Doris Kearns Goodwin: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Ok. I didn't read it but it DID just arrive from Amazon and I looked through it. History buff and Lincoln fanboy husband bought it. I think he paid by the pound.
Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking
Fucking hysterical. I read it before I wrapped it to give to my husband. Carrie Fisher puts the fun in dysfunction.
Nelson DeMille: The Gate House
The history and the architecture of the Gold Coast fascinates me. The book is an ok sequel.
Geoff Livingston: Now Is Gone: A Primer on New Media for Executives and Entrepreneurs
Go buy it! And not just because a friend of mine wrote it.
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Jeez, calm down, Miss Sha-bomb. Waxing made you a little testy? Your kid's like 3 months old and already you're turning into Mama Rose.
I WAS going to say that I liked the vid, although it made me a little woozy with all the bobbing around. Are you sure you want to do that while you're feeding him? If he barfs, it's liable to be catapulted onto the ceiling.
Also, I think I would have used Devo's "Jerkin' back and forth" for the soundtrack, but that's just me, a child of the 80's. Or maybe the 70's. Plus, the 5678's are a little overexposed right now. But altogether, two snaps up!
Posted by: JJ Daddy in Savannah | February 04, 2005 at 12:35 AM
Ahh Validation! Isn't that what this is all about? I will reassure him he is cute and funny. You just saved him therapy, JJ. Thank you. (WHere the hell were you for me 30+ years ago?) As for "jerkin back and forth," from what I read on Finslippy and some of the other well-publicized "mommy blogs" there will be plenty of that in the next few years when he discovers his pee pee.
Posted by: Xdm | February 04, 2005 at 09:26 AM
Ha!
Which brings us to Scary Subject for Parents #403!
Having that ***** TALK ABOUT SEX ***** with the kid.
Although you and I may have lucked out- I have girls, you have a boy. Yesss! That's what the spouse is for!
My girls are 4, 10 mos. and 10 mos., and already my wife is scared shitless about covering this subject.
One of the other subjects ***** THE TALK ABOUT DRUGS ***** is covered in a recent post over at MetroDad
http://metrodad.typepad.com/index/2005/01/i_hate_cocaineb.html
The comments are good, too. Quite a lot of reasoned, informed replies, not a bunch of Nancy Reagan-channeling rants or Phish-head parent "do what you feel" talk.
But really, no need to panic, you probably won't have to address either of these subjects for a long time... like until the kid is in preschool.
Of course if you are REALLY Catholic, you can put off discussing sex with your kid until his wedding night, right? Maybe forever! (n.b., my Dad is in the Knights of Columbus, too.)
Posted by: JJ Daddy in Savannah | February 04, 2005 at 08:20 PM