The Recruiting Guy

Frazier gets no. 22

UCLA has offered QB Kiehl Frazier of Shiloh Christian a scholarship.

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BibleBeltBlogger

Amazing what you can do with technology…

As Washington editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, I’m on a bunch of e-mail lists, including the list for MoveOn.org. Today, they sent me an amazing video. Essentially, they’ve figured out a way to insert the ...

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Rescue in the Rock

Humane Society saves dogs at northern Ohio shelter

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Frankie had no idea how close he came to the needle last week. The black lab mix was one of three dogs on death row, who were given ...

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Cats in the Stacks

Footsie’s legacy lives on

SUSAN LOESCH CATS IN THE STACKS Our new oil portrait of Big Footsie continues to bring smiles to us all. One of my 6th graders looked at it for a long time and then said, ...

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Fat Dog

Winston, the movie

JOHN SYKES JR. FAT DOG Hello. This is a film about my dog. My dog’s name is… first, let me explain. This isn’t really me, just a narrator selected to present my words. Or his ...

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Arkie Mama

The Mollydog

If you found your way here via my Forces of Nurture column, welcome! If you haven’t read the column yet, go here. On our last night with Molly, Tootie insisted that we read Dog Heaven ...

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Baby and Beasts

Duck Duck Goose

The Family Way’s Heidi and I are going to be manning the LRMamas booth at Duck Duck Goose on Saturday morning. Stop by and see us. I’ve been told we’ll have prizes and such to ...

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Blessed Mom, Chosen Child

I Can Wait

I am feeling nostalgic today. I seem to get that way when Mallory loses a tooth or reaches some other milestone I am not ready for her to achieve. When she was smaller I found ...

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Hot Mama

Drink to your health

I tend to eat more when I drink more and eat less when I’m drinking less. That whole one glass of wine with dinner, often turns into two. Cutting alcohol, especially those fruit bombs is ...

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In the Family Way

Wordless Wednesday

See Arkie Mama for more Wordless Wednesdays!

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Letting herself go

we almost drowned in a mud pit

Yesterday Amos and I got impossibly stuck in a deadly and disgusting mud pit at Macarthur Park and had to be rescued by a terrified Asian man who spoke hardly any English. Well, he didn’t ...

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Looking for Peace

Peace: How did that happen?

Wow! It has been a while since I posted. Sorry about that. Life! (As my friend Christy says all moms have a crazy busy life.) And the “snow days” definitely put a wrinkle in my ...

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Mom on a Wire

Home alone

For the first time in I don’t know how long, I have the house to myself. There’s so much I want to do, that I don’t know where to start. So I’m writing a post ...

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Mouthy Kid, Moody Mom

Zoo Fun

This past Saturday hubby and I took our little darling to the zoo for a fun filled family day. Rebecca was so excited, she wanted to take photos of the animals just like mommy. We ...

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Rock the Shops

Spring into Savings

Just in time to punch up your wardrobe for these warm sunny days, Ann Taylor LOFT is offering 30 percent off your full-price purchases this Saturday, March 13. There’s even an online code for folks ...

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Run, Momma, Run

Running Keeps Me Sane

Tomorrow is the Little Rock Marathon. I’ll run the first leg of a four-person relay. I’ll love it. My mind has been packed with worry and concern over the past week. I lost a dear ...

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She's Crafty

Knock Off Wood

Have you found yourself thumbing through a Pottery Barn or West Elm catalog, longing for the thousands it would take to outfit your home in their chic, classic, simple and sturdy furniture? So did Ana ...

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Stepping on Cheerios

Cheerios: Olympic Moms

Last week I couldn’t quit thinking about Joannie Rochette, the Canadian figure skater whose mother died suddenly of a heart attack only two days before Joannie Rochette was to skate her short program at the ...

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Wheels on the Bus

Sticker Shock

What’s the deal with kids and stickers? I mean, I have never ever actually purchased a package of stickers, yet I’ve ended up with an entire drawer dedicated to their storage. You know, it’s the ...

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Whirligiggles

Pump it up

What do you guys think about this trend? I think the story does a good job of outlining the whys and why-nots of pumping breast milk exclusively, although it does leave out a couple of ...

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Will work for Hugs and Kisses

The Final Verse in Ten for Life!!!

It’s here! Week 10 has arrived and the kids were soooooooooo excited to get to say their final verse. They actually did it Wednesday night because they had already learned it by Monday. I think ...

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Square One

Lock up

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Facing the Music

Friday’s Music

Giving you the music a day early: The snow is gone and the postponed The O.D. Part 2 is back on, this time at Sticky Fingerz. Expect a night of real rap as the best ...

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Site on Scene

“The Bachelor” A Blissful Finale

Not the ending so many “Bachelor” fans would choose (or have predicted) but none the less, Jake chooses Vienna and thousands of jaws across America drop in amazement. Completely out of left field (that’s the ...

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Stuff: some you need, some you don't

Korto Momolu launches her Dillards jewelry line. My mom gets her autograph.

As you may remember from Korto Momolu Day 2009, I mentioned that Little Rock’s beloved former Project Runway star will launch a jewelry line at Dillards in February 2010.. Evidently that includes a couple handbags ...

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The Conference Call

State of the Union 2010

“I spit that Wonderama sh**, me and my conglomerates shall remain anonymous/Caught up in that finer sh**/Get that type of media coverage Obama get…” – Jay Electronica As I’m currently watching the State of the ...

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The Plainclothesman

Arkansas’ most famous front doors

According to Richard Adcock, keeper of Arkansas' State Capitol Doors, when President George W. Bush's labor secretary, Elaine Chao came to town she raved about them. She said that she wished our doors [U.S. Capitol] ...

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Moms at Work

Friday Shop

Every Friday, I’m going feature a few things I think would be worth spending my hard-earned cash on. If you can think of a better name for this weekly feature, leave it in the comments. ...

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Get Reel

A grave film

If you picked up last week’s issue, you may have seen that I had a chance to sit down with musician and filmmaker Hop Litzwire, a super nice guy who welcomed me into his awesome ...

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