We’re snowed in outside of Boston here. There’s more than a foot of the white stuff on the ground. Regular blogging will resume when we’ve finished our hot chocolate. In the meantime, if you haven’t read Stephanie Coontz’ recent piece in the Washington Post, “Gay marriage isn’t revolutionary. It’s just next,” go do so. “For […]
My son’s school starts next week, so I’m taking today and Monday off from blogging in order to do all those back-to-school things that need to be done—including, I imagine, a marathon Lego session with said son. (Not that that really has to do with going back to school, but it’s quality time together to
I’ve finally decided to bite the bullet and move all Mombian Facebook goodness over to a Fan page. The Mombian Group has been growing strong—over 260 members at last count—but a Fan page makes a few things easier to manage for me. So: Even if you’re a member of the Group already, please click the
A very hearty congratulations to the winners of the 2009 Lezzy Awards, sponsored by The Lesbian Lifestyle. There are some mighty fine blogs out there, including Up Popped a Fox, who took it home in the Parenting category, over Lesbian Dad and myself. Vikki keeps us all in stitches with her riotous tales of parenting
Today is the last day to vote for Mombian as Best Lesbian Parenting Blog in this year’s Lezzy Awards, an annual contest run by The Lesbian Lifestyle. (Vote for your favorite blogs in other categories, too.) Voting closes at midnight, ET. Even if you’ve voted before, you can do so again, as long as your
One of you lovely readers was kind enough to nominate Mombian as Best Lesbian Parenting Blog in this year’s Lezzy Awards, an annual contest run by The Lesbian Lifestyle. Many thanks! It turns out Mombian is now a finalist. I hope you will take a minute to pop over and vote for Mombian, along with
Did your sweetie treat you well this holiday season and get you a Kindle? Looking for something to fill its sleek yet capacious body? You can now get Mombian delivered right to your Kindle. It costs $1.99 per month (after a 14-day free trial); the advantage over the free version here is that you can
A very happy Thanksgiving to all of you celebrating it this week. Remember to make the turkey baster jokes before your relatives do. Posting will be light here for a few days as our family will be stuffing ourselves with poultry and pie.
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A quick note to say I’m going to be offline more than usual over the next few days in preparation for my son starting first grade (!!!) next week. I have a bunch of posts scheduled, though, including the vlog tomorrow, in which Helen and I discuss the classic theme of sperm banks and turkey
