Archive for the ‘Notes on News’ Category

Porky’s Revenge.

Monday, February 5th, 2007

If I am ever going to make it in this blog-eat-blog world, I am going to have to get stuff up here more quickly as, apparently, this story has been … well-covered.  Luckily, I think most [both?] Mommy Tracks readers may not yet have heard about the lactivist blogging mama who angered the National Pork Board by printing fundraiser T-shirts that said “the other white milk.” 

Single Women Have Dirtier Purses.

Monday, February 5th, 2007

Warning:  This article, pointed out to us by frequent reader and commenter Amy Jo, is not for the germaphobes among you.  

Snopes.com reports it’s no urban myth: among other disgusting bacteria and disease-causing germs, the bottom of your purse is probably covered with E.Coli.  According to the Cleveland news report cited by Snopes, ”[i]f you wouldn’t eat a hotdog after rubbing your hand across the sole of your shoe, you shouldn’t eat one after handling your purse.”    (The question is would you eat a hotdog at all, much less after rubbing your purse?)

Please, show us we’re not alone in the blogosphere and join the discussion - are you a card-carrying, antibacterial-handgel-applying germaphobe or more a fan of the 3 (30?, at least I think it’s from today?) second rule? 

Predictably – I Ate A Lot.

Monday, February 5th, 2007

Colts win predictably.  Grossman sucks predictably (or so I understand having not actually followed football this season until yesterday). And, predictably, Prince causes no sorrow or pain, but surprises all by sporting Miami colors. 

The question remains, did you actually like the Budweiser commercial with the crabs, because I thought it was kind of dumb.  I did, however, giggle much at the Blockbuster animals clicking the mouse.  

Other highpoints for me included rushing 3 to the doctor right before kick off because she apparently OD’d on spicy chips.  Highpoints for you? 

If all else fails, just take your clothes off.

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Apparently there’s no product you can’t sell more of by simply using scantily clad waitresses to sell it.   It’s Business 101, really.

Edited to add:  Seriously, don’t they worry about burns? 

Feel the Vibrations.

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

Somedays I have a lot to say.  Other days I just have a lot of questions.   Today is one of my more inquisitive days. 

1)       WHEN and HOW did Jeremy Piven get so much hair? Am I the only person who remembers PCU?

2)       On another almost Entourage-related note I haven’t yet seen The Departed.  Does Marky Mark really have a chance at winning an Oscar?   Because there’s really just no end to the potential comedic opportunities in that.

AND FINALLY

3)   WHEN is Oprah Winfrey, or any other talk show host, going to assemble a group of busy working dads and a cross-section of FATHERS and talk about their guilt, their balancing issues and whether they’re making the right choices for their children?  Because I think when we start acting like raising our children need not be the job of “I alone”, we might all start to feel a little better about our vastly different yet simultaneously acceptable choices.  Did anyone else tune in yesterday?

Oh Just Shut Up and Look Pretty.

Friday, November 17th, 2006

I know when Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are going to get married. I know what kind of mattress he sleeps on and his opinion on the legalization of all drugs.

How do I know? Well, I am pretty well-connected, and I’m psychic.

But it’s actually because he answered all these questions in Esquire magazine in October. My crush started back in Thelma and Louise, and it’s survived a lot. I think it’s officially over. Is it just me or he is taking himself just a wee bit seriously?