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Tomato Vines- What’s Sprouting
By PTA Mom 10. The Obama’s handed out dried fruit to the trick-or-treaters at the white house. That’s one sure way to make sure those kids don’t come back for seconds. 9. Mariah Carey and her boobs made quite an entrance on The Jay Leno show ...
PRESCRIPTION ALERT!
by Debbie Zipp Many of you know my son Trevor has been sick for approximately 3 years. After 2 ½ years they finally found the cause, which is very rare condition. It took 6 months to clear up his condition through massive doses of antibiotics an...
The Politics and the Morality of Health Care Reform
by Ann Pietrangelo Health care reform is not about President Obama and whether you like him or loathe him. It’s not about Democrats or Republicans, right wing or left, your team or mine. Health care reform is — or should be — about you ...
London Visit Opens my Eyes to the Burqa Issue
by Marjie Killeen My family’s few days in London were fascinating. The city is truly international. When my daughter’s British soccer coach jokingly asked me how I “liked the English blokes” I had to pause. Other than a few ta...
AND STILL THEY DIS US!
by Judtih Drake I remember blogging about the results of the Center For The Study of Women in TV & Film at San Diego State’s study last year. And surely, I thought, things will be different in the next study, those in the catbird seat wil...
Inglorious Bitches Review Inglorious Basterds
by The Midlife Gals The Midlife Gals®: Kelly Jackson (KK) and Sally Jackson (SalGal) are two middle-aged sisters in Austin, Texas. Their weekly blog consists of a cast of characters from their mother, The Ancient One, to their cats, a garden full...
Book Review: Building a Home with My Husband
by Ann Pietrangelo Rachel Simon’s tender memoir, Building a Home with My Husband, is not something you should rush through, or read in small doses. It’s one of those books where you want to set aside a good block of time, curl up in your favorite...
Tomato Vines- What’s Sprouting this Week
By PTA Mom 10. Joe Biden goofed by leaking information about the VP’s secret bunker. He followed that by saying “Hi, my name is Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States and my social security number is 124-90-7654. But I am absolutely sure ...
Tomato Vines- What’s Sprouting this Week
By PTA Mom 10. Record breaking spring started- Irony of a beautiful night and sleeping with the windows open is the annoying birds outside my window singing at the crack of dawn. Go away. 9. All this talk about swine flu put a damper ...
Thank You Bea Arthur
by The Three Tomatoes “It’s very nice to have women realize that women our age can be attractive and well groomed and wear fabulous clothes and earrings, and have a sex life.” Bea Arthur on her role in the Golden Girls When The Th...
Thank Goodness We’re Not TARP Wives
by PTA Mom Who knew being the wife of a top CEO who has received government bail-out money would be so stressful? I just finished reading the anonymous “Confessions of a TARP wife in Portfolio and gosh am I grateful I’m not one of those. He...
“Governor Schwarzenegger Please Don’t Be Pennywise and Pound Foolish!”
I’m furious!! I’m outraged and I can’t control my fury! What the hell are you thinking Governor Schwarzenegger?! Yes California is in trouble. Big big big trouble. Yes we need to tighten our belts. But why oh why must it always be the middl...
America’s Got Cool
Yeah, baby, the two-hour bash at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, January 18 was a tonic for the nation. We’ve got cool. What a celebration! What a spectacular roster of performers! Through teary eyes I felt a deep sense of joy and I thought o...
CONGRATS TO STARS WHO STILL LOOK LIKE THEMSELVES!
After being used to seeing so many known movie/TV stars all over TV no longer looking like the person we loved and made famous, imagine my surprise the other night when I was watching the Golden Globes and actually saw some REAL faces!! There were so...
Jesus on Wall Street
If we could ask Jesus, or any major spiritual leader, their thoughts on the recent Wall Street implosion, we’d probably hear, “Told you so.” As for me, I’m curious to know what God was giving W messages for the past 8 years. Perhaps W’s G...
BUSH’S FINAL SUCKER PUNCH
If you’re like me, you’ve been too freaked out about the economy to pay much attention to anything this lame duck administration is doing. But, the Bushies are still up to their dirty deeds and have bitch slapped the environment one last time. Th...
