What are Periods?

Excerpt From My New Children's Book: "Dust Farts and Other Things to Know About Grandma's Death"

chelseam:

“If you are reading this book it’s because you just lost your Grandma, Gammy, NamNam, or whatever lame nickname she wanted you to call her. You didn’t lose her like you lose your favorite power ranger action figure so stop looking.

There are a lot of things you need to know about what happens to people when you’ve “lost them.” You have to understand that they are never coming back. Also, when they died they will have shit their pants and peed them too. If they were already doing this then I don’t know why you are reading this book for emotional guidance through a tough time because it seems like it was pretty obvious they were going to die soon… Lastly, their body is going to decompose. In order to understand this I want you to steal part of your dinner tonight in a napkin. Place it under your bed and allow it to mold. After a few days your pot roast will have green mold growing all over it. That’s what your Grandma’s face looks like since you guys didn’t like her that much and only realized she was dead two weeks after it happened when the downstairs neighbors called to complain about the smell.”

I just really think it’s important to be honest to children.

Schwarzenegger Signs Bill Creating Harvey Milk Day

chelseam:

Slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk will get a special day of recognition in California, making him only the second person in state history — in addition to conservationist John Muir — to gain such a designation.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s signing of the bill establishing “Harvey Milk Day” each May 22, Milk’s birthday, was announced Monday.

The Republican governor vetoed similar legislation a year ago. In the interim, Milk was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in August and was the subject of a movie for which Sean Penn won the Academy Award for best actor.

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“He has become much more of a symbol of the gay community than he was a year ago because of those things,” Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear said. “That made the difference from last year: He’s really come to symbolize the gay community in California”

In his veto message a year ago, the Republican governor said Milk should be honored locally by those who were most impacted by his contributions. He did not write a signing message this year saying why he flip-flopped.

Well, second time’s a charm.

The Perfect Fall Day...

Yes, it is the perfect fall day today. I love autumn. And I am super stoked on going to the Pumpkin Patch today!!! haunted house, corn maze shaped like Lewis and Clarke, vegetable picking, pumpkins, and so much more!