I took my then 5 year old and 9 year old on "vacation" alone last summer because Dad had to work. He will never not owe me for that. It was exhausting. We were at one of those waterpark resort things so there was plenty to do but it was constant vigilance and chasing them down and keeping them from killing each…

My digestive system is rebelling from eating this. All that cheese and donkey sauce and blue-sabi (what the actual fuck is that?). UGH. I need a Goop-approved juice cleanse just from reading those descriptions.

The reclusal standards for the Supreme Courts are a joke, especially compared to state and local judges. It is basically - if you think so. There are no standards or recourse for litigants. Scalia didn't think he needed to recuse himself from cases involving Cheney despite going in hunting trips with him. Now, compare…

Shawls are your friend. You can get a strapless or strappy dress for the hot wedding and wear fancy accessories/shoes and more dramatic hair. Then tone it down for the second and throw on a shawl in a coordinating color/print. As for red, that is an old tradition - bad luck or something. I've heard it more in…

My son was PISSED about the Adventure Toys. Seriously ticked off. He loves those two.

Double the licensing fees. For instance, right now they have My Little Ponies and Skylanders. They usually only have one set of toys when it is tied to a big movie release.

That is over ten minutes faster than my PR for a half. I cannot even run as fast as she does over a 5K distance.

I'm allergic to both major classes of antibiotics - sulfa and penicillin. Sulfa drugs can trigger a very dangerous allergic reaction called Steven Johnson's Disease/Syndrome which is very scary and hard to treat and can have long-term effects. For penicillin based drugs, hives can be a reaction. If her throat…

There was an article about this a few weeks ago. They are hiring a lot of well known award winning investigative journalists. Actively seeking them out in order to diversify and expand their readership. It was really interesting. I read it online - maybe The Indpendent?

Sounds pretty normal for a first trimester. I was exhausted all the time until around 12 weeks with my first. Getting through work was hard - I even fell asleep in the bathroom. Then overnight I wasn't tired and felt like doing more. With my second it was the same except I had a three year old to take care of - I…

Can you save for a weekend or night away after the bar exam?

Bullshit. My kids have two days off from school because of "teacher development". That just happen to be right at Easter.

We bought this book for my son when our neighbors' dog passed. And them. It's sweet and touching. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is…

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Try a little salt on ripe cantaloupe. It is pretty amazing what a squeeze of fresh lemon can do to a lot of creamy dishes.

There is a lot of clever word play and pop culture references in them. I just don't think they hold up tremendously well with re-reading. And, I am a big old stick in the mud when it comes to potty humor.

They did keep my son reading when he was struggling a bit so that is good. Oh, the time travel one was pretty good. I have to admit - I was a bit of a fuddly duddly "mom" about all the potty humor.

I just refused. My son either read them to himself or read them with Dad. The only thing I liked was the anagrams on the school billboard. My son always vaguely resented CU because the author concentrated on those books instead of the Ricky Ricotta ones. Which were much more clever and amusing, in our opinion.

Personally, I thought it was a nice tip to people who've read the book and know how batshit things get.

I agree. I see him as a better fit for this role than Batman, actually. He has the eau de bro/douche about him the trailer that I imagined following Nick around like a cloud of Axe.