mamakaze

mamakaze
Location
Canada
Birthday
April 29
Bio
As a kid, I wanted to be a doctor. "If you can see yourself doing anything else, do that," people told me very helpfully. Having been home schooled for 12 years, it never occurred to me to question authority. So I became a journalist instead, and was given the same career advice (but far, far less money than a doctor might have made. Thanks, guys.). After enduring a spectacularly mediocre five years in journalism, I dropped that -- and my premed courses -- and Became a Mommy. Luckily for my children, there are significant safeguards in place to prevent people from abandoning this particular career, so they're stuck with me. And now that I have an Open Salon blog, so are you. Ha!

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Salon.com
November 25, 2010 05:14PM
“I am still not convinced that English is your second language. I can't wait to read more from you!”
About: On my name
November 25, 2010 12:30PM
“Wow, gotta love kids. :) The line about flushing him down the toilet was great, and very relatable!”
About: Never Take a 9-Year-Old to a Non-Traditional Thanksgiving
November 24, 2010 03:14PM
“I'm thankful for your list. And I'm also thankful for your grocery-store woman story, which makes me realize that there ARE things worse than grocery s…”
About: What I'm Thankful For
November 23, 2010 02:02PM
“Good post! I thought I'd save time with my DVR by skipping all the commercials, but then I discovered there were 3,452 different permutations of the &q…”
About: My DVR Killed My TV-Viewing Habits
November 22, 2010 08:58PM
“Nobody has ever mistaken me for dead, but I am a cold and still sleeper as well. My solution is a dense pair of sweats, socks, and a down comforter tha…”
About: The poor guy thought I died in my sleep
November 22, 2010 02:12PM
“Very clever! Thanks for the good laugh. [r]”
About: My Intimate Conversation with Emily Holleman
November 22, 2010 02:05PM
“Enjoyable and well-written. My husband does a lot of work in San Jose / Palo Alto, and while reading your story, I found myself flashing back to the hi…”
About: No One Told Me About the Rats
November 22, 2010 01:54PM
“I actually do happen to have a Pinto wagon on my wish list. Since rear seatbelts weren't standard back then, perhaps I should equip my kids with Buzz L…”
About: Open Call: Worst X-Mas Presents 2010
November 22, 2010 11:54AM
“Well-told tale, Linda. I feel as if I knew and lost Prissy myself!”
About: Do you really want to hear about a Thanksgiving Kiss ?
November 22, 2010 11:17AM
“When her kids cleaned out my Aunt Frieda's refrigerator on her 100th birthday, they discovered she'd been eating 3-years-expired mayonnaise. I am convi…”
About: Keith Richards Is Still Alive and So Am I
November 22, 2010 01:20AM
“You shouldn't even have to wonder if it's a selfless decision. Since the human race isn't exactly dying off, there is no reason why anyone MUST have ch…”
About: My Decision Not to Have Children; Selfish or Selfless?
November 22, 2010 01:06AM
“A lovely story! [r]”
About: My Husband's Heart
November 21, 2010 01:51AM
“Great and true! No. 3 especially. :) [r]”
About: 20 things I learned about Children* (by having my own)
November 20, 2010 01:43PM
“Well put! I have three rugrats and enjoy my friends' kids (all well-trained, of course!), but when I have to go to an indoor playground or a public po…”
About: And now the other side of Katies little open call.
November 19, 2010 05:15PM
“I'm with Susan on "California Dreamin'" -- what a bleak bummer of a song. Still, a great list -- and "Moonlight Sonata" is a very i…”
About: "All the Leaves Are Brown": An Autumn Playlist
November 19, 2010 04:52PM
“Linda, you have a real talent for bringing those interesting everyday folks to life on the page. Rated!”
About: Horses with No Names - The Priceless Ponderings of Priscilla
November 19, 2010 01:01AM
“Thanks for this poignant look at a feisty, independent senior. Her creative outsourcing of coffee procurement is very impressive and I can only hope I'…”
About: Martha Gets a Walker
November 18, 2010 10:16PM
“Laughing at your revenge, John. I will probably just avoid trucks like the plague, myself. :)”
About: Things that go through your mind when you're hit by a semi
November 18, 2010 10:09PM
“Thanks, all! I'm glad we came out OK, too. It could have been so much worse. The only marks are inside -- the baby yells "BAD!" at every truc…”
About: Things that go through your mind when you're hit by a semi
November 18, 2010 01:49PM
“Hilarious post! However, you are wrong on one point. You absolutely can get half-and-half at a brothel. That is exactly why God invented the question,…”
About: Nicole's Tales From Retail
November 16, 2010 05:18PM
“I loved this story. Very relatable (for people with a certain kind of mother, anyway) and well-told!”
About: Do-It-Yourself Puberty: Chapter 1, The Bra
November 16, 2010 03:26PM
“I loved seeing all your treasures, Linda! I love/hate WNTW. For every mom jean or synthetic fabric they get rid of, there's a fringe dress or crazy sca…”
About: "Sex in the Pan" Fashion Memories - A Photo Essay
November 15, 2010 08:09PM
“Holy crap. Sounds like the inmates are running the asylum at that particular hospital.”
About: Committed
November 15, 2010 05:52PM
“You had me right until the words "sanitize and repackage." And then I remembered I don't need a bigger penis, no matter what my spam folder s…”
About: "Rent A Penis Extension" Franchises to Open at U.S. Airports
November 15, 2010 05:37PM
“Hilarious post. It made me homesick for the Sooner State, because Canada is great and all, but a little short on low-hanging mockery fruit.”
About: Oklahoma Rejects Sharia Law
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