Kevin Nealon gives Debi some Christmas shopping advice from the Laugh Factory in Hollywood. November 30th, 2010
I love, love, LOVE watching the food network! The chefs are always so friendly and make me believe I can do anything! I love Paula, the Neelys, Giada, and Ina! These chefs toss around words like; “you simply”, “you just” “so easy..y’all!” and I just know by their confident style and neighborly encouragement, I too can whip up Pecan Chicken with grapes or a perfectly puffed up Pear Fritter! I can stuff a butternut squash while uncorking the perfect bottle of Cabernet so my husband and I can enjoy an autumn meal. Well, let’s step in to reality, shall we? Usually, I am watching the food network on my DVR because I simply don’t have all the time these chefs do to prepare a “quick and easy” meal! In fact, I have done my share of cooking demos on my own talk show and it took 2 guys chopping, peeling and measuring for a few hours the day before we shot the segment! Then of course, they would put the measured out ingredients into matching little bowls. [Read more]
I was standing there just doing dishes and then “it” started; the need for a good cry. Instead of fighting back tears, I let it go and cried and cried. My husband came downstairs from our home office and asked, “Is there anything I can do?” I shook my head and tried to think of how to compile, file and export a reason as to why I was crying so hard. He came and held me and that made me cry even more. He let me finish and I was able to tell him that I was just tired from the week.
We women bolt around our homes and offices with lightening speed. We rarely stroll through a mall and often even grocery shopping is done a few days at a time; either due to budget or poor planning. Generally we have eaten breakfast. lunch or dinner, in our car, walking to or from the car, or while we sit at a computer, as we multi-tasked to tend to home, kids, husband or work. Even at my beloved prayer group, when women get together in the morning to pray for their families, we watch the clock. Our day ends and we still feel as if we haven’t given our families, friends, work, let alone ourselves enough time and attention and we vow to do better tomorrow. [Read more]
Just when I thought the Kardashian women had shoved all their crappy habits into our face; careless sex, physical abuse, child endangerment, drunken brawls, posing for Playboy as arranged by their “Momager” and over indulgence of anything they desire, Kim Kardashian has one more and this one can absolutely devastate an entire family’s future. Kim Kardashian has just announced that she’s launching her own credit card in a bid to teach teens how to spend sensibly. The wealthy socialite has lent her name to the Kardashian Prepaid Mastercard, which will let parents give their kids a small amount of credit so they can keep an eye on their finances.
Are you kidding me? This woman whose only claim to fame was a sex tape and whose entire family flaunts not only an immoral life style, but one that is, at times, violent and abusive is going to tell me how to raise a financially responsible adult by giving her a credit card? The only thing the Kardashian women can teach my daughter is how to be objectified, over exposed and abused. They teach disrespect for self and others. They teach that money should be obtained in ANY manner and used for greed. They teach that self gratification should come at all costs and they have learned that from their mother who has no problem instructing her daughters to use their bodies and even sexual acts to get a bigger check, contract or house! [Read more]
An honorable father in pop culture seems as hard to find as a mythical creature. Now, I know an honorable father is not the Lockness Monster or Big Foot and he’s not mythical. I do have to search to find one, but it is well worth the effort! Right now, pop culture, specifically Hollywood, is shining the spot light on fathers who are nothing more than a mockery of the role of father. A father is a man who supports, guides and protects his family, not pimp them out or do nothing while his family spirals out of control. [Read more]
As a mother of three children, I am so disheartened about the trend in Hollywood and in reality shows featuring moms raising children with cameras capturing every move. Specifically, I am referring to Kris Jenner, Kate Gosslin, Deana Lohan, and all of the Real Housewives of Orange County.
Kris Jenner, a self proclaimed “momager” and matriarch of the Kardashian children exploits her more than willing daughters to display themselves as tawdry sex objects, including going behind her husband’s back to book her daughters for a nude Playboy Magazine shoot. I am not a prude, all I am saying is; is this the job of a mom? Do you not realize what most men use these photos for Kris? You are a big grown up girl, so I am assuming you do know, it just doesn’t matter to you. I think the one photo that bothered me so much was the one of a very pregnant daughter in g-string and thigh highs posing in a sexual position…again, I say, I can see how some smarmy agent would arrange that photo shoot…not a mother and future grandmother.
Kate Gosslin deserved to be left by Jon. I called this years ago. As I saw the show unfold, I was amazed to see the treatment of her husband becoming worse and worse. She controls and demeans him on EVERY show. She overrides any decision he tried to make. If he puts the kids into time out, not only does she take them out, she tells the children he is mean. She makes fun of his weight and his hair loss. She is down right bitchy! “Oh, but she has to be controlling to handle all those kids!” I hear mothers lament. I was a kindergarten teacher and for 7 hours a day, I could control 30 kids without being a jerk!
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“Michael Jackson died”….the text message read on my cell phone. It was sent by my friend Linda. Linda was a huge fan of Michael Jackson so I am sure it was all she could do before she turned on the tv for the news. CNN still was not reporting that he was dead; it was unconfirmed. Still, the news was shocking and today, the morning after, it is still difficult to believe. As I see the photo with the dates under it, it is still a stark realization.
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Today there was a photo of Miley Cyrus on the web. She looked like a homeless adult woman. All her clothes were tattered and torn. She was wearing tights that were ripped to shreds and a shirt that barely covered her privates! She looked slutty. I am so sick of Miley Cyrus sporting her trampy look and her parents being OK with it. I am sick of her (at 16) parading around the 22 year old boyfriend and her parents being ok with that too. And her songs are so vengeful towards any boy who did her wrong!
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I love watching Jon and Kate plus 8 on TLC! That mom loses her mind on every episode! In fact, I am writing this during commercials and sipping a glass of well deserved merlot! Kate tries to micromanage every move these 8 children make. She is successful too! Now, everyone who blogs or comments on Kate says the same thing; Kate has to micromanage to keep order in the house. But does she have to treat her husband like crap on every episode?
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