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Tweens, Tennis and the Golden Rule

Posted in children, culture, family, life, parenting, personal, photos, sports, thoughts, tagged Ana Ivanovic, kids playing tennis, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, siblings playing together, teaching tweens how to be nice, the golden rule, treat others how you want to be treated, what is the golden rule, Wimbledon on June 30, 2008 | 11 Comments »

Have you ever started talking, then lecturing, then ranting to your kids and later regretted it? That’s what happened to me today. Here’s the story. My kids are learning to play tennis. I should probably mention that I love tennis. I’m disappointed by our country’s poor showing in Wimbledon right now (and disappointed by Ana [...]

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Get Your Cravings for Delicious Content Satisfied!

Posted in entertainment, reviews, tagged Blog Nosh, Blog Nosh Magazine, blognosh, blogs, Entertainment Channel, Entertainment editor, Megan Jordan, new online magazine, where can I find good blog articles, writing on June 26, 2008 | 8 Comments »

Have you heard about this yet? Blog Nosh Magazine launched this week. Led by editor-in-chief, Megan Jordan , it’s the new online magazine that, as described by the tag line (below), will "satisfy your craving for fresh voices and delicious content." Imagine picking up a magazine filled with a great collection of articles from a [...]

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Interview with Co-Author of Making Up With Mom

Posted in books, culture, entertainment, family, life, My Podcasts, parenting, personal, reviews, thoughts, tagged advice for understanding your daughter, bridging the gap between generations of women, Debby Carr, differences in women from one generation to another, generations of women relating with each other, Halpert and Carr, how can I talk to my mom, Julie Halpert, Making Up With Mom, mothers and daughters communicating better, talking to mom, tips for understanding your mom, University of Michigan alumnae on June 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Accomplished author, food critic, and mother of three, Julie Halpert was the guest on my radio show recorded live today. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, she’s been a journalist for twenty years with articles in the New York Times , Newsweek , the Washington Post and many other publications. Halpert is currently teaching a course [...]

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Psst…Hey, Buddy…Got Any Grilling Tips?

Posted in family, Food and Drink, life, personal, thoughts, tagged chicken dinners, chicken fajitas, chicken tacos, cooking, Food and Drink, great guacamole, grilled chicken, how to grill, secret guacamole recipe, what to make for dinner on June 19, 2008 | 7 Comments »

Update (8.12.09): Epicurious saves the day. If you were looking for grilling tips, too, check it out! Epicurious Guide to Grilling _____________________________________ It should be so easy. That’s what I kept thinking as I watched the chicken get more and more blackened. Well, one of the pieces of chicken. Curiously, the chicken on the other [...]

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Can Mothers and Daughters Get Along Better?

Posted in books, culture, family, My Podcasts, parenting, reviews, tagged how to improve relationship with mom, Julie Halpert, Making Up With Mom, mothers and daughters, relationships between mothers and daughters, sandwich generation on June 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I’m happy to say that at least one author believes they can. In fact, she’s written a book about it Julie Halpert, co-author of the book entitled, “Making Up With Mom” was my guest on SBM Radio on Tuesday, June 24. Here’s a video of one of her recent interviews:

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A Tribute for a Special Man

Posted in politics, tagged funeral mass for Tim Russert, funeral song, Meet the Press host, rest in peace, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, the song that played at Tim Russert's funeral, Tim Russert on June 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »

At the end of a remarkable guy’s funeral service, this song played. Then a rainbow appeared in the sky. Rest in Peace. We’ll miss you.

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The Beauty of a Late Spring Flower

Posted in personal, photography, photos, tagged flowers, gardens, peony, photography, photos, pink flower, triple peony, what does a peony look like, Wordless Wednesday on June 17, 2008 | 7 Comments »

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Blogger Featured in ABC News Piece and on Radio

Posted in entertainment, family, My Podcasts, parenting, tagged ABC News, bloggers on podcasts, Discovering Dad, Jeremy Biser, My Podcasts, premature babies, radio shows online, soapbox radio, story of premature baby, Struck in Traffic, Thoughts on Quotes on June 15, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Updated 6.26.08: Jeremy Biser, author of several blogs including Discovering Dad , Struck in Traffic , Thoughts on Quotes and Lead Inspectors joined me on Tuesday, June 17 on Soapbox Radio . If you follow Jeremy on his Discovering Dad blog (which, by the way was recently featured in this ABC News piece ), you [...]

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Interesting Take-Aways from SATC

Posted in culture, entertainment, movies, politics, reviews, tagged Bitten clothing line, Carrie Bradshaw, Charlotte York, Christian Loubouton, Cynthia Nixon, fashion by Sarah Jessica Parker, forgiveness, HBO, Hillary Clinton shouts, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Michael Patrick King, Miranda Hobbs, Samantha Jones, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Jessica Parker's clothing line, Sex and the City, Sex and the City Movie, Should I see the Sex and the City movie, Steve Brady, Who makes those shoes with the red bottoms on June 12, 2008 | 5 Comments »

I finally carved out some time to see SATC this past weekend. My hubby and I (yep, he used to watch it with me) were loyal, regular viewers of the series with Sarah Jessica Parker , et al. So it was fun seeing the ladies up on the big screen. I wasn’t expecting much, considering [...]

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