August 2012
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The Pain of Small Talk
Small talk — the bane of my everyday. Not the Batman villain, though that would be cool, a super villain that crippled Gotham with talk of the weather. In that case he’d be a Weather Bane and I’m way off topic. Let’s right this ship. [[MORE]] Small talk — can’t stand it. Pointless banter with strangers, coworkers and anyone who should cross our paths during...
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Ask Another Parent: Ahole Kid or Ahole Parent?
I don’t know everything about raising a kid. That should be obvious. Every once in a while, a parent needs the help of another. So we go to other people for advice. This week, I asked Aunt Becky of Mommy Wants Vodka for her help.[[MORE]]
Dear Becky,
Is it worse to have your kid’s best friend be a little asshole or have the kid be awesome but the parents be real assholes?
Love...
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That Time I Talked About Coffee
Every other commercial during The Price is Right peddled some type of exotic coffee. The coffee that’s so delicious it transports your entire mind, body and soul to an exotic locale known for, I’d assume, fucking good coffee. Magical destinations like Paris, Belize and Teaneck, NJ (which is magical if the wind is blowing the right direction). This was back in the 80’s when...
GUEST POST: Payback's a Bitch
Every parent needs a little help. Even when blogging. It helps to have hilarious friends like Aunt Becky from Mommy Wants Vodka. I asked her to do a guest post here, and I did the same on her blog. Now if she’d just share the booze. Selfish. Enjoy![[MORE]]
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I’ve been friends with Pashmina for, shit, what 10, maybe 12 years now; she was my co-blogger during the...
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That Time I Talked About Twilight
I’ll allow myself to digest a small amount of celebrity news each day. Most of it comes by accident — radio, office conversation or Twitter trend but a bulk of my celebrity gossip comes on the toilet. It arrives in magazine form — a yearly subscription to US Weekly. I buy it every Christmas for the Permanent Roommate because it’s the only present she really, truly requests...
