Fireworks by Alice Lin
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As a kpop fan who was brought into the fandom by my daughter, this book seemed like a really fun one for both of us to read. It’s a sweet…
Why do we have to fit into a stereotype to be sexy?
I must say that since my last post on Female Chauvinist Pigs, my search engine hits have been some odd ones. You would not believe how many people search for…
Do animals have souls? How about women?
Nice, huh? I’m reading Diet for a New America (love it!) and the discussion of the way that we treat animals in our culture has been really interesting. I found…
Why do we put up with it?
Oprah recently aired a show entitled “Stupid Girls” which tackled the role of women in our society. Ariel Levy appeared on that show after Pink talked about her song “Stupid…
Those wonderful twos.
My dd has recently hit the “disequilibrium” that we’ve all heard so much about. She is almost two-and-a-half, and she has been teaching me so much in the past few…
Protecting the Gift – Chapter 1
I think this is a good book to start after reading about the MySpace story, although I must admit that I’m a bit freaked out after reading it. I’ll explain…
Protecting our children on the internet
FOXNews.com – MySpace Teen Returns From Middle East This story really caught my eye. My kids are only 2 and 4, but my dh and I have already had some…
Blogrolling?
Could someone please comment or email me and explain why in the world everyone uses blogrolls… I have a perfectly nice linking system, and yet I’ve noticed that there is…
Holy Mucous, Batman!
http://milksucks.com/ Obviously I have known milk’s faults for many moons now. My son is severely allergic, so I know every food with milk, every restaurant with a “clean” kitchen, and…
Skin switching
I decided to switch my skin for a little while. The old layout looked too fall-ish for me, but I’ll probably bring it back (or something similar) after summer is…
“Lafayette Oatmeal Day” Raspberry Bars
This was listed in our local paper as the recipe of the week. The article says that you can use any jam or preserve. I had some cherry jam here…
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