Apologies in advance. This post will contain foul language, grammatical errors and abuse of parenthetical statements, and a really poor drawing of a gavel. I am sorrier for the grammatical errors and abuse of parentheses. (If you have trouble with my using the word bullshit and other profanity, I have the okay from Norman Lear. Good enough for me.) I wanted to do a post entitled “I Call Bullshit” last week, and here’s what I wanted to include: 1. Upworthy... Read more
I like to think I’m a hands-on parent. Somewhere between absent and hovering. In an attempt to “participate” in my children’s “upbringing,” I will sometimes look over their shoulder to see what they’re listening to/watching on their various devices. Shockingly, the 16-year-old and the 14-year-old find this annoying. The 9-year-old, however, STILL LOVES ME, and willingly participates in conversations with me. So, it comes to pass that Leo’s at the table, headphones in, eyes glued to iPod screen. I stealthily... Read more
This is not, I repeat, NOT a review of Sheryl Sandberg’s book, “Lean In.” So there. Is this what it’s come to? Fairly or not, Republicans have the reputation of being the party of “My-Way-Or-The-Highway” mentality of policy and politics. They are famous for closing ranks around the most powerful among them, and flinging anyone who dares to deviate from the standard party line to the ground. If a Republican deviates, suggests a compromise, or reaches across the aisle he... Read more
Interviewer: So, why do you write these strong female characters? Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Because you’re still asking me that question. So, Marissa Mayer banned working from home for her Yahoo! employees. Hilarity ensued. Not really. More like polarization between women has intensified. I have a vague sense male CEOs and workers are sitting down with popcorn to watch the catfight and go “Rawr.” I worry that our reactions, no matter how well-intended and articulate and based... Read more
I am so proud of my kids. Most people are proud of their kids, but this week, I feel especially proud. My husband and I did something very scary this weekend. We left the kids home by themselves overnight. It was my daughter’s idea. Now, those of you who have declared us delusional and insane, please allow me to explain how this situation evolved. My parents, incredibly generous souls that they are, have in the last few years taken a new... Read more
Maybe I joined them because I had heard from others more experienced that their product really was the best available at the time. Maybe I stayed with them because I had already paid for 2 years of my domain name. Maybe I stayed because I had actually had very good customer service help from them, and had never experienced any difficulties with my site. I’ve often gagged at their aggressively sexist advertising, but I am a technophobe, and the less... Read more
If you’re not a Curb Your Enthusiasm fan, I totally understand – it doesn’t exactly have a wholesome, universal appeal. However, we in the Worthington household are HUGE fans. On that show, JB Smoove plays what might be the funniest and most outrageous recurring character in any comedy series, hands down. Meet Leon Black, in this EXTREMELY NOT SAFE FOR WORK OR CHILDREN scene, passing himself off as a Jewish accountant named Danny Duberstein, who overcame (fictional) Groat’s Disease… Here’s... Read more
I sat down today to write about the heinous, inhuman and grotesque crimes committed by a group of teenagers in Steubenville, Ohio – two of whom “allegedly” dragged an incapacitated drunk girl from party to party to be sodomized, raped, urinated on, and mocked online. For some reason, I’m coming up blank. Thanks, Brent. Yes, I’m talking about famed sports announcer, Brent Musburger, and his televised comments about Katherine Webb. Musburger admired (at length and repeatedly) the beauty of Ms.... Read more
Thank you, Michael Moore. Thank you for saying much of what I’ve been thinking for the last week in this article you wrote, but haven’t gotten my act together enough to write myself. I think you got the racial analysis wrong, but I love the rest of it. Thanks for admitting that the NRA’s justification that the only one who stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun has merit. That even with... Read more
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