Did you know that I have a long-standing crush on Henry Rollins? Did you know that I once went all fangirl and wrote him a letter? And he wrote back? Read all about it at The DC Moms today!
Author: Rebekah Kuschmider
I'm a mother with an over-developed sense of irreverence, ADD, socialist tendencies and a blog. All my opinions are entirely my own and not representative of anything officially sanctioned by my political party, my mother, or arbiters of common sense and good taste.
The Speech I Wish Obama Would Give
President Obama is going to give a speech about a jobs plan tonight. He’s giving it before a joint session of Congress. He was supposed to do it last night but Speaker Boehner turned him down and asked to reschedule.…
New Column: What Am I Supposed To Talk About Now?
My lastest masterpiece is up on the Washington Times Communities website! So here’s the thing: I’m boring. OK, maybe I’m not totally boring. But I’m certainly not interesting on a wide scale. I lack the universal conversational appeal of Regis…
This Week in WTF: Register This
I’m back! I’m done with my vacations, summer slothfulness and general slackitude and I’m ready to start lampooning the world around me again. And just in time, too, since the crazy is starting to crawl back out of the woodwork.…
(Lazy) Dog Days
Hi y’all. I know I’ve been conspiculously absent from blogging the past couple of weeks. This is due to a combination of factors. First there’s world events: nothing truly mockable is happening. Sure, Rick Perry is a tremendous douche and…
This Week in WTF: Congressman Southerland Hates His Job
This week a Congressman complained to his boss about his job. Rep. Steve Southerland (R-FL) got on stage at a town hall meeting and delivered this little diatribe about his salary a benefits compared to his job duties, hours, and…
Fundraiser! St. Baldricks Foundation
This is Emily. Emily is engaged to C. What? Three year olds can be engaged. It happens when their mothers grew up together and then have babies a week apart. We arranged their marriage the day C was born. And…
Health Care Reform: The Individual Mandate
Yeah. So. Health care reform. Deeeeep breath… I have refrained from talking about health care reform and the Affordable Care Act up until now because I was professionally involved in lobbying for its passage. People I worked with were involved…
New Column: I’m Categorically Opposed To A Dirty Dancing Remake
I have another new column up at the Washingotn Times Communities! It’s all about why I don’t want a Dirty Dancing remake. But the artistic reasons to object to this remake pale in comparison to my fear for what may…
I Once Went To Italy…
…and my friend Christina asked me to tell her about it. I have a guest post up at My View From The Middle Seat, a great travel and photography blog written by my friend Christina. Her photos sometimes make me…
