I'm on the warpath today, friends. In the last 48 hours I have experienced such frustration with what most us of would consider "advancements" in technology, that I'm ready to throw in the techy towel. * Captcha. ENOUGH of this shit: I'm not a robot, I'm just not a human magnifying ... » Learn More about Inventions That Can Bite Me
Parenting
I Got a Fever
If you're a fellow SNL groupie, you remember the epic "Cowbell" skit with Will Farrell's gut and Christopher Walken. If not, let me break you off a small piece of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjsUf_oIgp0 Hilarious, right?! Unfortunately, the cowbell can't cure my fever. And no, I am ... » Learn More about I Got a Fever
Project Optimism: Pennsylvania Dreamin’
My dream job, to write for Saturday Night Live, was sadly never realized. It probably has something to do with the fact that I've never lived in NYC, applied for the job, nor have any professional comedic writing experience. Let's not dwell, okay? Imagine my sheer surprise when Tina Fey contacted ... » Learn More about Project Optimism: Pennsylvania Dreamin’
My Crystal Ball
I'm sitting at my computer today, one eye on the screen, the other on my kids, and I can't help but melt over a conversation they are having at the breakfast table: Boy: You should put your milk in the refrigerator if you're done drinking it. Girl: Otay. Boy: You listen very well! I bet mom ... » Learn More about My Crystal Ball
Life Lessons from My Toddlers
As irrational, emotional, and bipolar-esque as they are, kids are twice as loving and affectionate. It's just the way toddlers are built: if they feel it, they share it. I think we could all learn a thing or two from being emotionally spontaneous like them, minus the public tantrums at Target. I ... » Learn More about Life Lessons from My Toddlers