Self Worth for Bloggers (and Mothers Who Blog)
I hate to admit it, but there are days when I take a look around at my so-called presence on the Internet to see how I measure up and, truth be told, I suck. One good Digg does not a famous person make. Usually I won’t be caught dead checking data, graphs, or incoming links. Why ruin a perfectly good day? Alexa is worthless, and yet now that the arrows are going in the down direction, I wonder that if worthless Alexa contributes to making me feel worthless, than I have a serious...
Read MoreEnough About Me
Yesterday was the first day of baseball practice. In two weeks, games start and I become baseball-mom. Dakota comes too, because he likes to chase foul balls. It’s cute, but when you get them back, they have doggie-goo all over them. Eeeeeeuuuuu!
Read MoreI Witnessed a Car Crash Today (He drove into a house)
I’ve heard it said that our angels protect us from harm and have the ability to manipulate Time and situations, if need be. I’ve been taught there is a reason for everything, though we’re not often let in on the whole story. Had I not been two minutes late for an appointment today, I would not have witnessed a 17 year old young man drive into a house. I was driving down a long, winding hill that borders one side of the huge High School where my daughter is a Junior. At...
Read MoreI Hate Getting My Picture Taken
For another off-topic post, I thought I’d bitch complain for the record that I can’t stand getting my picture taken. I never come out right. At the beach last weekend, my son took this one. Figured I’d be brave and put it up. That’s my daughter, on the left, the mama in the midde and my daughter’s friend, on my right. Other thrilling...
Read MoreFootball
(Note: Reprint of original post dated January 26, 2005.) I have a confession to make. I had tears of joy when the Philadelphia Eagles won the NFC Championship game last Sunday. Truth is, before I met my childrens father, I ignored sports. I never played them and never watched them. Our first date was to go to a nearby popular bar/resturant for dinner, to watch the Philadelphia Flyers on TV. I had no idea who the Flyers were or what ice hockey was. For our honeymoon, we went to the Meadowlands...
Read MoreWhy Are Baseball Pants Inside the Freezer?
My son just called me from his Dad’s cell phone, from his Dad’s car. The conversation went like this: “Hi Mom.” “Hi Stefan.” “When you wash my baseball pants…” He pauses. I wait. “Mom, when you wash them and put them in the dryer.” I wait. The suspense is killing me. “Well, when you get them out of the dryer.” Pause. And in all seriousness he says, “Can you put them in the freezer?” I giggle, and wait...
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