For the past few months I have been gnashing my teeth in anger at the number of ideas being put forth across the nation to "regulate" abortion. The bills that require a woman to have an ultrasound. The bills that require a woman to take a class. The bills that...

Dear San Francisco,

Let the kids have their toys.

Yes, I know that America is in the middle of an obesity epidemic. Yes, I know letting a kid have a Happy Meal is worse than letting them eat a tub of frosting. However, I also know that, as a parent,...

Recently, my husband and I were taken for 465 dollars. No, we weren't taken in a confidence scheme by a man with a mysterious scar named Lefty. We didn't buy a share in a hot new resort being built in Haiti. We didn't invest money with a man promising big...

If you are at all familiar with the world of blogging, which, reading this, I assume you are, then you are most likely familiar with the name Heather Armstrong. She is the "Dooce" of Dooce.com, and, as of this week, "Monetizing the Hate." That's right, she has launched a site...

I love living in Utah. I was born here, raised here, and moved back here after living away because I like it here so much. The scenery is spectacular, the cost of living is low, the liquor laws are not half as weird as the rest of the world thinks...

I am not a fan of chain restaurants. It isn't that I don't like the food, or think I am "above" eating in them; I love drive-thru burritos, and chicken Caesar wraps that are the same from coast to coast. Oh, and don't even get me started on how Happy...

I am in the that phase of my life where pretty much everyone around me either has, is having, or is thinking about having children. And without exception, every one of them thinks they are, or will be, bad at it, especially the women.

For instance, I have a...

Dear Kirstie,

Remember when you were an actress? Yeah, so do I. I liked you so much better then. Now you have morphed into this big narcissistic ball of weight obsession, and it just is not becoming. All you do is talk about why you gained the weight, how you...

Dear Sulemans (or is it Suelmen?),

I know you are all very busy right now, what with caring for 14 children, and publicly feuding in the press, so I'll keep this short. Two words: family counseling. Two more: get some.

The fact that Nadya decided to have a litter of...

In my line of work, I have learned to change my writing style often. I figure, I am writing for people who are going to read what I write on television. If there is something wrong with it, they are the ones who look stupid, even if I am the...

Tonight President George W. Bush made his last national televised address. I did not watch because I have had enough of him for the rest of this lifetime, and any other lifetimes that may come after that. And really, it isn't like he was going to say anything that would...

My young niece and nephew are becoming liars. They don't do it mean spiritedly, most of the time they are just trying to make a story better, or win an argument they otherwise would lose. For instance, the other day the two of them were talking about places they had...

When I was a kid I loved Santa. I was one of the very last among my friends to stop believing, and I only accepted it after my Mom basically flat out told me. I even think she had me wrap some of my own presents. I don't remember being...

There is a secret weapon that could be utilized to bring down every news organization in the world. Brilliant in simplicity, relatively easy to make, and disturbingly harmless looking, I am surprised no one has tried it before. No, it isn't anthrax. It's food. Free food to be exact. And...

Dear Keith Olbermann,

Thank you for making my job harder.

You see, I am a television producer here in Salt Lake City Utah, the state that is home to your pick for "worst person in the world" state Senator Chris Buttars. You bestowed the honor on him Tuesday night...