Archive: April 2006
The Juggling Act
OnBalance blogger Leslie Morgan Steiner looks at criticism of working moms, and concludes that it's off base in suggest that working women can't choose and succeed at parenthood. Do her readers agree? Liz is getting tired of OnBalance, suggesting that its a one trick pony. "I'd REALLY like to hear more of just how you work out balancing life as a wife, mom and a career woman. Life stories, mistakes, laughs, etc. Instead your blog is a constant 'Why working moms get the short end of the stick' whinge."...
By Lindsay Howerton | April 6, 2006; 12:33 PM ET | Comments (14)
Mr. DeLay Goes To Texas
Does Rep. Tom DeLay's (R-Tex.) resignation announcement have washingtonpost.com readers shedding tears? Let's find out. No tears from DFRANTSEN, who says, "Delay delayed too long." djfess76 looks past the immediate moment and towards the now open Texas congressional seat. "This is good news for the folks in his district who need a good congress critter who is not being distracted by scandals and such." Critter? Congress critter? Oooo-kay....
By Lindsay Howerton | April 4, 2006; 12:49 PM ET | Comments (3)
Baseball Has Been Very, Very Huge To Me
Lately I've been on a baseball kick, finding a century's worth of charms from the national pasttime irresistable. Whether its old photos of a pinstriped Satchel Paige "blacking out the sky," with his big feet, or the thought of a kid unearthing in the garage a crackle-cracked leather ball from dad's era, baseball radiates such simplicty, spring fever and enduring iconic potential. Fortunatley I also have a fairly twisted sense of humor and so could appreciate this dark zinger out of our own Joel Achenbach today, who writes about baseball: "Baseball is an easy game: All you need is an open field, a bat, a ball, a couple of gloves, a syringe, some Deca Durabolin, some Winstrol, some human growth hormone, some testosterone decanoate, some norbolethone, some trenbolone and some of the fertility drug Clomid. Play ball!" Painfully funny. Here's what the readers have to say about Achenbach's incisive, unforgiving...
By Lindsay Howerton | April 3, 2006; 1:02 PM ET | Comments (1)
