypocrisy and Sexual Kitsch
April 18, 2012 03:32PM
“I loved this, Amy! Your writing style is a treat to read. I especially love this section: "...I am not fooled by my ability to adapt to circums…”
About: Mother's Day Tribute
“I loved this, Amy! Your writing style is a treat to read. I especially love this section: "...I am not fooled by my ability to adapt to circums…”
About: Mother's Day Tribute
April 18, 2012 12:37PM
“Thanks, Surly. Now I'll never get the image of Ouchy the Clown out of my head.”
About: It's Official. I'm An Adult
“Thanks, Surly. Now I'll never get the image of Ouchy the Clown out of my head.”
About: It's Official. I'm An Adult
April 18, 2012 11:19AM
“You always manage to open my eyes, Juliet. I read this and then read your linked post about coding. While it still feels and sounds incredible foreig…”
About: Knowing the Password
“You always manage to open my eyes, Juliet. I read this and then read your linked post about coding. While it still feels and sounds incredible foreig…”
About: Knowing the Password
April 18, 2012 09:48AM
“One more thing: my dog is a blond shedder, too, whose tufts of hair collect in corners and around chair legs. I sometimes think of a day when she's n…”
About: Nothing Gold Can Stay
“One more thing: my dog is a blond shedder, too, whose tufts of hair collect in corners and around chair legs. I sometimes think of a day when she's n…”
About: Nothing Gold Can Stay
April 18, 2012 09:46AM
“This is heartbreaking, yes, but your words helped us to really know Maisy and share her light rather than simply mourn her. A life well-lived...what c…”
About: Nothing Gold Can Stay
“This is heartbreaking, yes, but your words helped us to really know Maisy and share her light rather than simply mourn her. A life well-lived...what c…”
About: Nothing Gold Can Stay
March 28, 2012 04:13PM
“Writing success will come and go but kind offspring is forever. Not minimizing your angst, believe me...I can kill a good mood in 2.3 seconds just by…”
About: Stabby As Hell
“Writing success will come and go but kind offspring is forever. Not minimizing your angst, believe me...I can kill a good mood in 2.3 seconds just by…”
About: Stabby As Hell
March 25, 2012 05:26PM
“I love that you rescue worms off the sidewalk. That says much more about a person's character than any foofy designation ever could.”
About: Bio Terrorism
“I love that you rescue worms off the sidewalk. That says much more about a person's character than any foofy designation ever could.”
About: Bio Terrorism
March 25, 2012 05:19PM
“How fun! Can I say that I'm a wee bit disappointed there wasn't any video? I bet you and the Mrs. are the Stars of your class. :)”
About: DWTS - Dancing with the Sheepdogs
“How fun! Can I say that I'm a wee bit disappointed there wasn't any video? I bet you and the Mrs. are the Stars of your class. :)”
About: DWTS - Dancing with the Sheepdogs
March 25, 2012 05:15PM
“Yay! I'm so happy for you, Nelle! I'm probably the only person on the planet who's never watched, but I hope to rectify that this season. Looking fo…”
About: Mad Men fans: Join me over at Salon!
“Yay! I'm so happy for you, Nelle! I'm probably the only person on the planet who's never watched, but I hope to rectify that this season. Looking fo…”
About: Mad Men fans: Join me over at Salon!
March 25, 2012 05:09PM
“I have a feeling you are going to rock your 50's. Congrats on your upcoming Commitment Ceremony (how exciting!) and best wishes for a fabulous birthda…”
About: Different Decades For Different Folks
“I have a feeling you are going to rock your 50's. Congrats on your upcoming Commitment Ceremony (how exciting!) and best wishes for a fabulous birthda…”
About: Different Decades For Different Folks
March 25, 2012 05:05PM
“I love this! Yay, Franny and Pauline. :)”
About: Raising My Daughter Not to Make the Same Dumb Mistake I Made
“I love this! Yay, Franny and Pauline. :)”
About: Raising My Daughter Not to Make the Same Dumb Mistake I Made
March 22, 2012 03:24PM
“Maria - I did buy a lottery ticket! And I lost. Oh well. One miracle per customer per day it seems. :)”
About: The Jesus Dryer
“Maria - I did buy a lottery ticket! And I lost. Oh well. One miracle per customer per day it seems. :)”
About: The Jesus Dryer
March 21, 2012 03:10PM
“Unbelievable! Was there a memo that went around that CEOs are important people and the rest of us are not? Are they somehow more valuable as people a…”
About: I get a cardboard box, Dubow gets $32 million
“Unbelievable! Was there a memo that went around that CEOs are important people and the rest of us are not? Are they somehow more valuable as people a…”
About: I get a cardboard box, Dubow gets $32 million
March 21, 2012 09:41AM
“Wow. What a lovely, graceful piece. Truly beautiful. I'm so happy to have made the acquaintance with you and your writing.”
About: Ashes of an Ex-Husband
“Wow. What a lovely, graceful piece. Truly beautiful. I'm so happy to have made the acquaintance with you and your writing.”
About: Ashes of an Ex-Husband
March 20, 2012 11:26PM
“Such a senseless tragedy. I feel for the victims as well as the soldier. War is ugly and awful to everyone unlucky enough to be touched by it. Thanks f…”
About: Sixteen Names: Who Were the Victims in Kandahar?
“Such a senseless tragedy. I feel for the victims as well as the soldier. War is ugly and awful to everyone unlucky enough to be touched by it. Thanks f…”
About: Sixteen Names: Who Were the Victims in Kandahar?
March 20, 2012 08:51PM
“Heck, I'd review it for a signed copy! I did not even know you could buy a review. Maybe we're all on the wrong side of this writing business. Best…”
About: You Couldn't Pay for Publicity This Good, But I Did
“Heck, I'd review it for a signed copy! I did not even know you could buy a review. Maybe we're all on the wrong side of this writing business. Best…”
About: You Couldn't Pay for Publicity This Good, But I Did
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MTN, MDM, SBA, CUP CAKE, and other threats to OS civility
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The Last Full Measure
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Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail
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"Willing To Lay Down All My Joys"
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Mad Men: Dickering Over Price
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Reading About the History of the Yankees
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Nazi Muff-Diving: It Could've Happened Here
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In defense of "nappy" hair
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