Quick Hit Links, The Ego Edition: Dogs, ‘Marley & Me,’ ‘Lipstick Jungle,’ Golden Globes
1. “O’Briens and Obamas Ready for a New Family Pet” — Patriot Ledger/GateHouse News Service.
No. I didn’t write that headline. And no, I haven’t likened myself to Michelle Obama.
But I do have several things in common with the Obama family: I’m a working mom. I have kids ages 10 and 7. And, it’s very probable that we’ll both get dogs this year. (The Spouse is cringing upon reading that.)
This is my post-dead cat column where I discuss my three kids’ response to the passing of our feline, family pets of my past and whether we’ll get a dog.
2. “Marley and Motherhood” — Mommy Track’d.
Speaking of family pets . . . I went to see Marley & Me last week as an assignment for Mommy Track’d. And while I won’t spoil the movie for you, if you go, be sure to bring a box o’ tissues. You’ll thank me later.
That being said, my Mommy Track’d column is about the storyline for Jennifer Aniston’s character in the movie — she was a newspaper reporter who gave up her beloved journalism job after having kids — that doesn’t get as much play as the antics of the one-dog wrecking machine.
3. “Get Your Lipstick Tube Ready” — Mommy Track’d.
NBC’s Lipstick Jungle – which I first dismissed as a pink confection but later came to like during its second season – is hanging by a thread. Depending on how its ratings fared for its last original show (which aired on Friday), NBC execs will soon decide whether Brooke Shields & the Lipstick gals will live to see another day. This column is my argument for why it should continue.
4. “Live Blogging the Golden Globe Awards” — Suburban Mom: Notes from the Asylum.
The Girl and I watched the insipid Golden Globe arrival shows (flipped back-and-forth between stations) and then the awards show, though The Girl went to bed well before 9. I live-blogged the madness (Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais and Tracy Morgan get kudos) on my Suburban Mom blog.
As for what my tween-aged gal thought? She squealed upon seeing her favs – Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens – and was irate that Cyrus didn’t win the award for best song in a film.
Image credit: SF Chronicle/20th Century Fox/Barry Wetcher.

Author and columnist Meredith O'Brien gives you a peek behind the picket fences of modern day life and parenting in the 'burbs. With humor and candor, it's her take on real parenting in the real world.



