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Movie Or Stage? A 'Les Miserables' Review by its NUMBER ONE FAN
Number one fan! Number one fan!Okay, maybe tied for Number One along with blogger friend Erika (who posted her review here), or my sister (who at one time talked about getting a 24601 tattoo), or...
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There Is Power in the Dark Side of Chicken
Editor’s note: Mike’s blog post for this recipe references two of my favorite things: Star Wars and chicken thighs. For this recipe, the Dad Cooks Dinner blogger adapted a recipe from California’s...
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A New Kind of Hoarder: Could This Be You?
Editor's Note: Hoarders conjure up images of houses packed with junk. This kind of hoarding, the compulsive hoarding of things, can be a sign of a serious mental illness. But hoarding can also be a...
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[Video] It's Almost Golden Globes Time! Who Are You Rooting For?
Image via embedded videoAre you ready for the "most unpredictable night of television"? I'd mock NBC for calling it that (in the below video) but they're not entirely wrong...Personally I'm really...
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Amazon To Help You Give Up Your CDs
Amazon.com recently announced their AutoRip program which allows you to rip any CD you've purchased them into MP3 format. Cool Mom Tech has all the details, including how far back the offer extends.As...
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Book Review: Malled: My Unintentional Career in Retail
[Editor's Note: Many people have turned to unintentional careers over the last few years. In this post, the reader reviews the book "Malled: My Unintentional Career in Retail" by Caitlin Kelly. - Paula...
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Make Baked Breakfast Taquitos for a Quick, Easy Breakfast All Week Long
Editor’s note: If your household is anything like mine, it can be a scramble to get out the door Monday morning, much less have time to prepare a fortifying breakfast. Josie from Pink Parsley suggests...
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Momma's New Sport...
When my second daughter was about 8 months old, I decided to pick up a new sport. Maybe it was those 600 hard, high impact miles I ran pregnant, but I was ready for something a little less jarring. I...
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The Great Divide: Why "The Biggest Loser" Is Better Than "Downton Abbey"
I really missed The Biggest Loser during last night's Golden Globes broadcast. (Thankfully it airs tonight.) But it got me thinking. In these troubling times I think it’s more important than ever that...
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To Fix STEM Crisis, Go Back to the Future
There is a STEM crisis in the United States. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and math. The U.S. ranks 25th in math and 17th in science among the 65 countries participating in PISA, the...
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Complexities of Coming Out: The Jodie Foster Edition
I remember the first time I said it.It was late on a Saturday night and I had just taken a shower and was staring at myself in the bathroom mirror and I said, "I am a lesbian."I had never been...
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Going Green For Baby
Sure, having a baby means more stuff but that doesn't mean you can't make conscious decisions about what kind of stuff. Fresh from her appearance on Texas Living on KTXD in Dallas/Fort Worth, this...
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Lessons Learned on Our First Trip to the ER
Editor's Note: Have you had to make a trip to the ER with your child yet? If not, it's coming. It's inevitable. Daddy Mojo recently had a first trip, and after sharing the story (with bits of humor),...
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5 Tips to Stick With Your Morning Workout
Editor’s Note: One of the hardest parts to working out is finding the time in your schedule to squeeze it in. The solution? Exercise in the morning, before the day’s madness begins. Here, morning...
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Obama Talks Debt Ceiling in 'Deadbeat Nation' Speech
In the last press conference of his first term, President Barack Obama this morning seemed to directly appeal to the female electorate, using terms like "deadbeat" to describe what would happen to the...
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Maple Roasted Chickpeas: A Sweet and Healthy Snack
Since the new year has started, I've been trying (note the relative word) to eat healthier. I think we all go through this routine. Except when I started it last year, it lasted.Image: Courtesy of...
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BlogHer Entrepreneurs Is Back: This March 21-22 in Silicon Valley
Today, we are thrilled to bring back a unique opportunity we first launched in 2011: The third annual BlogHer Entrepreneurs Conference will take place March 21-22, 2013 at the Microsoft Silicon Valley...
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Being a Mom Will Never Feel Like Being a Babysitter
Editor's Note: Oh man, I loved babysitting as an early teenager. I popped out of bed every morning in the summer at 6:30, just full of joy at the thought of hanging out with those two kids. So why is...
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The Smothers Brothers: Dangerously Funny
One could argue that Tom and Dick Smothers, the Smothers Brothers, were before my time. I was born in 1981. Their CBS broadcast variety show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, aired from 1967-1969. So...
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Routine to Succeed for the Work from Home Mom
Working from home is full of distractions. Period. When you're a work at home mom trying to care for little ones at the same time, the challenges for a productivity-face-plant escalate. Here's one work...
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