''In Hollywood, babies are like the new Gucci bag, the hip new accessory," says Denay. ''It's celebrated now. The message is, you can be a great mom and sexy and have a career, too."

Gucci bag? I'm all for the "great mom and sexy and have a career" part, but, seriously, GUCCI BAGPS - Just in case you can't access the original article, this ( Read more... )

Guilt What is yours? Explain yourself Culinary: Filet O'Fish
Only when I'm pregnant, I swear!
Literary: beauty magazines Um, anthropological research?Audiovisual: Friends/Sex in the City (tossup) Good Maude, there is no explanation for this one.
Musical: Hall and Oates Greatest Hits, baby!
Celebrity: Defamer.com I am addicted to their ( Read more... )

Kos writes:

The "family values" crowd, not content to direct all their venom toward gays, are also targetting single mothers.

Unwed families are illegal?! WTF?!?111///kajhsdkfjhkwebfvbi

In the wake of the average family income making a noticeable drop and Cheney blaming it on people who are obviously not saving enough or spending wisely enough ( Read more... )

UTNE Reader has a fabulous spread about the meaning and expression of long-term love in our culture. It's worth picking up a copy at yr grocer's.

Much of it is about our cultural and personal expectations, but there is also a succinct editorial on the language of monogamy.

In a period of heated debate about the sanctity of marriage and the ( Read more... )

boo_kat's husband, Cavorite, is my new best friend. He came in and worked his magic on our desktop Thursday night and it is like magical magic! He got the new hard drive all set up, loaded the OS. I'm so happpppeeeeeeeeeee! I devoted a few hours tonight to loading all of the kids' games onto the computer. Tomorrow is going to be like Christmas morning...

If any of you locals know how to install a hard drive in a desktop, we're desperate. It's in there, but not responding. Ugh. If you can help, or know a guru, comment plz!

my motherboard melted. i am posting as quickly as possible before the screen goes all, ah shit there it goes. anyway, limited email and internet access til i figure something out.

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President Bush knew Saturday evening that Vice President Dick Cheney had accidentally shot a hunting companion, but the information wasn't made public until the next day - by a private citizen - the White House said Monday ( Read more... )

Rates for asthma have steadily increased over the past 20 years in all age groups. Children under age 5 have been the hardest hit, experiencing a two and one-half fold increase. Despite advances in medical treatment, asthma deaths nave nearly doubled since 1980 and now total more than 5,000 per year. The economic costs are high as well - an ( Read more... )