Archive for March 2012
Mega Millions Lotto - Is $500 mil what you really want?
Tonight at 10:00 PM, someone’s life will change. Maybe yours! Potentially the largest single-winner lottery pot in human history (thank you Mega Millions PR) with a jackpot of over $540 million is up for grabs. But is winning always a good thing? Of course I bought a ticket and so did you, but I’m not... Read more »
Answer: What shoes does a mom wear to the city beach?
Last week it was time for my annual conundrum: What kind of shoe is a city mom supposed to wear in summer? Sure, five years ago when sweet freedom and tube tops allowed me to festoon my feet with whatever super cute thing went on sale, life was easy. I once walked eight city blocks... Read more »
Dara-Lynn Weiss: Vogue Mom will not have a fat kid!
My plan to get a book deal was going to be teaching my little girls the way to mix martinis and how to french inhale cigarettes, but apparently I have been one-upped by a one Dara-Lynn Weiss who not only (regretfully) shamed and humiliated her 7-year-old into losing 16 pounds by slapping hot chocolate out... Read more »
Advertisement:
Single people, I do not want to meet for cocktails.
As I write this, a baby is screaming in my ear. I am covered in peanut butter. My eyelids are heavy half-moons that turn black when I blink. There are raisins on my floor. My preschooler has flung herself into a nap after an exhausting afternoon of things in this order: Battle Over Pants! Playgroup!... Read more »
How to decorate for a "puberty party"
Quick, call the caterer. I want two dozen lady fingers, roasted nuts, crabby crab cakes and tell the bartender to stock plenty of bloody mary mix, we’re going to have a hootenanny in 2022. Why are we partying you may ask? First, we never need a reason and second, Period Parties are all the rage.... Read more »
Heartwarming: Mom presses doc to look harder, heart defect found, life saved!
Moms, we’ve all been there. My friend Lindsey took her sick baby to the pediatrician, the doc did a once-over and declared her healthy. Great. A co-pay and shuffled morning for nothing. Don’t you just want to tear your hair out when that happens? As Lindsey was turning to leave though, she stopped and asked,... Read more »
Advertisement:
Kony founder Jason Russell: Naked meltdown, everyone being jerks
The co-founder of KONY 2012 apparently suffered from a Britney-level mental break and was arrested for drunkenly exposing himself in public last night. Oh, and of course TMZ has the video and it’s been making the rounds on not only gossip sites, but even feminist site Jezebel, where everyone is being a jerk. Since when... Read more »
A face for blogging, smashed spaghetti, I'm going to bed.
Let’s pretend for a moment it’s 2009 and the only people who read this blog are the handful of ladies who actually like me. Let’s act like we’re back on Blogspot and I don’t have hate groups or gun nuts waiting for an opportunity to call me a whore (I saw that Monday night, boys,... Read more »
"Mommy Porn": Worst Term Ever Invented. Ever. Please Stop.
A new genre of literature is hitting mainstream shelves -err, e-readers: Softcore BSDM novels. Apparently this is a “thing” beginning with 50 Shades Of Gray, the #1 New York Times best seller that targets the mommy demographic. Although I have not read it myself (COUGH! You know I will!) I snagged this bit of sample... Read more »
Advertisement:
Down Syndrome "wrongful birth" suit is bad parenting, backlash uncalled for
As is being reported pretty much everywhere, a couple is was awarded $2.9M in a lawsuit against their hospital on the grounds of the “wrongful birth” of their child. They had prenatal testing done in the first trimester of the pregnancy, but a lab mistake falsely deemed their daughter to be chromosomally normal. She was... Read more »
-
Advertisement:
-
Advertisement:
Hi, I’m Scary.
Monthly Archives
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
Latest on ChicagoNow
-
Spirits of Bachelor's Grove Cemetery Speak.
from Chicago Paranormal and Spiritual by Edward Shanahan
posted today at 12:31 am -
Words worth defending: stare decisis
from Margaret Serious by Margaret H. Laing
posted Saturday at 2:49 pm -
Independence Week in Chicago Beer, July 4-7
from The Beeronaut by Mark McDermott
posted Saturday at 12:07 pm -
Putin's Pecs Don't Make Him Impeccable
from The Quark In The Road by Aquinas wired
posted Saturday at 11:44 am -
Pudding It On the Line. Who Remembers This?
from Getting More From Les by lesraff
posted Saturday at 8:27 am
Read these ChicagoNow blogs
-
Cubs Den
Chicago Cubs news and comprehensive blog, featuring old school baseball writing combined with the latest statistical trends -
Pets in need of homes
Pets available for adoption in the Chicago area -
Hammervision
It's like the couch potato version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
Read these ChicagoNow Bloggers
-
Carole Kuhrt Brewer
from Chicago Eats: -
Dennis Byrne
-
LeaGrover
from Becoming SuperMommy:
Advertisement: