On to what you really want to hear about- the Blog Party! Busy Mom and I met at my house and rode to the party together. Thank God. Not only did she know exactly how to get to the downtown bar and where to park, but we gabbed all the way there, stopping only when […]

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July 7, 2006

Blog Party Recap

>Okay, so I’ll write about My First Blog Party tomorrow, I promise, but first, I offer up a little controversy for your perusal. Because I know you all love controversy and I can’t say I blame you. I try to write about once a week for the Nashville Scene‘s blog, Pith in the Wind. For […]

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July 7, 2006

>Book Flap

>This post originally appeared on the Nashville Scene blog, where it made many humorless library patrons very, very angry. I’m pretty sure that I’m Public Library Enemy Number One. For years, I’ve been checking out books and DVDs with wild abandon and then, uh, keeping them. For months. And now, the Library has finally thrown […]

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July 6, 2006

>Book Crook Lesson Took

>Tonight, I’m going to my very first blog party. And I’m scared shitless. For one thing, I’m not very good with talking about the column (or my blog, for that matter). In my imagination, I was going to be all confident and pithy when the subject came up. But the confidence thing doesn’t come easily […]

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July 6, 2006

>What Comes Before Blog Part B?

> This week’s Nashville Scene edition of Suburban Turmoil includes my mom, a raging river and a surprise visit from The Lord. Here you go… Revenge on the Hooch If my teenage stepdaughters ever ask me whether I misbehaved at their age, I’m going to have to admit that I did. Lord help me, did […]

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July 5, 2006

>Revenge on the Hooch

>”Mommy, why?” Baby asked me this morning as I changed her diaper. “Why what?” I said. “Why?” she repeated, shrugging her shoulders and lifting her palms to the sky. “Why?” I said. “No! I whying!” she said. “Why?” Sometimes, I just want to eat her up.

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July 5, 2006

>Snippets, Vol. III

>Every couple has a special song, one that defines their relationship and, when played, generally leads to googly eyes, hand holding and hot sex. The lyrics are what make these songs meaningful. When a man loves a woman, spend his last dime trying to hold on to what he needs…So here I am with open […]

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July 4, 2006

>Our Song

>”What we doing?” Baby asked last night as we walked down the front steps together. “Dada’s going to set off fireworks!” I said brightly. Baby didn’t know it, but Hubs and I had engineered a test run, to see if Baby could take tonight’s fireworks extravaganza at our church. We walked down to the foot […]

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July 3, 2006

>Fear of Fireworks

>I am queen of the dirty look. Talk loudly during the sermon and I’ll shoot you a look that will wrench your bowels for the next three hours. Curse in front of my toddler and my glare will make you feel like you’ve been impaled on your own tongue. Part of the effect of my […]

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July 2, 2006

>Looking Dirty

> It’s time once again for the Perfect Post Awards! This is a monthly event that MommaK and I came up with so that bloggers can award their favorite post of the month from another blogger. This month, I had to give my Perfect Post Award to someone who’s become a great friend. Lisa of […]

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June 30, 2006

>Perfect Post Awards