Part Eight (and last for a while) of I-Don’t-Know-How-Many in a series of posts inspired by “Miss Representation.” If you haven’t seen the trailer for this movie, and you have 8 minutes, please watch it here now. Remember Donkey in “Shrek?” Now, I don’t often look for wisdom out of the mouths of donkeys (insert […]
Pink Legos – Part II
Part Seven of I-Don’t-Know-How-Many in a series of posts inspired by “Miss Representation.” If you haven’t seen the trailer for this movie, and you have 8 minutes, please watch it here now. Okay, okay, okay. When I recommended buying Pink Legos, I was imagining the same sorts of construction sets found in primary colors, only […]
Buy Pink Legos. Please.
Part Six of I-Don’t-Know-How-Many in a series of posts inspired by “Miss Representation.” If you haven’t seen the trailer for this movie, and you have 8 minutes, please watch it here now. Mention the phrase, “pink legos” and stand back. (Did I mention you should have popcorn handy?) I’ve already blogged about my defense of […]
I’ve Got the Pink Blues. (The Great Pink v. Blue Debate)
Part Five of I-Don’t-Know-How-Many in a series of posts inspired by “Miss Representation.” If you haven’t seen the trailer for this movie, and you have 8 minutes, please watch it here now. I used to be afraid to have a boy. Wait. Allow me to re-phrase. I used to be afraid to give birth to […]
Stream of Consciousness Thanks
Thankful for (and/or that): 1. Activist kids 2. Activist courts 3. Calvin & Hobbes, a comic that always conveys the right perspective, makes me laugh, makes me wish I had a kid like Calvin and makes me grateful that I don’t have a kid like Calvin 4. a 5-year-old nephew who conducts Mozart concertos 5. […]
Small Comfort for Mothers, Fetuses, and Jews
Part Four (closely related to Part Three) of I-Don’t-Know-How-Many in a series of posts inspired by “Miss Representation.” If you haven’t seen the trailer for this movie, and you have 8 minutes, please watch it here now. A very good and sweet friend sent me a 33-minute video and asked my opinion. A man named […]