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Found on a doorstep
Lumpyhead
A mother, who was given up for adoption, wonders what her biological mother went through.
The blog is named Lumpyhead, after a little boy born last May. The writer was born in Korea, raised in the U.S., and today works on the Hill for the U.S. House of Representatives. It begins:Now that I have a child, I think about how hard it must have been for my biological mother to give me up for adoption. I was found on the doorstep of a house in Seoul.
Also Noted
I rarely shop at Whole Foods because a trip there also means a trip somewhere else. Last time I checked, which was last summer, the store wasn’t carrying diet soda, just the sugar kind. So I sent Whole Foods corporate an email and asked why it didn’t stock diet soda. No response. Now Grateful Dating goes to Whole Foods after her vet advises her to feed her sick kitty chicken or turkey baby food. But Jamy, the writer, can’t find it at this store. At Whole Foods there is only VEGETARIAN baby food. … The smugness of it is astonishing.
The Washington Post Express is seeking Metro riders who want share their commute stories. They’re looking for volunteers with a knack for words. Details are at the Washington Oculus, the personal blog of Michael Grass, local editor of The Washington Post's Express.
Liz, the writer of Quiet in the Stacks, gets a day off from work and encounters the noise of the city, in this nicely written and wide-ranging post about that day. An excerpt: … the driver of this black SUV was becoming increasingly agitated at the school bus driver. Why, I have no idea, but in true DC fashion he was honking his horn and yelling things through his window until a police officer drove up onto the sidewalk next to him and told him to shut it. I was immensely pleased …
Hotness encounters, by a 23 year old Jamaican-American female trying to figure out where she is going in life …. Juliana Goes International.
Two big blogger events this week, both on Wednesday.
Weblogger Meetup group will meet Wed at 7 p.m. at the usual watering hole, Pharaoh’s in Adams Morgan.
Blogger Happy Hour, organized by Kathryn and I-66, will meet at Yuca, 1800 M Street, NW, also at 7 p.m.
posted by kob @ 12:08 AM
4 Comments:
Whole Foods doesn't carry diet soda because artificial sweeteners are carcinogenic.
It's a good company; I worked for them as a caterer for a couple of years when I was building my massage practice. They pay their employees fairly. They've lobbied to establish organic standards. Each store has a person on staff who organizes donations to food banks and soup kitchens. Each store has a budget set aside to support neighborhood organizations. In my time at Whole Foods I never sensed any corporate smugness.
Obviously this touched a nerve, K.O.B. I won't rant now about agribusiness and the way most supermarket chains treat their employees. I'll keep shopping at Whole Foods instead.
Hey, thanks for the mention. I wondered why my hits were spiking this morning. ;)
Hope you enjoyed the glorious weather this weekend!
Wow, thanks for the mention. I realize (sheepishly) that I got this great plug on the same day I took my blog "stalker crazy girl" as a joke. Hope I didn't scare everybody away.
Reya -- Like your new picture.
Liz, Lumbheadmom -- you are both welcome.
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