I have a story to share about my childhood. I don’t know how it fits in exactly with the current debates and legal changes to the abortion laws, but think and feel that it is an important story to share. Throughout my adulthood, I’ve thought of this afternoon off and on, never knowing exactly what [...]
Categories: Life, Motherhood, Religion, Uncategorized
I have this belief that if I explain all things to my daughter in an age appropriate manner that will make me a good mom. I was a very curious child and often, the explanations I got about stuff were lacking, in my young opinion. So when Annika asks me a question, I always try [...]
Categories: Austin, Motherhood, Uncategorized
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As we watch the story of Trayvon Martin’s murder unfold, or rather, as we grasp at straws and wonder why the hell it’s NOT unfolding, I am reminded just how weak is our understanding about what racial equality means. It’s a very healthy reminder for me, the mother of a brown-skinned child. A mother who [...]
Categories: Racism, Uncategorized
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Two other female politicians have stepped up in the fight, along with State Senator Nina Turner (D. OH). As you will read in this story. The other women are Senator Janet Howell (D-VA), who offered up bill that provided men who wished to get a Viagra prescription should get a rectal exam. Surprise, surprise, it [...]
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If you liked, “Go the f**k to Sleep,” but somehow wish that it was more morbid, then you should check out a new book, “Inside, Screaming, Sinking Down,” a parody of the Berenstain Bears, “Inside, Screaming, Sinking Down” pokes fun at the anxiety-riddled parent by showing a morbid version of the Berenstain Bears morality tales. [...]
Categories: Books, Uncategorized
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There’s a war on women in this country right now and the Rush Limbaugh controversy has only masked it. He’s a jackass and according to the GOP, what he said was no big deal because he’s just an entertainer. Well, what he said is a big deal, but only because it is such a clear [...]
Categories: Abortion, Uncategorized, Women
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Today, March 8, is apparently International Women’s Day. I had no idea. Never heard of it. For years I said that women needed a day that was separate from Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day. That was before I became a mom and I was full of spitfire and vigorously challenged all traditional notions. Now, I’m [...]
Categories: Austin
You all know that I love audacity. If you don’t know this, then you must not have been reading my blog for very long. But I do. And when I ran across this Kickstarter project, I need immediately that I wanted to share it. FYI, I am not getting paid for this. I just like [...]
Categories: Uncategorized
There’s this word that we can’t say. Papers have been written about it. Celebrities’ careers have been ruined for saying it. There’s continuous discourse about it in intellectual institutions where we dance around it. We talk about it without saying it. We chide one cultural group for using it, while others are berated for using [...]
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So, I’ve been experimenting more in the kitchen lately and I came up with this yummy dish, so easy to make, healthy and freaking delicious. It’s a mix of middle eastern food, which I love from living in Detroit, and Austin hippie with a splash of Mexican. Homemade hummus Homemade tabouleh Wrap in Nori wrap [...]
Categories: Food/Unfooding, Uncategorized
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