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20 Nov 14 : 14 | Thursday Open Thread People Magazine has come out with their Sexiest Man of the Year issue. This year's winner is Hugh Jackman. Some of the other names mentioned were Daniel Craig of 007 fame, Zac Efron (every teenage girls dream), and David Beckham. Not to be outdone, Jezebel came out with their own list called, The... Source : Mother Talkers 21 hours ago |
19 Nov 14 : 12 | Hump Day Open Thread What's up in the parenting world? In case you missed it, Motrin pulled a commercial, in which it offered pain relief to baby-slinging mothers, after mommy bloggers had a field day with it, according to the Chicago Tribune. Parentopia had an overview of online mom reaction to the ad. Via Silicon... Source : Mother Talkers 45 hours ago |
17 Nov 14 : 32 | Monday Open Thread Happy Monday, fellow MTs. My apologies, but due to a confluence of events that have aligned like planets, I can't present to you a snappy package of news snippets (I take the liberty of assuming that prior weeks' offerings have resembled the former). This weekend, DH and his brother started... Source : Mother Talkers |
15 Nov 15 : 50 | Weekend Open Thread Happy weekend, ladies! I had a momentary freakout when I thought Thanksgiving was this coming Thursday. DH reminded me that it's not until Nov. 27th this year, but it still feels like it snuck up on me. Are you all feeling ready for the holiday onslaught? On to some interesting and quirky health... Source : Mother Talkers |
14 Nov 15 : 04 | Friday Open Thread What's up? Many bloggers are still having Obama victory hangover, but I managed to find some non-political news, too. Check out this LED Menorah for Hanukkah on Boing Boing. What do you think? Also in Boing Boing: Ari would go nuts over these lego kitchen crafts in Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories.... Source : Mother Talkers |
13 Nov 14 : 42 | Thursday Open Thread - Proposition 8 Edition Last week was really a turning point for our country. We elected the first African-American President, and it seems as if our country is heading in a new, positive direction. Then Proposition 8 passed...or as people have called it, Proposition H8. This past weekend, my friend Jennifer introduced... Source : Mother Talkers |
12 Nov 14 : 33 | Hump Day Open Thread What's up? Devra over at Parentopia wrote a beautiful tribute to her husband and father-in-law for Veteran's Day, which was yesterday. What did you do, if anything, to mark the occasion? Reaction to President-Elect Barack Obama's victory last Tuesday is still pouring out on the blogs. Fellow MTer... Source : Mother Talkers |
11 Nov 13 : 32 | Tuesday Open Thread What's up? Working Mother listed 22 companies that have made its "100 Best" list for 15 years or more for their dedication to work-life policy advancement. They are all big and recognizable companies. Also in Working Mother: A mom offers advice on how to conduct affordable viral marketing campaigns... Source : Mother Talkers |
10 Nov 15 : 41 | Monday Open Thread – the Now What? Edition I’m declaring by virtue of authorship of this post that we still have time to bask in the glory of Election Night, but it begins to occur to me that life is moving on, with or without us. In a good way, but still. I’m not quite sure what brought me to earth, but I think it was DH asking me,... Source : Mother Talkers |
07 Nov 13 : 18 | Friday Open Thread The blogosphere was abuzz with election coverage. Check out the covers of all the major news magazines on min online. I especially loved the photo of the Obamas on Jet magazine with the screaming, "Yes, We Did!" headline. Thank you to Daddy Dialectic for posting the YouTube of Martin Luther King,... Source : Mother Talkers |
06 Nov 13 : 51 | Thursday Open Thread - Making History Edition Tuesday, November 4th, was a very emotional day for me. As soon as I dropped Karina off at school, I drove to my polling place to cast my vote. Then, I cried. I cried because Election Day was finally here; I cried because I was afraid of the outcome; and I cried because I had hope. I remained... Source : Mother Talkers |
04 Nov 23 : 38 | Election Returns Open Thread It's been two years of nail biting, phone-banking, arguing, debates and way too many open threads. But we have finally arrived to Election Day. FINALLY! Win or lose, I want it to be OVER. Because it is a work night for DH and the rest of the Daily Kos staff, we plan to have over SusanG, Hunter, a... Source : Mother Talkers |
04 Nov 13 : 38 | Tuesday Open Thread What's up with our fellow beings in the blogosphere? Citizen journalism at its best: The Motherhood blog has this feature that allows you to call in your report on election day. Pretty cool. Geek Dad over at Wired encouraged parents to take their children to the polls. He also included the Popular... Source : Mother Talkers |
05 Nov 08 : 10 | Hump Day Open Thread It's technically 2 a.m. on the east coast so I will go ahead and post these election day victory photos. (I will be sleeping in tomorrow morning all!) From left to right: Jamie, Faith, Michaela, SusanG, Ingrid, Elisa, Brent, Bob, Hai, Will, Markos, and "Shenanigans." While we were drinking,... Source : Mother Talkers |
05 Nov 04 : 49 | Election open thread part deux: President-elect Obama edition What an incredible, incredible day. Gloria and her kids joined DH, Maya and I and the champagne and tears are flowing. Savor the moment! Source : Mother Talkers |
03 Nov 14 : 15 | Monday Open Thread Thisisit! Thisisit! Thisisit! We’re nearly there and the anticipation/dread is killing me. I wish I had something distracting to post about for you all who are totally sick of this, but I just. Can’t. Help. It. Election Day always felt like a holiday in my house growing up – we had the festive... Source : Mother Talkers |
31 Oct 21 : 42 | Halloween Open Thread Happy Halloween all! We have already been to a few parties so we are keeping it simple tonight. We are going around our block and then hanging out with the neighbors for a while. As you can see, Ari is dressed as Iron Man and Eli is Baby Yoda. She especially loves her costume, begging to put it on... Source : Mother Talkers |
31 Oct 12 : 51 | Friday Open Thread What's in the news? Here are some funny political Halloween cartoons courtesy of MSN. I loved the last one where John McCain is wearing an Obama Halloween mask and disappointed that people aren't scared. Ladies' Home Journal had a lively discussion on early voting. I still don't understand why... Source : Mother Talkers |
30 Oct 13 : 15 | Thursday Open Thread - ObamaMama Edition Pssst...I have a confession to make. Don't tell anyone, ok? I was never into politics. In fact, I hated politics,(mostly because I didn't care to understand them). The 2004 election was the first time I voted, and even though I couldn't tell you what John Kerry's policies were, I voted for him... Source : Mother Talkers |
29 Oct 13 : 28 | Hump Day Open Thread What's up with our fellow beings in the blogosphere? In honor of Write to Marry Day, I give you our Christina's passionate and thoughtful words in her blog Trees and Flowers and Birds!. Also, thank you to Strollerderby for calling out the despicable "Yes on Prop 8" ad that uses the image of San... Source : Mother Talkers |
28 Oct 13 : 40 | Tuesday Open Thread What's in the news? This is so sad: After her mother and brother were found shot dead in their home, actress and singer Jennifer Hudson's 7-year-old nephew's body was found in an abandoned SUV, according to the Associated Press. Hudson's nephew's stepfather has been detained for questioning in... Source : Mother Talkers |
27 Oct 13 : 31 | Monday Open Thread I’m pondering bullying and anti-social behaviour at the moment. Last week, students at posh, expensive, private, all-boys’ high school Xavier College of Melbourne went on a rampage on their “Muck-Up” day. Muck Up day is an unofficial “holiday” of sorts for year 12 students (last year of... Source : Mother Talkers |
25 Oct 15 : 22 | Weekend Open Thread Happy weekend, all! This will be a busy one for us: a birthday party Saturday, and a costume birthday party on Sunday. DH and I are dressing up as SpongeBob and Snow White, respectively; Maya will be a "pink flighty fairy"-- her words, her idea. I'm just the one that makes her vision happen! We... Source : Mother Talkers |
24 Oct 14 : 39 | Friday Open Thread What's up with our fellow beings in the blogosphere? Ladies' Home Journal cited a study that suggested people tend to overeat when they watch something gory on television and think about mortality. Translation: Keep the candy away during that Halloween movie! A writer at Anti-Racist Parent doled... Source : Mother Talkers |
23 Oct 15 : 07 | Thursday Open Thread I love moveon.org. I think their commercials are ingenious. They're powerful, funny, and get the point across. Case in point, I received an email from moveon.org last night, reminding me of just how important voting on November 4th is. What if, they say, your vote could have made the difference? To... Source : Mother Talkers |
22 Oct 15 : 01 | Hump Day Open Thread What's up with our fellow beings in the blogosphere? Keeg's Mom over at Kids' Flix reviewed some long-forgotten but decent '80s flicks like Beetle Juice and Ghostbusters. She also made recommendations for fun and appropriate Halloween movies for kids like It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown... Source : Mother Talkers |
21 Oct 14 : 31 | Tuesday Open Thread What's up with our fellow beings in the blogosphere? Many thanks to those of you who pre-ordered environmental activist Van Jones's new book, The Green Collar Economy. It debuted on the New York Times bestseller list, making Jones the first African-American with a book about the environment to... Source : Mother Talkers |
07 Nov 21 : 18 | More Reaction to Proposition 8 I was going to stick this all in an open thread, but the outpouring from the blogs is worth its own space. Also, emotions around me are still running high as the passage of the anti-gay Proposition 8 is dominating the news here. From the blogs: "No I am Zoe" over at BlogHer wrote about Proposition... Source : Mother Talkers |
