Saturday, July 16, 2005

late at night

Unbelievable - And People Don’t Want *Us* To Have Kids

Mother of drunken baby charged

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. An Oklahoma woman who allegedly drank so much that she gave birth to a drunk baby is charged with child neglect.

A police affidavit says Melissa Tanner had a blood alcohol content of point-two-nine percent when she gave birth June 30th. Police say the baby girl was at point-two-one percent.

Hospital staff had to use an oxygen bag to help the baby start breathing and gave her medication to counteract any narcotics.

Police say Tanner told them she and another person had just polished off a case of beer—and that she regularly drank during pregnancy.

A sheriff’s investigator says the baby has fetal alcohol syndrome.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists the syndrome as the leading preventable cause of mental retardation and physical deformity. The severity of the girl’s disability won’t be known until she is older.

late at night

I’m Kinda Proud

After, what, eight or nine months, I’ve finally put up a links page and a contact page.  The links page is still a work in progress, but it’s better than nothing.  How many times have you four people clicked on that button only to see nothing?  Yes, once each, maybe, right?  Anyway, now if you click on it, you’ll see something.  And now, I can go to bed.

Friday, July 15, 2005

evening

Inexplicably Sad

Dad, I know you’re reading this and it quite frankly has nothing to do with real life, so I wouldn’t worry about it.

Even though I wasn’t sure I wanted to go to BlogHer.org, I wanted the choice to go...or not go.  I hadn’t even thought of it in a concrete sense until yesterday or the day before, so it wasn’t a well-thought out decision.  And several days away seemed kind of unfair for leaving the zoo with Leigh-Ann, even though she always does more work with them anyway.  Then, I came up with a plan of just going for the day, because after all, the conference is only one day.  But before I could solidify my plans or non-plans, as they probably were, BlogHer sold out.  Go figure.  After all of this time.  And even though I thought of great reasons to go, I also thought of some important financial reasons not to go.  Still, Debbie, Keely, Scott and a multitude of online acquaintances are going to be there.  Hell, I even begged other people to go, so I really have no reason to regret not going.  There will be plenty of stories & pictures and one year to wait for another one won’t kill me...and then Leigh-Ann can go with me.  And then I’ll even lose the 20-30 pounds I want to lose for that picture taking junk I hate so much.  Keep in mind that I’m in the throes of Harriet (aka my period), so this is written purely from that perspective.  To cheer myself, I think I’m going to buy those pretty New Balance tennis shoes that I’ve been wanting for a couple of years.  That’s a fair trade-off.  It’s even cheaper than the flight.  And then, then, I’m going to take Leigh-Ann out for sushi.

Still, I hope every single one of you who goes to BlogHer has a great time and shares lots of stories - this means you jen, Melissa, Alice, Mrs. Kennedy, Lassa, Dooce, Jory and people I haven’t had any contact with...yet.  I’ll see ya next year.  With bells on.

early afternoon

Undies Will Keep Us Together

There will be more, but I must shower…

Young and beautiful, but someday your undies’ll be gone
When Hello Kitties turn you off, who’ll be turnin’ you on
Chicks Rule, Chicks Rule, Chicks Rule, Boys Will Be Stupid forever
Love Is… will keep us together
I said it before and I’ll say it again
While others pretend
I’ll be in a Curious George Eating a Banana Panty and I’ll need ya then

(My deepest underwear apologies to The Captain & Tenille)

Thursday, July 14, 2005

late morning

Our Beloved Doug Elfman Has Started With The Sun-Times

Doug Elfman, TV Critic—read his columns every day...or else!  Lookit that, right under Roger Ebert.

Entertainment
Roger Ebert
• Doug Elfman
• Robert Feder
Wynne Delacoma
Jim DeRogatis
Henry Kisor
Lloyd Sachs
Pat Bruno
• Hedy Weiss