Archive for October, 2008

CoParenting 101: “It’s all about the kids”

Friday, October 24th, 2008

I just posted an interview with my kids’ future stepmom on the CoParenting101 site.  Check it out.

"Just Like a Girl" at Busboys and Poets in DC

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Saturday, Nov. 1st, 4 to 6 PM – Editor Michelle Sewell (and contributors Lisa Joyner, JScale, Deesha Philyaw, Tanisha Christie and Julieann Shargel) will read, discuss, and sign the new collection, Just Like A Girl: A Manifesto. Just Like A Girl is a rough and tumble, sassy, kick-ass travelogue through the bumpy, powerful, action-packed world [...]

“Just Like a Girl” at Busboys and Poets in DC

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Saturday, Nov. 1st, 4 to 6 PM – Editor Michelle Sewell (and contributors Lisa Joyner, JScale, Deesha Philyaw, Tanisha Christie and Julieann Shargel) will read, discuss, and sign the new collection, Just Like A Girl: A Manifesto. Just Like A Girl is a rough and tumble, sassy, kick-ass travelogue through the bumpy, powerful, action-packed world [...]

We have a winnah…two, in fact!

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Okay, so…I don’t know if I can do anymore Caption This! contests because choosing a winner is excruciating!  You guys are too good.  However, I did manage to narrow it down to 2.  And the winners of an Amazon gift certificate are… :::drumroll::: “Barack Obama finds himself wondering why he bothered debating with Mr. Burns [...]

"I'm for the separation of church and hate"

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

I saw this bumper sticker on my way to take BabyGirl to school this morning and thought of Sarah Palin:

“I’m for the separation of church and hate”

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

I saw this bumper sticker on my way to take BabyGirl to school this morning and thought of Sarah Palin:

Caption This! Contest

Friday, October 17th, 2008

ETA: We only need ONE more entry and this contest is a wrap!  Come on, folks…don’t make me call you out by name.  I know you’ve got the funny in you; let it out.  Yes, you can! According to HuffPo, Reuter’s photowire caught this photo of McCain in the last debate, reacting to the realization [...]

Move over, Morgan Freeman…

Friday, October 17th, 2008

…because I’ve got a new May-December secret celebrity crush, and his name is Walter Mosley! I heard him read his work and speak (Q&A) last night…and I’m in love. He’s obviously a great artist and an activist, plus funny, irreverent, and down-to-earth. He did not mince words last night about racism  (it was a mixed [...]

Ode to the Football Widow

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Nearly two years ago when TechBoo and I started dating, he made a confession. It was at the beginning of our capital-R Relationship, when we knew that despite the distance, we wanted to make a go of it, seriously, exclusively. He confessed that during football season, when his games were on (his teams are Washington [...]

Poets for a Better Country

Saturday, October 11th, 2008

I told you I had fabulous friends, right?  Well, if you are Pittsburgh tomorrow afternoon, you have the opportunity to hear several lovely poet-friends read AND raise money for Obama at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater.  A can’t miss two-fer.  Christina Springer, one such friend, tells me that the event is kid-friendly. The event announcement sez: [...]