Punishment for eating Tide pods? Really? I have to read this?

Having successfully completed the mandated order of prohibition of any type of communication via this forum, I announce my return and resumption of personal observations.

 Of particular heartwarming feeling was an article today  in the Washington Post  (it's behind a paywall, switch your browser to anonymous to view it) chronicling the demise of everyday "Mommy blogs" to nothing more than corporate sponsored sites of product placement, suggestive sales pitch opportunities, and reference to Facebook or Instagram sites for visual stimulation.

I can assure our faithful audience of 3, no 2, actual readers that we have not been bought off and will continue to deliver the hard-hitting,  no holds barred, snap analysis, and thoughtful (others call it mean) derision of people, events, and trends in today's world.  Mark Z aside, no amount of money would sway us to relinquish control of our site.  (ATTN:  Mark Z:  I get up at 5 am daily; give me a call, we can talk in private.)

If you are a new reader, take a look around; you might actually realize your world is not as bad as you thought after reading this stuff.    If you are one of our 2 faithful readers, welcome back.  I have some ideas now that Mommy blogs are passe, we can actually carve out our own niche that was missed before.

I have some laundry to do but notice I need to go buy some detergent.