There are so many things we do in front of our kids that we don't realize until we see them repeating our actions. Of course we have to, as that is part of living, teaching them, learning. But every now and then, I wish my life could be seen through the girl's eyes as a movie or an ad, with the little disclaimer note on the bottom of the screen that says: "Professional driver in closed circuit" or "These statements have not been approved by the FDA". So here are a few disclaimers I'd like state (some of these have happened, and some I am anticipating):

Summer brings a slew of superhero movies. This summer we have Hancock, The Dark Knight, and brought to you by the letter "I": Iron Man, Incredible Hulk Part Two, Electric Smasharoo and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, among others, such as Mans Doing Serious Man Things and Man vs. Creepier Mans with some Hot Twenty-five Year Old Actresses Thrown In. Do you enjoy seeing superhero movies?

Happy Independence Day. In honor of the day, I've been thinking a lot about independence and dependence and how to have both in a relationship, in a life. I'm blogging about it here. I've curious what you think.

But Am I Living by Giving?

I'm almost finished w/ a book that has done me some good. Here's some things I'm wrestling with since reading it...

What's happening this week in the world of fashion?  We have up and coming designers Sheila Frank and Dorothy Lee, fun in the sun, prairie dresses, and safari fashion.  Plus, an unsettling fashion trend: butt cleavage.

If you could do three things in your life to make your life to make fireworks explode, what would they be?

Venus and Serena Williams are about to make history. Again.

Tomorrow will mark the third time the sisters will be meeting each other at the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Final. Then a couple of hours later they will be playing as a team in the Ladies' Doubles Finals. 

I think the right word to use in a situation like this is "dominant". 

Last night at my 'hood's annual block party, one of my neighbors pulled up a lawn chair and started lighting firecrackers and handing them to kids. Some kids threw them on the ground next to their own feet. Others threw them on the neighbors' lawns. Then I said in a lady-like tone, "THAT IS AMAZINGLY STUPID AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. BUT NOT US," and stomped home, family in tow.

What do you think of this? From The New York Times:

Google Told to Turn Over User Data of YouTube, By Miguel Helft