Our next guest post comes courtesy of one of my favorite contributors from last year: father, teacher, and writer Nicholas Stirling. I couldn't help but be ecstatic when he agreed to contribute again, and that he wrote TWO pieces for my maternity-blogging-leave. In this first piece, he writes about an experience that required the strongest and very best from him...
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One of my biggest pet peeves is the annoying labels that grocery stores stick on their produce. I get that there needs to be a way to label the items. But they just seem so wasteful and bothersome...
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It's confession time again, boys and girls! And the big shocker for the week is: I have eaten sushi with both pregnancies. :-o When you think about it, pregnant women in Japan must eat sushi every day, no? And after having done my own research on the subject, I do not see how having some raw fish once in a while, from a good, reputable restaurant, can be so detrimental. As is the mantra for most pregnancy-related issues, I believe that moderation is key. With this in mind, I have cut down on my sushi intake considerably with both pregnancies. And while I may not have a very adventurous palate, I do enjoy raw tuna, salmon, yellowtail, and uni tremendously. And whenever I crave sushi more than...
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Today, I am the featured blogger over at the BlogAds Blog! I have never been interviewed for anything like this before so I'm pretty excited. Click on over to read the interview — including the one thing my readers do not know about me — and a discount code for 50% off my regular ad rates! Artist Jude Buffum created these humorous butchering charts for some well-known video game characters. Although the thought of a Yoshi Tongue Stew makes me a bit queasy, you can't help but wonder what the various meats would take like! Via Geek Tyrant....
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Last night, I got to meet one of my all-time favorite authors. I also indulged in the best fried chicken in New York. And that was one of the most exciting things to have happened to this 6-months pregnant mother of a 9-month old in a very very long time. Sad, isn't it? The rest of the post will chronicle this action-packed evening, so this is an advance warning to those who may feel that their time may be better spent skipping the rest of this long entry. Please feel free to stop reading now. But for those who are interested...
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