Expectations were set so low for Sarah Palin that last night she actually didn’t come off as being a complete retard (yeah, that ’s right. I said ‘retard.’ It’s one of my favorite words, and if I didn’t use it in regards to Palin that would be discrimination.) Still, I’d rather [...]

I have interviewed the authors Malena Watrous, Julia Scheers, and Laura Fraser about what books are currently on their night stand. While watching Charlie Gibson bitch slap, I mean interview, Ms. Palin I couldn’t help but wonder what was on her night stand. “A Theory of Justice,” perhaps, or “Understanding Power” by [...]

Oh, hey, John. What’s up? Saw you on T.V today. Lookin’ good! You don’t look old AT ALL. Don’t listen to the playa’ haters!Anyway…You’re so sweet to offer to come to Washington and help. Seriously, we think it’s so great and loved the example you gave of setting up [...]

I have spent many weekends, juice box in hand, standing with other mothers watching our kids get pummeled in a jumpy house. Next comes pizza, then a cake, (Um. I’m carb-counting. Hello? ) and concludes with watching the birthday girl or boy tear through presents as if each one is a stuffed [...]

The New York Times just interviewed me for their blog, Paper Cuts. I think everyone should be interviewed once in a while. It makes you stop and think about yourself, something we don’t do very often. Oh wait. I think about myself all the time. I even think about myself [...]

I recently wrote about the ten people I wanted to bitch slap and last night as I watched Mr. Gibson interview Sarah Palin, I noticed he was sitting on his hands in an effort to not beat her down, Hockey-style. I felt sorry for him. As a reporter he couldn’t truly express [...]

I have a cold, so I’ll direct you to:Mommy Melee whose blog I adore.And the following blogs I’ve recently discovered and really like:Mama’s Losin’ ItBitter with BaggageHot Garlic Green Your DecorHachoo!I told you: I have a cold

I was excited to hear that Jim Rash and Nat Faxon, the guys chosen to adapt my book into a screenplay, just made Variety’s top ten screenwriters to watch list, based on their current projects. Whew. Way to go, guys. I read their screenplay of “The Descendants”, as well as their [...]

A mommy friend recently told me on the playground at preschool: “Motherhood leads to alcoholism. I never used to drink like this.”Three of us had confessed that we thought of ourselves as weekend and social drinkers, but we had had a drink (or two) every night of the week (this was then followed by [...]