Jenna Cole, that future software engineer, was apparently rejected by the lady programmer course that she felt certain would lead her to a 90k a year job. ...for me this was about facing down those inner demons I have that tell me that I’m not good enough to do this… that I need to feel ashamed because I didn’t get in to…Whether or not it was competitive, I don’t even think that matters, because I think even if it wasn’t compete- if it was the most competitive program in the world, my inner demons would still tell me that, you...

EatLiveRun (book due September 2012) posted a recipe from her childhood of Sonoma chicken salad. Sonoma Chicken Salad Ingredients: 2 cups chopped or pulled roast chicken, mix of light and dark meat 1/2 cup mayonnaise (or to taste) 1 cup sliced red grapes 1/3 cup slivered almonds 1/4th tsp salt pinch of black pepper Apparently MOLD was left out of the ingredients list but makes an appearance anyway.  Le Cordon Bleu doesn't teach their students to check bread for mold? Here's what FSIS (Food Safety Inspection Service) has to say about moldy food. Molds have branches and roots that are like...

Eric Hites, the fat guy who said he would ride his bicycle across America but instead fiddlefarted around for a year before returning home, has announced that he and his little garden gnome wife are trying to produce a children's book. Age range will be for any range as you can read it to a toddler and they can enjoy the colorful pictures and the words are simple yet be good for a first Grader. Instead of spending the past 30 days getting real jobs, going to fitness boot camp, or riding daily like he claimed, Eric has instead opted...

Clemmie Hooper, the mother of daughters, has admitted she used an account on a gossip site to attack fellow mommy bloggers. (more…)

Happy Friday, hambaskets! It's Book Club day, my favorite time of the whole week. This time I'm drinking my way through 'What I Wore: Four Seasons, One Closet, Endless Recipes For Personal Style' by Jessica Quirk. So put on your scarves, strap on your nude Coach sandals, and settle in for the most basic of basic style books around. (more…)

Roxy Turtle, runs an Anthro fansite, seems to be having an issue with RewardStyle. Apparently she's been having having tracking issues with her affiliate links - and she claims that while RewardStyle was initially helpful they have not only closed her complaint, they became intimidating when she responded she would not let this drop. Unfortunately, the relationship with RewardStyle seems to be taking a nosedive...I've been getting emails from a RewardStyle Vice President that feel threatening. Retaliatory. Saying "all I want is to understand what happened and get a promise that it won't happen again", Roxy went into Mistreated Little Person...

It seems Heather Armstrong and Matt Tuff, the gentleman friend she has yet to mention on her blog, are starting to publicly acknowledge each other - at least on instagram. On a post early Wednesday Dooce wrote that she was on her way yet again to New York City, to which (hopefully both halves of) Tuff's nose responded "See you soon.": (more…)

French officials have started to remind parents that posting pictures of their children online could land them a lawsuit or jail time in the future. The Telegraph reports: Under France’s stringent privacy laws, parents could face penalties as severe as a year in prison and a fine of €45,000 (£35,000) if convicted of publicising intimate details of the private lives of others — including their children – without their consent. While according to the Daily Mail "French children could sue their parents for posting pictures of them" online. Facebook vice-president Jay Parikh says the company is considering introducing a warning asking if parents...