ElementalMom

• I have absolutely no idea whether the interview went well or not. I hate uncertainty. #
• Since Richmond is now competing with Marin for title of Massive Sewage Dumper, it’s another day with no paddling. #

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I was looking for something completely different when I stumbled upon this, on the wild Internet.

Listen, Rush

What I love about this is that even though clearly the First Lady herself had nothing to do with this, it is utterly believable.  Through the course of her husband’s campaign, she set herself up as the sort of woman who would defend what mattered to her against all comers, period. It’s funny… but you know it’s true. And that is something to admire. Go Michelle.

• how many days can one headache last, hm? #
• gorgeous day. Maybe I’ll go paddle despite the headache #

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• three sick kids. Many deadlines. Much work. Total wipeout. #
• A small, small gap in the overwhelm, promptly filled with sick children. #
• Finally, a napping child. That’s one. The other two are having Bionicle battles. They must be feeling better. #

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• Had to get up at 3AM to batten the hatches when the “10% chance of rain” blew through. How many days of groggy in a row? #
• Attempting to find a good Pho restaurant in Berkeley. Any hints? #

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• Aurora’s teething and did not stop moving all night. I am running on two hours’ sleep, and not at my sunshiny best. Ah, mommyhood. #
• @tamigroth Admiring the guy? Or the biking? =) in reply to tamigroth #
• @Dineen Funny you’d say that. I’m editing a bunch of docs… for trademark compliance… in reply to Dineen #

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• @j0ni Be honest. What airport *wouldn’t*? And yes, the rain is tremendous at SFO right now, but the wind isn’t that bad at all. in reply to j0ni #
• @j0ni be careful what you snack on. http://www.kqed.org/quest/television/view/774 in reply to j0ni #
• @j0ni try this: http://tinyurl.com/5jc7w9 in reply to j0ni #
• @j0ni My guideline is, I don’t eat them, they don’t eat me. Has worked for sharks for many years. I’m just adding squid to the pact. in reply to j0ni #
• kids asleep, perking along on an editing task. Gratifying like weeding. #

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• I’d paddle in the rain, were I using a boat with a skirt. Alas. Time to get my own darned boat instead of borrowing everyone else’s. #kayak #

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• Maybe found a paddling buddy. WHOOT! More kayaking for me, maybe. Y’know, once the sewage washes out again. #
• @_intellichick_ Happy, happy, happy birthday Jackjack!!!!!!!!! in reply to _intellichick_ #
• adjusting (badly) to the new skype interface. #
• @coffeegirl2000 so do I put that in my feed now, or what? in reply to coffeegirl2000 #

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• Boating friend tells me he went out yesterday, and that it would be bad bad bad to kayak today. Don’ #
• heh. Don’t paddle in the poo, eh? #
• I just joined the 1000 Kayakers Twitter Group http://tgr.me/g/kayak so stop by and see us. #kayak #

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• Contemplating an absolute 180 career change, at the recommendation of someone I seriously respect. #
• @edort Yo Ed! I am doing fabulously well! Good to see you here! in reply to edort #
• @lisa2976 I could loan you my dog. She needs some bones… in reply to lisa2976 #
• Kayaking for the day postponed again, not for weather, alas, but for this: http://cbs5.com/local/bay.sewage.spill.2.937517.html #
• #hundredpushups and #twohundredsitups done. Cause, y’know, no kayaking. Grrrrrr. #
• oh yeah, and they didn’t mention that the spill happened on a flood. So it all washed in around the Bay. Lovely. Freaking Marin. They suck #

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• someone hit the cosmic power switch. I am exhausted. ’spose it’s the stress? #

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• Laundry? Check. Dinner? Check. Hung out with kids? Check. Oh man, now I *really* have to work on taxes. Bah! #
• I <3 Dmitri Orlov. http://tinyurl.com/bpf26h #
• The 5+mile morning kayaking has been suspended due to lousy weather. Back to #hundredpushups #

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• @mslaura there is no security in employment. Kids are the only social security that’s going to be around by the time we collect. in reply to mslaura #
• My taxes have been bumped by a brainwave about the Birthconference keynote. Writing, ho! http://birthconference.org/ #
• @mslaura Dude… have you *looked* at the unemployment rate of workers? I can guarantee, Mom is *never* unemployed! =) in reply to mslaura #
• @mslaura Amen, sistah, amen. in reply to mslaura #
• God hates me. The tree just fell over, demolishing the fence at the house in Vallejo. $$$. #
• @j0ni At this moment, if you tried it, you’d likely drown. in reply to j0ni #

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I haven’t said a lot about it here, but in March, I’ll be presenting at the Controversies in Childbirth conference in Dallas, TX.

The PR person for the conference interviewed me briefly, and posted the results on the blog (which I just found, sigh) here: http://birthconference.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/getting-heard-by-18-35-year-olds/

I would deeply appreciate it if you all would mosey on over there, and pick some stuff to comment on. My post would be nice, but really, there’s a lot of meat for discussion. I think this conference is going to have some valuable things to say, and possibly some really good outcomes. OTOH, it might end up just being a slugfest. Hard to tell. =)