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Logo a Go Go
I would like to thank Variety's wonderfully talented graphic designer Cheyne Gateley for creating the L.A. Story logo. It really captures the fun I'm having with C and the blog. Can't wait to keep rocking out in Los Angeles with the hippest Angeleno of them all.Thank you, Cheyne!And please visit...
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Published 2 weeks ago

This is where Mommy works, Sweetheart
See more funny videos at Funny or DieVariety posted this spoof from Will Ferrell's Funny or Die website this morning. It's pretty funny. (Warning: It contains strong language.) Our Monday morning meetings aren't exactly like this. For one thing, we certainly don't have donuts. Who can I talk to...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Celebrity, Shmelebrity
Who needs Celebrity Baby Blog when you come home to this L.A. kid every day? Seriously.As part of my occasional "blast from the past" posts (meaning anything pre-blog), I thought I'd include this summer dandy. And, whoa mama, is this a dandy -- I'm talking Tom Wolfe dandy! Gay Talese dandy! Not...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Smoke screen
As wildfires continue to scorch Southern California, the smoke and other air yuck has really taken its toll on our lungs.So much so, that when I dropped C off at daycare today, her teacher said they weren't letting the kids play outside. Good thinking.Over the past few weeks, the fires have...
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Published 2 weeks ago

How would Don Draper sell Motrin to moms?
Moms all over the blogosphere are buzzing about the above Motrin ad that hit the airwaves this weekend.It basically says that "babywearing" makes you look like an "official mom," but it's also a real pain in the, uh, back. Enter Motrin. Not only that, but the last line is: "And if I look tired...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Preschool? Already?
I was talking with another mom the other day about C starting daycare, when she asked me if I'd begun looking at preschools.Whoa. What?Considering I had just psyched myself up to leave my child with relative strangers both big and small -- granted friendly and playful relative strangers -- I was...
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Published 2 weeks ago

November and 91 degrees
Yes, you read that correctly. It was 91 degrees today in sunny L.A., and even Santa, flying over the contained, outdoor wonderland that is the Grove, looked as if he could use an icicle or two from the North Pole.Today was supposed to be Christmas picture day for C. Our plan involved making a mad...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Why I Blog, Too
In the November issue of the Atlantic, Andrew Sullivan writes a compelling piece titled "Why I Blog." Besides describing what exactly a blog is and its evolution over the past 10 or so years, he puts the inherently ephemeral idea of the blog itself into a concrete context.He knowingly compares...
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Published 3 weeks ago

Shameless Self-Promotion
No, I am not Kevin Nealon. Nor did I write this book. Or even ghost-write it, for that matter. So it's not exactly (well, complete) self-promotion. It's more like indirect self-promotion by way of promoting someone else.Whoa. Too much self. Too much promotion. Moving on.What I did do, however,...
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Published 3 weeks ago

Vets at playing hooky
Not to diss on veterans (my dad happens to be one), but, man, did the holiday honoring our nation's defenders really provide some unexpected shock and awe.When we dropped off C at daycare on Monday, I let out a big sigh of relief that we had solved a potential stressor. Of course we hadn't been...
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Published 3 weeks ago

Daycare surprise
Well, we mustered up the courage and did it. Yes, yesterday was C's first day of daycare.It was actually uncanny how quickly she acclimated to daycare life. When we arrived, all the little kids were sitting in mini chairs around a table for "circle time." They each drew on sheets of paper that...
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Published 3 weeks ago

Growing pains
Yes, saying goodbye can be traumatic ... but why not have some fun before the actual parting?Stephani heads out early tomorrow morning, and she wanted to log another quick farewell before the big day.As you can see, C was having a great time, opening presents, playing with Stephani and commanding...
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Published 3 weeks ago