I, Mommy
Yesterday was a good day. My subway car was empty on my morning commute, so I reclined regally on the bench as David Rakoff curled his lip at the world. Work was light, and we got a new coffee maker whose product doesn't taste like the business end of an Irish setter. (Which could be either end, now that I think of it.) The weather was fair and breezy for our afternoon baseball-apalooza; Robert snared two line drives, and TwoBert got his first real hit on a ball that was pitched to him. Gleeful yelping ensued.
Then the four of us went to our friend's soft opening of her new Thai restaurant. The boys spent a good hour entertaining passersby and handing out menus--literally singing for their supper--and the poor saps who were just trying to get home for the night never had a chance. The menus were gone in no time, and everyone left smiling.
Note to guerrilla marketers: To get your message out there, hire darling three-year-olds with cheeks streaked with barbecue sauce. My boys are available, but they do not work cheap.
Anyway, life was so good and savorable yesterday that I neglected to write about another soft opening--the announced pre-order of Sleep is for the Weak. It's a compendium of a lot of great writing from a lot of great bloggers, among whom I completely do not belong. They are all mommies, who have gestated and expelled a baby through their specific apertures. (I sprained my ankle once, and I'm told it's not the same.) I'm very glad to be a part of the book, but my inclusion is mere formality, the result of some arcane Title IX clause involving "token testicles."
The hero of this endeavor is the indomitable Rita, who hemmed and hawed and scratched and clawed and shocked and awed this book into existence. It will be published in the fall, and will be featured at BlogHer, and several of us will be appearing at signings and so forth at a superhip someplace near you.
I don't know what a "mommyblogger" is, but apparently I am one. Do you suppose that would be an asset on an online dating profile?
I think I like "betesticled" better. Am so glad this contributed to your good day. Perhaps we could enlist the boys to sell the book? I have a little red-headed girl who would probably help.
Posted by: dorothy | May 16, 2008 at 14:09
Hmm... I've gotta be honest. I think "mommyblogger" would really catch my eye on the ol' online dating profile. :) I say go for it.
Posted by: saucygrrl | May 16, 2008 at 15:13
Totally use it! That would be priceless--if nothing else, it will get you noticed. Congratulations on your wonderful day, and another book!
Posted by: Christy | May 16, 2008 at 15:30
hey, didn't naked ovary adopt? what's all this fuss abotu expelling through apertures.
Posted by: shirky | May 16, 2008 at 16:12
Uh, dude - putting "mommyblogger" on your online dating profile would be like walking an adorable puppy around in a park - TOTALLY irresistible. Do it!
Posted by: Becky at Swirling Vortex | May 16, 2008 at 16:34
Dude, I proudly label myself a mommy-blogger; it's about the audience more than the writer, I think, and since the overwhelming majority of my readers are moms, I am a mommy blogger.
Or, for Niven fans: Blogger-to-Mothers.
Posted by: Backpacking Dad | May 16, 2008 at 20:09
Hey, which restaurant did you help open? I'd like to give it a Thai.
Sorry.
Posted by: May | May 17, 2008 at 17:05
Have you seen the ads on your sidebar lately? You are totally a "mommyblogger!" I say milk it for all it's worth.
And for the record, you're one of the most entertaining "mommybloggers" I've ever read!
Posted by: Brenda | May 17, 2008 at 21:12
I am 100% in favor of exploiting child labor, wherever available.
Posted by: Manager Mom | May 18, 2008 at 06:02
You need to remember that there are worse things to be called.
Posted by: Koka | May 18, 2008 at 18:38
No! Don't do it ... unless you're posting it on iHeartSingleParents - a social network/dating site for single parents. But out there in the online dating world - it's harsh.
If I read the ad - I would of course, call you, poke you or whatever immediately ... but I'm a blogger - so I don't count.
Glad you had such a fabulous day!
And if you ever need online dating advice pop on over, okay?
Posted by: Ms. Single Mama | May 18, 2008 at 21:35
I'm a single dad who was just made a "mommy blogger" over at Silicon Valley Moms Blog. I refuse to wear heels.
Posted by: dadshouse | May 19, 2008 at 16:45
I'm a mommyblogger too. Can't tell you how many times I get emails that say, "Hi Mommy!".
Oh, and congrats on the book!
Posted by: Matthew | May 21, 2008 at 01:48