Archive for the ‘Public Figures/Celeb Business’ Category

An Open Letter to President-Elect Barack Obama

This morning when Monkey woke up I told him that the man he picked to be president won.
Realize my 4 year-old picked you on a whim yesterday based on your appearance. So congrats on that.
I chose to break my two-presidential-election streak of third party voting (Nader, who has clearly gone cuckoo) to vote for you [...]

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Pop Culture and the Preschooler

The pressure to succeed, materialism, an emphasis on outer beauty, narcissism, romance trouble and other issues faced by high schoolers may not be what draw young children in, but the issues are there nonetheless, Twenge said.
“How do you even talk to a 3-year-old about this stuff? Think before you leap. If you’ve leapt, then cut [...]

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Are you comfortable, Senator Obama?

SEN. CLINTON: Well, can I just point out that in the last several debates, I seem to get the first question all the time. And I don’t mind. I — you know, I’ll be happy to field them, but I do find it curious, and if anybody saw “Saturday Night Live,” you know, maybe we [...]

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I’ve got some beachfront property in Oklahoma I’d like to sell this guy…

Poor guy.

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For My Blake, Incarcerated…

Do you know how many times over the past two days I’ve put on a BAD British accent and said “For My Blake, Incarcerated” to BHE…too many times, and it never gets old. OK, it never gets old to me…
I missed Foo Fighters at the Grammy hoopla due to ongoing Bear and Monkey illness (they [...]

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Rockin’ Out

BHE and I went out on our first “date” in a while (and first concert in a very long while, as the last one was Motley Crue back in Summer ‘05), and had a blast at the Foo Fighters show last night. They are absolutely my favorite band, getting better and better with each album, [...]

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And I was just DYIN’ to see Rambo!

That’s a great celeb endorsement you have there, McCain.

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