I read this post about Valentine’s Day requirements at some schools. And I totally agree. Valentine’s Day is ridiculous for toddlers. Mr. Sandwich and I have never paid particular attention...
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A Nerd, On Sesame Street
On the “Journey to Ernie” segments: Mr. Sandwich: Oh, my God–Ernie is Dr. Who! He’s psychotic, and he’s a master of space and time! I love this guy so awesomely...
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Weekend Music
At her grandparents’ house yesterday, Baguette discovered something fascinating:
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” . . . at 11 months. I don’t think so.”
The Mommy Wars have got nothing on 30 Rock’s Jack Donaghy: http://www.hulu.com/embed/HEaAvapElh9bD_n1W56tJA/1053/1120 I have no idea why it’s not embedding. Clip and code courtesy of Hulu. Watch it now, because...
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Stubborn Little Girl
“Elmo!” “Say ‘please.'” Silence. “Baguette, ‘please’ is a nice way to ask for something you want. Say ‘please’ and you can watch Elmo.” Silence. “I know you can say ‘please.’...
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We Watch a Lot of Sesame Street
Mr. Sandwich: It seems like a lot of Muppets look like Keith Olbermann. Or Ben Affleck. Me: Maybe Keith Olbermann and Ben Affleck look like Muppets. Mr. Sandwich: That’s also...
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A Grownup, On Sesame Street
Let me start with this: I still love it. I’m a little bewildered by the monsters they’ve introduced in the past two decades (who is the blue monster with long,...
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Babble.com’s Top 100 Mom Bloggers
I’m sure I’m #101! Right? Right? Because I’ve been doing this for five whole months now, so surely I’m qualified. Overqualified, at that. Seriously, while most of these are unfamiliar...
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I Think I Invented a Word Today
Muppetpomorphise: to attribute the characteristics of a particular Muppet to a non-Muppet person, object, or other entity.
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What I Wore
While the column on socialite Muffie Potter bugged (a lot), I’m less annoyed by the earlier column on The Good Wife’s Archie Panjabi–probably because magazines inundate me with celebrities and...