I recently hosted the Carnival of Bent Attractions, an LGBT blogging event organized by Maria at Daily Dose of Queer. Because she’s clearly a woman who knows how to manage her time, Maria is also organizing the new Carnival of Shoe and Bags. At first, I dismissed this as something of little interest. Since I’ve
Meg Whitman, CEO of eBay, has been helping former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney raise money for his presidential bid. (Queerty pointed me to the original New York Times article.) Romney, as many of you know, is actively opposed to same-sex marriage. Last October, he even spoke at a rally of the virulently homophobic Family Research
New lesbian social networks like OurChart and Olivia.com are getting lots of publicity these days. More useful for us moms, however, may be a new community network for parents and caregivers of all orientations, CareSquare. Through the site, parents can find babysitters and nannys whom their friends recommend, then check availability and book services through
Dykes and hardware stores seem to go together like, well, dykes and softball.* I therefore thought I’d start a new weekly series for us lesbian moms on kids’ toys you can buy or make based on simple items from the hardware store. (*Yes, I know I’m overgeneralizing. Personally, I’m not at all fond of softball
It’s time for the January Carnival of Bent Attractions! This month’s posts ranged from personal to political, sobering to sarcastic. They introduce us to others in the community and ask us to look at ourselves. I’ve included a few posts that weren’t technically submitted to the Carnival, but which I (or Maria, the Carnival’s Über-mistress)
There must be something in the air. After posting about ramen noodles last night, I was delighted to discover that Kalyn at BlogHer had posted about my other grad-school and motherhood go-to food, macaroni and cheese. Food bloggers Cookiecrumb and Kevin hosted the “Only Annual Mac-and-Cheese Off” last Friday. Follow the comments on their posts
Momofuku Ando, the inventor of instant ramen noodles and founder and chairman of Nissan Foods died yesterday at the age of 96. Slashfood has more details. I mention this here because ramen noodles are one of the things that tie together two formative periods in my life. Ramen (and caffeine) powered me through graduate school
The Dog Who Was a Cat Inside, by Siri Melchior, is a delightful, touching video short about a dog struggling with his inner cat. It’s just over three minutes long, and worth the time. Thanks to Nadine at Blogging Baby for highlighting it as her Video of the Day. She writes, and I couldn’t put
The team over at Freedom to Marry has asked me to remind people that February 11-17 is the 10th annual Freedom to Marry Week. They’ve planned quite a celebration, including free posters, a photo contest, a video contest, & a mini-grant for nonprofits. Freedom to Marry is encouraging everyone to get active in their communities
With winter upon us, it’s tempting to use a fleecy car-seat cover to keep your wee one warm. I found one to be a great alternative to bundling my son into a snowsuit every time we went for a drive. The South Jersey Traffic Safety Alliance has issued a statement, however, warning people to be
