From the monthly archives:

November 2010

Looks Like I Picked the Wrong Day to Give Up Quaaludes

November 10, 2010

And to become an Amazon Affiliate. This weekend, I spent about 80 hours trying to set up my Amazon Affiliate account. It’s in the right hand side bar. See it? It’s the one that says “Check What Marinka and Family Are Reading!” and then links to books that we’re reading and products that we wish […]

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Disturbing

November 10, 2010

There are several very disturbing thoughts pulsing through my very tiny brain. And I must unburden myself: 1. George W. Bush, our esteem former president, was interviewed by Matt Lauer on Monday and he shared that he is pro-life because his mother had a miscarriage when he was a teenager and showed him the fetus […]

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I’m Right, You’re Wrong!

November 9, 2010

Welcome to another edition of I’m Right, You’re Wrong, where I present a mini-dispute that I’ve been having and ask you to weigh in. You don’t have to agree with me! (But it doesn’t hurt!) This week’s dilemma: How do you eat a Kit Kat bar? Disagreers: Marinka and Insane People Position One: You break […]

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Check Mate

November 8, 2010

This weekend Young Ladrinka and I went for a walk and stopped by Washington Square Park. If you’re not a New Yorker, it’s a small park at the bottom of Fifth Avenue, with a magnificent arch, a fountain pit and two sets of playgrounds, for the babies and for the bigger kids, a dog run […]

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Travel Plans

November 7, 2010

After yesterday’s wrist-slasher of a post, I thought we needed some cheering up. So, absolutely free of charge, I present the Bonus! Sunday! Post! My daughter is studying the solar system in science, and her planet is Mercury. I mean that’s her assigned planet, not that she owns it now. Although with Christmas and Hannukah […]

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I Can’t Title Serious Posts. Sorry.

November 6, 2010

We had the parent-teacher conferences last week and listened to glowing reports about our daughter. And then we listened to how Young Ladrinka could be doing better. And how he’s not living up to his potential. (By the way, Mama wants you to know that American teachers are so laid back that if they say […]

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Gaps

November 4, 2010

I’m in between books. I belong to two book groups– a real life one, with some moms from my kids’ school (including a few who no longer have kids there but we haven’t gotten around to kicking them out) and an online one, From Left to Write. I’m waiting for the new selections to arrive […]

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The Kitchen Sink

November 4, 2010

Generally speaking I don’t have penis envy, except when it comes to urinating. Because boys can sort of pee anywhere. On a tree, in the snow, some even show off with a soda can. It’s like a Dr. Seuss of Number One. But I’m proud to say that the glass ceiling of urination has finally […]

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