I wasn’t planning to comment directly on yesterday’s twitter dust-up between Heather Armstrong and Anna Viele, for reasons obvious to anyone in this blogging community, where it so often seems that remaining silent is the only means we have as individuals to protect (or defend) ourselves anymore. Stating the obvious here, but there’s a terrible and … CONTINUE READING »
Because Hindsight Is 20/20, I Am Now A Wedding Savant
06/30/2011
When I got married, seven years ago next week, I did everything the magazines told me I should do. We got married at a golf course with a big multi-course sit-down meal with pre-reception aperitifs and appetizers, a photographer, videographer, big poofy dress, the whole bit. We spent more than we should on the details … CONTINUE READING »
Getting Down With Dressing Up
06/29/2011
I have many reasons for adoring AMC’s Mad Men. But chief among them is Christina Hendricks’ portrayal of Joan Holloway. I find her character intriguing. She’s stuck somewhere between the old way of being a working woman and the new ways of ambitious career women, and defining and redefining her sexuality in an evolving culture. … CONTINUE READING »
Where Sweetney is from
06/29/2011
I am from the Pine Barrens and Seaside Heights, from the snowcapped Rockies and broad plains below. I am from small feet heavy with outsized rollerskates, from boxy red plastic Sears & Roebuck record players and buckets of legos, from delight in drippy Carvel ice cream cones with extra sprinkles. I am from The Beatles … CONTINUE READING »
The Parental Identity Crisis
06/28/2011
Fifth grade was a banner year for me. It was my second year in a school I’d transferred to the year prior, so I was feeling more confident within my established base of friends, my Mom had bought me a brand new backpack and an ALF-themed spiral notebook for the first day of class, … CONTINUE READING »
