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Life can be hard, but it's a lot easier when you are a good person, trying to do the right thing surrounded by people who love you! Goodness has a way of being contagious. Lucky boy. Lucky MAMA.
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Well, it’s bathing suit season again, that joyous time of year when we get to examine every bulge, sag and vein that we’ve managed to keep hidden for the past couple seasons. Though to be honest, down here in sunny Southern California, we have to deal with an almost year round nightmare version of bikini season. Any given weekend could be gloriously sunny and some pilates/yoga addict will throw a pool party or barbecue, and yes, you could probably skip the swim, but odds are you would still have to deal with potentially flabby arms in a sundress!
Who cares, right? So superficial, right? It’s all about what’s inside; pretty is as pretty does etc. etc. Well, I’ll tell you who cares, The Beauty Junkies. Alex Kuozynski goes deep into the psyches and obsessions of those women in New York and Los Angeles, and across the country and...
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Again, in keeping with our patriotic July fervor…I’m highly recommending this book of poems for you and your children! There is a purity about poetry that sometimes speaks far more strongly to kids than to us more cynical and critical adults. Kids can hear the sounds of the words and get the message of the poem without it being spelled out.
These wonderful poems celebrate the melting pot that is America. Asians, Native Americans, Latinos and every other race, creed and religion are represented in this beautiful and colorful book. Sports heroes and firefighters and everyone in between are celebrated through the music of poetry. Whether happy, sad, tired or afraid, our faces mirror our emotions—adults and children alike, men and women both. What becomes obvious and important as one reads through the different poems is that...
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HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!
PRESIDENTIAL QUICK READ FOR OUR O-MAMA MAMAS.....
Okay, we all know that Bookmama swings neither left nor right, and for the most part steers clear of “political” book offerings. I’m a fiction gal, but because of the 4th of July etc. etc. I thought I’d suggest this quick and easy read. So without revealing any policy opinions…
Jory John asked kids: ages around 8 to 14: What should President Obama do know? Some kids were very specific: “use hand sanitizer.” Some kids a little more esoteric: “the best thing about the White House is the experience of being there for a term or two terms and really sucking everything up, be it good or bad.” Most of the kids wanted our president to just HELP—to help everyone get jobs, help people get along, help everyone get more money. Funny; that’s what most grown-ups want...
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HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!
PRESIDENTIAL QUICK READ FOR OUR O-MAMA MAMAS.....
This patriotic pick was published in 2004—so pre-Obama. The book was compiled and published by The Creative Coalition—a well know group of activist types that also happen to be famous for other reasons—whether actors, comedians or musicians.
Interestingly, some of the celebrities took the question to mean, if you had 5 minutes with President Bush (specifically), what would you say….others took it to mean: 5 minutes with the president—whoever that may be.
Obviously, by the publishing date, one would expect a lot of opinions about the war. Also obviously, because of the artistic nature of most of the participants, many focused on the arts and the education system. Some ranted and raved. Others took the question very seriously and approached their thoughts...
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