I'm going to begin a new series of blog posts here at Breakfast at Tiffany's: spotlighting other great blogs that I come across through my travels throughout the 'Net.
My first spotlight is on The Random Forest, who can be found with both .info and .com addresses, with varying content.
The Random Forest is just that - random! And that's why I love the two sites this blogger runs. In between sporadic posts letting readers know about products and services, he also puts forward amusing ramblings on music, site authoring, life in general, and just about anything that falls into his orbit. In other words, it's very similar to Breakfast at Tiffany's, but with a more original title!
In his own words, Mr. Random Forest himself describes his blog as Reviews, rants, my life and randomness.
Go check him out today!
Taking On Sexist Parenting
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Tiffany Takes On
(Post Transferred from my formerly stand-alone blog, Tiffany Takes On.)
I recently read an article that said that "working moms are still more likely to do household chores and childcare." America, aren't we beyond that, yet? I mean, seriously. My job is no less serious than my husband's. My income is no less meaningful. And that means that my contribution around the house and with our future children should be no more overbalanced than his, right?
Wrong, apparently.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, on an average day, only 54% of fathers help out with childcare, while 71% of mothers are stuck carrying the full load. Similarly, on an average day, only 64% of men help out around the house, while 89% of women are left maintaining everything.
Men, wake the hell up. This is an order! Lincoln freed the slaves and the 1950s era of simpering wives and pampered husbands is long, long gone. Everyone out there, you can find articles that preach to marriages being 50/50 propositions. So why doesn't that 50/50 split extend to childcare and household chores as well?
Preposterous! It boils down to laziness. I'm sure most men pass it off that they're just so much busier than their wives, or that their wives are just so much better with the kids and the chores. BULL! It's laziness.
Not in my house. In my house, adults are expected to carry their own weight. That means that while one of us might be busier than the other on one particular week, we'll do our share to catch up and help out the next. And for those wives who put up with anything less - listen up! It's time you told your man to shape up or ship out!
Read more here: Working Moms Still More Likely to Do Household Chores and Childcare
(No Comments Transferred; original posting date 05/09/08, 11:51 AM.)
I recently read an article that said that "working moms are still more likely to do household chores and childcare." America, aren't we beyond that, yet? I mean, seriously. My job is no less serious than my husband's. My income is no less meaningful. And that means that my contribution around the house and with our future children should be no more overbalanced than his, right?
Wrong, apparently.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, on an average day, only 54% of fathers help out with childcare, while 71% of mothers are stuck carrying the full load. Similarly, on an average day, only 64% of men help out around the house, while 89% of women are left maintaining everything.
Men, wake the hell up. This is an order! Lincoln freed the slaves and the 1950s era of simpering wives and pampered husbands is long, long gone. Everyone out there, you can find articles that preach to marriages being 50/50 propositions. So why doesn't that 50/50 split extend to childcare and household chores as well?
Preposterous! It boils down to laziness. I'm sure most men pass it off that they're just so much busier than their wives, or that their wives are just so much better with the kids and the chores. BULL! It's laziness.
Not in my house. In my house, adults are expected to carry their own weight. That means that while one of us might be busier than the other on one particular week, we'll do our share to catch up and help out the next. And for those wives who put up with anything less - listen up! It's time you told your man to shape up or ship out!
Read more here: Working Moms Still More Likely to Do Household Chores and Childcare
(No Comments Transferred; original posting date 05/09/08, 11:51 AM.)
Friday Feast #14
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Friday Feast
Hey, I'm actually doing this on a Friday! Wow! :-)
Appetizer
When someone smiles at you, do you smile back?
Yes, yes I do! I love smiling!
Soup
Describe the flooring in your home. Do you have carpet, hardwood, vinyl, a mix?
Current State: 60% hardwood, 25% carpet, 15% linoleum or tile.
After this summer: 85% hardwood, 15% linoleum or tile.
After next summer: 85% hardwood, 15% ceramic tile.
I HATE carpeting more than I can tell you!
Salad
Write a sentence with only 5 words, but all of the words have to start with the first letter of your first name.
Tiffany toodles to the toilet. (Give me a break, here. YOU TRY IT!)
Main Course
Do you know anyone whose life has been touched by adoption?
Quite a few people, actually, and on all sides. I have several friends who are adopted, several friends who have adopted, and a friend who has given a child up for adoption.
Dessert
Name 2 blue things.
Pepsi Can
Coffee Mug
(I'm going with line of sight, here!)
Have a great weekend, folks!
Appetizer
When someone smiles at you, do you smile back?
Yes, yes I do! I love smiling!
Soup
Describe the flooring in your home. Do you have carpet, hardwood, vinyl, a mix?
Current State: 60% hardwood, 25% carpet, 15% linoleum or tile.
After this summer: 85% hardwood, 15% linoleum or tile.
After next summer: 85% hardwood, 15% ceramic tile.
I HATE carpeting more than I can tell you!
Salad
Write a sentence with only 5 words, but all of the words have to start with the first letter of your first name.
Tiffany toodles to the toilet. (Give me a break, here. YOU TRY IT!)
Main Course
Do you know anyone whose life has been touched by adoption?
Quite a few people, actually, and on all sides. I have several friends who are adopted, several friends who have adopted, and a friend who has given a child up for adoption.
Dessert
Name 2 blue things.
Pepsi Can
Coffee Mug
(I'm going with line of sight, here!)
Have a great weekend, folks!
Your Thoughts - Reality TV?
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Life
How do you feel about Reality TV, dear readers?
Are you like me? If so, you probably have a love/hate relationship with the dearth of reality shows that have hit the tube over the past decade.
I hearken fondly back to the days of Real World and Road Rules, when those were about the only "reality" shows around. Of course...they even predate the genre!
These days, I avidly avoid shows like Survivor (how is that reality) and Big Brother (really, isn't this just Real World on steroids?) but confess that I have a secret fondness for a few shows.
For instance, I never miss the auditions for American Idol. I don't watch anything after the auditions, but those tryouts are the real thing: folks who really think they have talent when, in reality (ha ha) they have none.
Another show I love is Wife Swap. Among reality shows, this is my mood booster. It really reminds me how lucky I am to lead the life I lead, and how screwed up some people are! For similar reasons, I sometimes tune into SuperNanny - I mean, seriously, are these parents for real?
If you're an avid Reality TV fan, or even just a sometime viewer, check out RealityBug.com. They have news and updates on a wide variety of reality shows from Mythbusters (I love watching the things they prove right - and wrong!) to Dirty Jobs (makes me feel better about what I do!) to American Chopper. (Hot guys, hotter bikes - yum!) No Wife Swap section yet, but I'm hopeful that they'll add one, soon!
Are you like me? If so, you probably have a love/hate relationship with the dearth of reality shows that have hit the tube over the past decade.
I hearken fondly back to the days of Real World and Road Rules, when those were about the only "reality" shows around. Of course...they even predate the genre!
These days, I avidly avoid shows like Survivor (how is that reality) and Big Brother (really, isn't this just Real World on steroids?) but confess that I have a secret fondness for a few shows.
For instance, I never miss the auditions for American Idol. I don't watch anything after the auditions, but those tryouts are the real thing: folks who really think they have talent when, in reality (ha ha) they have none.
Another show I love is Wife Swap. Among reality shows, this is my mood booster. It really reminds me how lucky I am to lead the life I lead, and how screwed up some people are! For similar reasons, I sometimes tune into SuperNanny - I mean, seriously, are these parents for real?
If you're an avid Reality TV fan, or even just a sometime viewer, check out RealityBug.com. They have news and updates on a wide variety of reality shows from Mythbusters (I love watching the things they prove right - and wrong!) to Dirty Jobs (makes me feel better about what I do!) to American Chopper. (Hot guys, hotter bikes - yum!) No Wife Swap section yet, but I'm hopeful that they'll add one, soon!
Thursday Thirteen #15
Welcome to my super-expanded Thursday Thirteen - my way of making up (just a little bit!) for not posting in over a month!
Over the next three weeks - starting today - I'll be giving my suggestions for campaign songs that could prospectively be used by the three remaining candidates for the President of the United States of America.
Keep in mind that these are tongue-in-cheek and not meant, in any way, to inflame and/or start a political debate. If you don't like my humor, go elsewhere.
Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!
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Thursday Thirteen Campaign Edition
Over the next three weeks - starting today - I'll be giving my suggestions for campaign songs that could prospectively be used by the three remaining candidates for the President of the United States of America.
Keep in mind that these are tongue-in-cheek and not meant, in any way, to inflame and/or start a political debate. If you don't like my humor, go elsewhere.
Top 20 Campaign Song Suggestions for Hillary Clinton
If you're interested in downloading any of these songs, click on the link and you will go straight to iTunes. And hey...I'll make enough commission off every purchase to buy, well, some penny candy. Yahoo!
If you're interested in downloading any of these songs, click on the link and you will go straight to iTunes. And hey...I'll make enough commission off every purchase to buy, well, some penny candy. Yahoo!
- AC/DC - Highway to Hell
I'm guessing this one is self-explanatory... - Ace of Base - All That She Wants
We all know what Hillary wants... - Aerosmith - Crazy
Yes, yes she is. - Michael Jackson/Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal
- Barenaked Ladies - If I Had a Million Dollars
Oh wait, it's BILL that likes Barenaked Ladies. My mistake. - Beck - Loser
"So why don't you kill me?" - Better Than Ezra - Desperately Wanting
- Blessed Union of Souls - Let Me Be the One
- Blondie - One Way or Another
By hook or by crook or by superdelegate... - Bob Seger - Against the Wind
- Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer
- Soul Asylum - Runaway Train
Just call her "Wildcat." - Bruce Springsteen - I'm Goin' Down
Maybe if she had, there wouldn't have been a Monica... - Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me
- Counting Crows - Hanging Around
Kind of like Timex...she just keeps ticking. Wonder when she'll go "boom"? - Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
And she thought she'd have the nomination locked up with Super Tuesday...ha ha ha! - Linkin Park - One Step Closer
"One step closer to the edge...and I'm about to break..." - Matchbox 20 - If You're Gone
I won't miss you. - Willie Nelson - On the Road Again
"Seein' things I may never see again..." Oh, I don't know...like victory? - Collin Raye - If You Get There Before I Do (Love Me)
If Obama wins the nomination...
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