May 2010

It’s Memorial Day. And just like being Christian and liberal or a philosophy major and an MD, I’m anti-war and pro-military. What I mean is that while I don’t support most wars and have a very narrow view of the just war theory (which I learned about when I read this book), I am fiercely [...]

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A little glitch in the system sent out the wrong QUESTION, and I have to transfer all your comments BY HAND on the first edition of I ASK because of the glitch. However, the glitch (I’m REALLY liking that word) is fixed and NO COMMENTS WILL DISAPPEAR ANYMORE. Oh, and I picked my top two [...]

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It just took laying on the floor of a dark hotel room to get my kids to fall asleep two hours after their normal bedtime. And our room doesn’t have WiFi. Just an ethernet cord. That does NOT reach the bed. So I’m in a dark room with two sleeping children. I’m afraid to move. [...]

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I’m heading off to my ten year college reunion. I would love to write some snarky post about it, but I’ve been pretty snarky all week and I’m starting to feel like I’M THE PROBLEM. So honestly, I’m just a little freaked out. I haven’t seen any of my college friends since… 2003? And even [...]

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I lost it today. For an hour, I snapped at my son, called my husband three times, and started cursing to myself. All because SOMEONE GOT UP IN MY BUSINESS. I cannot STAND when someone minds MY business instead of their own. They can even mind OTHER PEOPLE’S business. I don’t care. But get OUT [...]

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mardi gras beads

My neighbor is mowing her lawn over the weekend. A white Buick driven by an OLD MAN pulls up. He stops, rolls down the passenger side window and yells: YOUR HUSBAND SHOULD BE DOING THAT. She stops her mower, walks over to him and replies: This is his 40th birthday present. That seems to satisfy [...]

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We want to be COOL PARENTS. Not here-is-my-favorite-bong cool — more like hipsters. Parents who dance, see the best movies, and dress in that trendy, age-appropriate spot between teenagers and people who are trapped in the nineties. (I wanted to say eighties, but those people are currently HIP. I can’t WAIT to get back to [...]

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Seriously. Answer this. Help me. When I was fifteen, I made pasta. I put a top on the pot of water (so it would BOIL FASTER) and put no top on the sauce. Then I saw a shiny object and forgot about dinner. Until WATER START SHOOTING OUT THE SIDES OF THE POT. But to [...]

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