Worst Mother In the World: Confirmed

Posted by on Apr 14, 2006 in dish | 0 comments So today I have this massive guilt hangover that no amount of malted milk robin’s eggs will assuage. See, this morning I worked over my daughter, to my ultimate shame.First off, let me say that I never plan this kind of thing, which is probably the reason I end up getting myself in these predicaments. Be that as it may, this morning I’m driving my kids to school when DS reminds me...
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The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by on Apr 14, 2006 in dish | 0 comments Bad boys this week. Very bad boys.BED LIST: COLIN FARRELLColin Farrell is exactly the kind of guy that your mother warned you about while shooting you dark looks, the guy your father just thought about shooting, period. He’s Irish, and he loves to party. It’s on video. Yes, he’s naked. Not that there’s anything wrong with that…DINNER LIST: VINCE VAUGHANLook at that...
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CrazyBusy–You Think??

Posted by on Apr 12, 2006 in dish | 2 comments According to ADD expert/psychiatrist Edward M. Hallowell, many of us can now call ourselves “CrazyBusy” because of our hectic lifestyles.Hallowell has invented terminology to define behaviors the CrazyBusy indulge in. Any of these sound familiar? Screensucking – Wasting time looking at screens (TV, ‘Net, video games). Check. Taildogging – Pushing yourself/your...
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The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by on Apr 7, 2006 in dish | 0 comments It’s Masters weekend, so all the more fitting to choose a couple of my favorite golfers for this week’s list.BED LIST: FRED COUPLESMy inner geek gets all tingly during golf tournaments, especially when sweet-swinging Freddy Couples is on the leaderboard. I cannot say why he rings my bell, but he does. Maybe it’s because he’s well-known in the golf world for his lovely...
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Where Have All the Parents Gone?

Posted by on Apr 2, 2006 in dish | 1 comment DH and I aren’t perfect parents–heck, he was in the Mega-Lo-Mart at 10:30 tonight buying kites for the kids to use during Kite Week this week–but at least his kids were home in bed. He came home incredulous at the number of kids with their parents in the Mega-Lo-Mart at 10:30 on a Sunday night.Hello? Do the words SCHOOL NIGHT not mean what they used to when I was a kid? Dang,...
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