FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 05, 2010 Contact:  Tobi Quintiliani, Senior Director, 1736 Family Crisis Center (310) 543-9900 ext. 210 Times New Roman The Annie Duke Texas Hold-Em Poker Tournament to Benefit 1736 Family Crisis Center April 3rd,  2010 2:30pm Los Angeles, CA – Please join Annie Duke, Poker Celebrity famous for her poker victories and contributions to promoting the [...]

Ok–so I seriously have to rant here. These high fructose corn syrup commercials on TV are seriously driving me out of my mind and making me so angry. It is so sick that they are even allowed on the air. Recently, I just finished reading Michael Pollan’s brilliant book In Defense of Food By total coincidence, [...]

Okay so it is a New Year and to ring it in we found out that our government is still not as good as most poker players at decision making. I am talking about the TSA’s response to the Nigerian guy who tried to blow up a plane headed for Detroit. If you wanted to [...]

Yesterday I did a ton of baking for Joe’s homecoming from New Jersey. As you might recall, Joe spent the weekend in New Jersey dressed like a giant cockroach. I can’t get enough of that picture. Anyway, Joe had been really down lately because he just got tested for food allergies and, not surprisingly, he is [...]

Last night after putting the kiddies to bed I found myself a little bored because Joe is out of town in New Jersey filming a web series pilot for a friend. He is mainly spending his time dressed as a giant cockroach. Don’t ask But I love him! Anyway, so in my surfing I happened [...]

I am really excited about getting involved as a guest panelist with this site Momversation I have a lot to say about parenting, having raised 4 kids. And the biggest thing I have to say about it is that everyone has their own opinion and there are definitely many ways to the right answer…the right [...]

Man…it has been a long time since I posted a blog. I have been without a computer for two weeks! Long story short: Apparently some housekeeping staff at hotels think it is wise to move people’s laptops to the top shelves of closets so said people can’t find them at 6 in the morning. So [...]

In the interest of complete procrastination (and it was the kids’ first day of school today so wanted to do something special) I spent the afternoon baking. Believe it nor not, I do quite a bit of that. First, I am not a believer in processed foods so I tend to make most of the [...]

Emily Jillette pointed me to this sketch about homeopathy a while back… So I was showing it to someone today and I started exploring what Mitchell and Webb have on youtube. These guys are funny as hell and I particularly liked this sketch… I am not sure why I have never heard of these guys before but [...]

Tomorrow night is the big night! Ante Up for Africa is its own episode this year as part of the World Series of Poker coverage so please tune in and check it out. I am so excited for the awareness that this episode of TV will create for the humanitarian crisis in Darfur. Here is [...]