Thursday, October 30, 2014
The Five Worst Halloween Costumes
AUGUSTA, GA. - Rather than recycle this post again, which seems unfortunately to have gained relevance, rather than lost it, I decided to stop my annual tirade and focus on a NEW annual tirade: That of stupidly offensive costumes.
Every ding-dang...
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
This is the most shocking thing a child could ever say
AUGUSTA, GA. - Emerson and I went to the Jack‑O‑Lantern Jubilee last weekend. We brought her best friend, K., with us, and picked up two more munchkins while we wandered the festival site. T. is a nice girl whose mom is a good friend of mine. But...
Monday, October 27, 2014
Product Review: steaz Organic teas
AUGUSTA, GA. - Having been raised in the South on Georgia table wine - AKA sweet tea, I have very specific ideas about what constitutes "good tea." That's Tetley, hot water, sugar, ice. The end. Away with your lemon slices and Lipton....
Friday, October 24, 2014
Six Things to Know About Children's Dance Classes
Turns out, The Carlton is not considered "classic dance."
AUGUSTA, GA - This week, I was quoted in "U.S. News & World Report." Although the reporter was great, the editing process seems to have skewed my contributions a teensy bit. That's...
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Product Review: Dang Coconut Chips
AUGUSTA, GA. - So, as you all know, I sometimes get new products to try. I have yet to be paid to write a review, and I'm in no way obligated to write one. But I like to, so here goes another one.
Klout.com sent me a box of various +Fair Trade...
Monday, October 20, 2014
The 25 Thoughts You Have While Checking Your LinkedIn Connection Requests
1. Ooh, new connection requests! Yay!
2. Wait, I thought I'd already contacted everyone on my contacts list about connecting on LinkedIn.
3. Eh, I have a lot of contacts. Maybe I missed some.
4. Who's this?
5. Who's that?
6. I don't know half...
Friday, October 17, 2014
You know you should go to the Big Mo
AUGUSTA, GA. - The photo above is the main screen at The Big Mo in Monetta, S.C. It's about 45 minutes from Augusta, and about 30 minutes from Aiken, S.C. Doesn't look like much, does it?
You shut your mouth! The Big Mo is my new obsession.
As...
Thursday, October 16, 2014
And here's where I lose about ten friends.... sorry.
AUGUSTA, GA. - Someone I love sent me an email recently. That email, which I should have deleted the moment I saw "FW:" in the subject line, has stuck in my craw, as we say in the South. It was an email that said, essentially, that Newsweek magazine...
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
This post contains explicit material
AUGUSTA, GA. - Emerson and I were at the Dollar Tree this weekend, getting a new pooper scooper, because Emerson somehow misplaced ours. Which is as disgusting as it sounds.
In the toy section, Emerson saw a ball. And with her typical impression...
