The 2024 presidential election motivated me to have a birthday do-over

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At the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater Pointe in Time Emerald Gala Today marks a week since my birthday.  Its occurrence is a tremendous blessing. Because all around us are reminders about the fragility of life. To that end, my brother, who always makes a point to celebrate me, took me to the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater's Pointe in Time Emerald Gala on November 2d. That was the beginning of my birthday celebrations. And then, on my birthday itself, I got a bit of a surprise... My actual birthday was tough. It was Election Day. And, I spent the day working polls as a part of an election protection effort. My efforts were designed to protect all voters. However, deep in my heart I love my AKA sister, Kamala Harris and I hoped for her historic victory. Then, much to my chagrin and despite my efforts—and those of thousands more—she lost. In my estimation, that loss was one of the greatest setbacks in human dignity in my lifetime.  The country elected a felon and self-proclaimed, racist, ableis
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Babies, Bills and Surprises!

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Photo credit: ABC news
True confessions... Sometimes I use my cell phone as a baby soother.  Something about it puts her in a trance. She studies it like an she's an engineer trying to figure out how it works.

It's kind of funny actually.  She has three "baby cell phones", but she has little interest in them.  Somehow she seems to know that they're fake and she likes the real one.  I never let her play with it for long, but it can usually buy me 5-10 minutes of free time to do my makeup.


Well, I may learn my lesson for letting her play with it.  When I took it from her I saw a photo of some people who were clearly not us.  Upon closer inspection it was Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon, their kids and Barbara Walters.  I have no idea how they wound up on my phone. 

My assumption is the baby downloaded their photo from the internet. Guess what, that's a problem. A HUGE problem.  I don't pay for the web package on my phone. My guess is that when I get my bill, I'll have a surprise. 

Note to mommy: only let the baby play with the landline phone!
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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Unknown said…
Too funny!! LOL. Smart baby!
3:33 PM
Dee said…
LoL... that's funny. Babies are soooo adorable. I miss when my girls were that young. Have a great day.
12:24 PM
Anonymous said…
You'll have to get a data plan. Your baby sounds too curious!
5:59 PM
Chaton T. Turner said…
She seems to be both smart and curious. I wonder what other surprises she has in store for us?!
6:00 PM
anthony stemke said…
This was so funny. My daughter's son was in high school and texted a lot. The bill was $522.00
I hope your bill will be gentler.

If it's really high, try calling the company and explaining about the baby, once they stop laughing they'll probably give you a break.
7:56 PM
K. Elizabeth @ YUMMommy said…
LOL. I learned with Moo to keep my cell phone away from kids. She would be calling all sorts of numbers and clicking on the internet. Thank goodness, we have unlimited data and stuff because we would have been in for some surprise charges on our bill too.
8:26 PM
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