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MomMomMom & other writings · 1Y ago

Get Hooped!

What a year it’s been since I’ve last posted. I. almost. died. Really! I will have to write about that soon. In the meantime, I have been focusing on marketing consulting, not writing so much. I did write this short piece for Alameda Magazine. If you choose to go to the Magazine’s site to read [...]
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MomMomMom & other writings · 2Y ago

Mom, Mom, Mom #41: Knitting is the New Me

Here’s my latest column for the Alameda Sun, scheduled to run today, January 28, 2010: On Thanksgiving, a friend handed me two knitting needles and some yarn and showed me the basic knitting stitch and I started. I didn’t tell her that I couldn’t knit, that I had tried to, years ago in Ireland, only
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MomMomMom & other writings · 2Y ago

Mom Mom Mom #40: All I want for Christmas is a Miracle

Yes, it’s been a long time, but here’s a new one. Let me know if you think it’s too, well, not happy enough.  It’s scheduled to run in the December 24 edition of the Alameda Sun. All I want for Christmas is a Miracle I so wanted this to be a Holiday Miracle story. I [...]
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MomMomMom & other writings · 2Y ago

Mom Mom Mom #39: You’ve Got Your Hands Full

This ran in the September 24, 2009 issue of the Alameda Sun. They edited it a bit, but here’s the original. You’ve Got Your Hands Full When my three girls were very young and we were still married and living in northern San Diego County, we lived in a house in a development that sat [...]
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MomMomMom & other writings · 2Y ago

Mom Mom Mom #38: Home Again

It was our third summer vacation east of the Mississippi in a row, this time it was different.
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MomMomMom & other writings · 2Y ago

Mom, Mom, Mom #37: Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll (or Raising Teenagers Today)

This is the latest Mom Mom Mom column scheduled to run in Thursday’s (June 25) Alameda Sun. Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll My oldest girls, twins, “advanced” from eighth grade to high school this month. It was a momentous occasion with lots of dressing up and cheering and even a few tears from good [.
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MomMomMom & other writings · 3Y ago

Whiz Kids – The Class of 2009 Takes the Lead

Here is a link to the cover story I wrote for Alameda Magazine on graduating seniors. Jennifer Hale did a marvelous job on the photography! Here is the lede: With seven high schools and about 4,000 high school students, Alameda can be a tough place to stand out and take the lead. This year, 14 [...]
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MomMomMom & other writings · 3Y ago

Mom, Mom, Mom #36: Make it Harder

It’s been a busy time. Here is the latest Mom column, that ran in the Alameda Sun on Thursday, April 23, 2009. Here is the link (in case you’d rather read it on the site). As usual, I welcome any and all comments. Make It Harder Just the other day in the car, I caught [...]
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MomMomMom & other writings · 3Y ago

The Mom Timeline

It's with good reason anyone would try to get a handle on the estimated 82.5 million women in the U.S. with children. According to the independent industry organization The Marketing to Moms Coalition, Moms represent the most powerful consumer group in the U.S., controlling 85% of household spending
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MomMomMom & other writings · 3Y ago

Mom, Mom, Mom #35: Saving the Earth Gets Messy

I didn’t realize that it’s been so long since I’ve posted. I am busy on Twitter (@mommommom), though, if you are interested in tracking me. This is the latest Mom Mom Mom column and is scheduled to run in the February 26 edition of the Alameda Sun. (I will post the link when it’s live.) [...]
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