Entries Tagged as ‘Culture’

February 8, 2008

Like Candy?

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As of February 10, 2008, the Being a Mom is Great blog has moved here (www.soapboxmom.com). Please visit Soapbox Mom to read more articles by this author (bmg mom is now Soapboxmom).
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On Oprah recently, I saw Ralph Lauren’s daughter, Dylan, talking about her love of sweets and her numerous candy shops called Dylan’s Candy [...]

January 20, 2008

What Did Paula Do Before American Idol?

UPDATE:
As of February 10, 2008, the Being a Mom is Great blog has moved here (www.soapboxmom.com). Please visit Soapbox Mom to read more articles by this author (bmg mom is now Soapboxmom).
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-written by bmg mom (Being a Mom is Great blog)
That phenomenon, American Idol, started up again last week. Hey, by the [...]

December 6, 2007

A Tribute to Mom (or How to Decorate a Christmas Tree)

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Yes…the holidays are upon us.
Stores blare Christmas music, commuters face nasty holiday traffic, shoppers swagger through crowded shops, busy busier frazzled parents [...]

October 21, 2007

The Office, The Sopranos and Other Families

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I love The Office starring Steve Carell. It’s an NBC series about everyday life in an office in smalltown USA (actually [...]

October 17, 2007

John Mayer’s Music is Just What This Mom Needed

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Have you heard John Mayer play the guitar? Have you been lucky enough to attend one of his concerts so that [...]

October 16, 2007

Decidedly Disappointing “Deceptively Delicious” Cookbook

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A week ago, I purchased Jessica Seinfeld’s cookbook, “Deceptively Delicious: Simple Steps to Get Your Kids to Eat Good Food.” Hopeful [...]

October 15, 2007

Blog Action Day

Today is Blog Action Day. One issue. One day. Thousands of voices.
Watch this if you’re interested:
It’s a chance to express yourself on environmental issues and how ignorance (and/or denial) of them significantly impacts the world.
What first came to mind for me were newspaper articles I read recently about Al [...]

October 14, 2007

Messages to Our Daughters – Dove Campaign for Real Beauty

You might want to preview the video below when no kids are around. My blog is generally family friendly, so I wouldn’t normally post something like this, but I was so impressed by the video, I wanted to share it. I love pretty things and beauty as much as the next person, [...]

October 11, 2007

Handy Chart of Purees for Seinfeld’s Cookbook

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Okay, this might sound crazy (or like something that you’d expect on an old “Seinfeld” episode), but I was so excited to [...]

October 4, 2007

Like Walking on Rose Petals

UPDATE:
As of February 10, 2008, the Being a Mom is Great blog has moved here (www.soapboxmom.com). Please visit Soapbox Mom to read more articles by this author (bmg mom is now Soapboxmom).
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Check this out –
If you use a little imagination, a walk on this rug might feel like you’re walking on rose petals.

You [...]