> In this week’s Nashville Scene: Why is it that your reporter Lindsay Ferrier always uses poor language in her “reporting.” There is no need for phrases like “What. The hell. Happened.” (Suburban Turmoil, June 8)—which is not punctuated correctly—or last week’s “cheap-ass” comment (Suburban Turmoil, Jan. 11). I wonder: have you lost advertising with […]
January 26, 2007
> Ladies and… Ladies, we have our winners. The Funniest Pregnancy Story Award goes to…. Nancy! (Entrant #13) And the Worst Pregnancy Story Award goes to… Minnesota Mom! (Entrant #30) Hearty congratulations to both of you! You will each be receiving a set of personalized stationery from Lauren Goessling Designs, a blog makeover by Shaz […]
January 26, 2007
>It’s time for a vote! Choose your picks for the a)Most Horrifying Pregnancy Story and the b) funniest pregnancy story and put your vote in the comments of this post. To vote you must have either a registered Blogger account or leave a valid e-mail address. I have numbered the finalists’ stories, to make it […]
January 25, 2007
>This post originally appeared on the Nashville Scene blog.The AP has a story about a family kicked off an AirTran flight because their 3-year-old daughter was, essentially, being a brat. The airline spokeswoman said the girl was “climbing under the seat and hitting the parents and wouldn’t get in her seat.” The flight was already […]
January 24, 2007
>Boy, some of you out there made my pregnancy brain damage look like child’s play. I had no idea so many things could go wrong during pregnancy. Really, how do we survive it at all? I couldn’t let these great comments go to waste… So in honor of today’s Oscar nominations, I’m nominating my favorite […]
January 23, 2007
How do I love thee, third trimester? Let me count the ways.Sciatica. Swollen ankles. Backache. Fatigue. Chocolate cravings. Weight gain. Sore boobs. Unquenchable thirst. Indigestion. Insomnia. Impatience. The feeling that my pelvis is about to split open. Swollen feet. Hoarseness. Ligament pain. Loose joints. Frequent kicks to the ribcage. French fry cravings. Feeling like […]
January 22, 2007
Chuck E. Cheese. The name alone is enough to strike fear and loathing in the hearts of parents everywhere. As if cramming a pizza place chock full of coin-eating video games and crappy rides weren’t bad enough, putting a rodent in charge of the whole shebang is just plain disgusting. The health department doesn’t allow […]
January 19, 2007
>”Mommy!” Baby whined, running into the room and clutching her bare chest in mock discomfort. (This is, by the way, Hey-I-can-take-off-my-shirt-by-myself! Whenever-I-Want! week.) “I have bug bites! I want them off!“ “Baby, those aren’t bug bites,” I said, laughing. “They’re nipples and everyone has them. Mommy has them, Daddy has them, and your sisters have […]
January 18, 2007
> Nicolette Sheridan managed to keep her legs together last night by simply tying a bit of rope around them. Poor Rachel Weisz admitted that she spent so much money on her dress, she had no money for jewelry, a hairstylist, or even shampoo. When luggage containing his Golden Globes tuxedo was lost en route […]
January 16, 2007
