Sweetney: April 27, 2008

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May 2, 2008:

Scientific Reason: FAIL!

Categories: Best Of Sweetney , family , M_ , motherhood , parenting , Science

I don't like bees. What? No no no, bees are good! They pollinate all the fruits and vegetables and grains we grow that get made into the food we eat. Without bees we'd be in big trouble! Bees scare me. Honey, you're scared of yellowjackets. Those aren't like bumblebees. Yellowjackets aren't bees? Well, no, they aren't bumblebees. They're different. Like how different breeds of dogs aren't all the same. Some...

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April 30, 2008:

Emotional commerce

Comments (21) | Categories: consumerism , family , M_ , motherhood , parenting

What is it with men and money? To be more specific, is there something imprinted on their DNA that loosely translates to: Money is the salve for all ills, and the favored medium of communication with all other humans? Allow me explain why I ask. After I picked M up from preschool yesterday we headed over to our local market to grab a few items for dinner that evening. In...

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April 29, 2008:

I am the proud co-owner of a bouncing baby LLC

Categories: internet

Some craziness in the mail yesterday: I own a company. I don't know whether to laugh, cry, or throw up.

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April 28, 2008:

"Because there's no bumper sticker to celebrate mediocrity"

Comments (7) | Categories: amusements , random bits

As a confirmed child pimp, I SO NEED THIS BOOK: Tips, man. Can't get enough of em'. A brief excerpt: ALSO: "Learn How To: Determine your traumatizing “type” Cultivate your children’s resentment Give your children enough material to write a memoir someday Defend your choices against others who’ve opted to traumatize differently" Orderable (it's a word, I just made it up) here (and while you're at it, you may want...

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Hi, I'm Tracey.

I'm a geeky Gen-X writer from Baltimore. I believe in early afternoon cocktails, the greatness of Jon Stewart, and that being a smartass is a virtue. More about me...