Current Events

These are just a few news items that caught my attention this week.

Stenson in his Skivvies

'I was only wearing two things when I hit the shot, my jocks and my golf glove," Swedish Golfer Henrik Stenson, at the WGC-CA Championship in Doral, Florida.

The Nobel Prize for Evil

Austan Goolsbee, a member of the White House Council of Economic advisers, on AIG: "It's almost like these guys should have gotten the Nobel Prize for evil." Watching Jon Stewart share this tidbit is unparalleled.

The Money Grab

Drug suspects led police on a high speed chase on the 805. To complicate matters they threw thousands of hundred dollar bills out the window...and yes, people stopped their vehicles ON THE FREEWAY and ran around IN TRAFFIC trying to grab it all up. No injuries, but lots of idiots.

Tweetjacking the Mompreneur


Tweetjacking? I discovered this word on the front page of Alltop.com, which I read about in Entrepreneur (the actual magazine) which led me to a blog about this book called "The Anatomy of Buzz Revisited" but I still don't totally get it. I don't even know how to Tweet, let alone jack someone's Twitter. This is is likely a huge opportunity, but right now, it's a problem for me and (perhaps) for other mompreneurs as well...How do we keep up with social media?

My website is a necessity, but it's certainly not driving sales and because I refuse to invest in a professional web designer, it's not that dynamic. Enough about websites though, the money shot is in social media, like blogs, Facebook and Twitter. These networking vehicles are quite demanding--not just to keep "up to date" but to be ahead of the curve! bursting with information!! comments, links, photos, references, whatever! (notice my sense of urgency with exclamation points). It's also a bit of a popularity contest, what with fans, friends and followers...What's a girl to do?

To start, I'm going to pick up this book. Next, I'm looking for a local network of working mompreneurs (San Diego). Do YOU have any Truly Fine Advice?

The Super Friends are Awesome


We are way into the Super Friends right now, after Max used gift $$$ to buy the All New Super Friends (1977) double disc set. Each of us have been assigned a Super Alter Ego: Beck is Superman, Max is Batman, Papa is Aquaman and I am Wonder Woman. I'm digging the old school graphics and costumes (yes, even though it's animated you can definitely timeline the shorty shorts and knee high tube socks). Each mini-episode is interspersed with magic tricks, safety hints (don't hitch hike (!), don't play with matches), and recycle tips. Finally--the ultimate gem--Ted Knight is the narrator. Seriously?