Floral Pliers
For those moments when I’m feeling conflicted about the whole butch-femme thing: Floral pliers from UK retailer Bloomsbury. They also have an array of other tools in similar patterns. (Thanks to Shiny Shiny for the link.)
Raising
Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2006
If you’re looking for information about the 2007 Blogging for LGBT Families Day, please click here. UPDATE, June 1, 2006: The list of participating blogs is here. I’m declaring June 1, 2006 Blogging for LGBT Families Day, a day to raise awareness about LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) families. I want to invite you
What Exactly Is “Mother’s Work” Anyway?
Ever wonder what your work as a mom is worth in monetary terms? Blogging Baby today highlighted the Mom Salary Wizard (MSW), a calculator that determines salary equivalents for the “mom job” of both working and stay-at-home moms (SAHMs). I took a look, though I was peeved the site wasn’t gender-neutral. I never like the
Finding Farmers’ Markets and CSA
We try to plant a garden each year, but they’re hit-or-miss affairs. Sometimes the beans grow, but not the squash, or vice versa. No matter how hard we try, we end up with too many tomatoes. Then there was the unfortunate period I call “The Year of the Ten Thousand Habaneros”. . . . Still,
Flying with an Infant
Flying with an infant? The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has some useful tips on how to calm crying and unblock ears. Parent Hacks has great advice on what to bring, how to board, and why you might not want to take a toilet-training toddler into or out of DC National. My experience has been
LGBT Culture, Heritage, and Change
Gay families are “traditionalizing” gay culture and reducing its explicit sexuality, said Dale Carpenter in last week’s Bay Area Reporter. His main example is San Francisco’s Castro District, an area known for its sexually explicit, BDSM-tinged gay-male culture. It’s no wonder families provide a stark contrast, or that they wish to make changes there. There’s
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: Still Relevant
Today is Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, a program sponsored by the Ms. Foundation for Women “to create an opportunity for girls and boys to share and communicate their expectations for the future.” The Foundation estimates that over 6.4 million boys and 10.1 million girls 8-12 years old will participate and “engage
Doubts Cast on Anti-Preeclampsia Vitamins
A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine casts doubt on the efficacy of vitamins C and E in preventing preeclampsia. Researchers caution, however, that the study was of a limited population (1877 low-risk Australian women, pregnant for the first time), and further research should be done to confirm either benefits or risks
Knitting for Penguins
Continuing my campaign to strengthen ties between penguins and the LGBT community, I’ll pass along this cry for help from the aforementioned fairy penguins of Queensland. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, penguins caught in oil spills lose the natural insulation of their feathers. The Phillip Island Nature Park, home of 60,000 fairy penguins, therefore