A new post

We need a new post. Comments are bogging down the last one.

There has been some interesting talk about MckMama's tattoo picture. I'm going to put something up about it later this weekend (not pulling a MckMama and trying to drag out clicks - I just need to look through everything and laundry and washing the dog need to come first this sunny Saturday!).

Oh, also, I banned Robertsontami last night after having to drudge through all the "haters, losers, idiots, ignorant dummies" comments he/she left. Grand total of banned is now 8.

More chicken

MckMama has posted more about chicken. It was funny to her, and some of her readers. Her comments are way up - over 200 for the post. But before you get too excited for her, almost 50 are by MckMama herself.

I wonder if BlogHer keeps record of a blogger's IP address. Do a blogger's page views count when they're figuring out page views and writing checks?

La sora Cesira e una famiglia poco normale

Cari amici carissimi,
Sento di dovervi delle scuse per la lunga assenza.
Le vicende del mese passato mi hanno imposto di occuparmi delle sorti della mia famiglia che, come ormai saprete, non è proprio una famiglia delle più comuni.
Mio marito Plinio, ahimè, ha avuto una sbandata per l'animatrice Katiuscia del villaggio "Coco Loco" di Lido dei Pini e per mostrarle la sua audacia si è lanciato col kite surf sparendo istantaneamente grazie ad un poderoso maestrale.
Dopo incessanti ricerche è stato finalmente rinvenuto in provincia di Benevento.
Fausto Kevin, il mio secondogenito, è stato bocciato nuovamente in quarta elementare dove ormai lo scambiano per il maestro.
Infine, Jolanda Sue Ellen, povero amore di mamma, dopo essersi presentata per un provino per lettrice di oroscopi a telespinacetointernational, ha rischiato di essere esportata nei Balcani come schiava sessuale.
Tutte queste preoccupazioni si sono poi sommate ad un periodo un po' duro dal punto di vista alimentare.
Infatti la dieta impostami dalla maga di Cesena dopo un doloroso consulto, ha fatto sì che la mia propensione alla comunicazione con il prossimo ed il naturale slancio dialettico verso voi tutti venissero meno, lasciandomi in dote una brutta malinconia e una fame da scrofa in età dello sviluppo.
Oggi però sono di nuovo fra voi. Ho rinnegato i consigli cesenati e ho finalmente accettato di presentarmi sul litorale con il mio costume intero della " Foppa Pedretti ", anche perchè, se Dio vuole, siamo quasi a Settembre.
Plinio è tornato da me, più grasso e asessuato che mai.
Anche i miei figlioli, prima o poi, ma penso più poi, troveranno la loro dimensione.
A dire il vero Jolanda Sue Ellen la sua dimensione l'ha già trovata visto che è larga quanto due librerie " Billy" di Ikea.
Che dire amici…
Godiamoci insieme questa bella estate di ignobili pinocchietti e chiappe frolle, carbonizziamoci al sole come fettine panate, acquistiamo orripilanti sandali modello "Schiava" o passeggiamo in camperos sul tirrenico bagnasciuga.
Perchè poi viene l'inverno e, non so voi, ma io con la stagione fredda mi intristisco assai.

Some Words

breasts
turned on
penis
bowel movement
underwear
sexy
pelvic
breast
intimate

In other words, MckMama has a new post up on her mommy blog.

Also, I would like to throw out there that considering MckMama wrote mere days ago about tolerance and understanding (of a hostile racist, neither of which are medical conditions beyond his control), the below quote must be a joke:

(you might be the mother of MSC if)…you sound like you have Tourette’s when you talk on the phone. “So, Sarah, do you and the kids want to meet up for–GET DOWN FROM THE FENCE RIGHT NOW–do you guys want to meet us at McDonald’s for–NO, YOU CAN’T!–for lunch at 11:30 as soon as we–DO NOT PUSH YOUR BROTHER DOWN ON THE TILE, OR ANYWHERE FOR THAT MATTER-get finished up here?” (by Rachel E.)

Talking to Strangers

There's a new post up, "talking with strangers". MckMama says she stopped on the way home from "a road trip, motivated by wanting to help after the devastating floods in our state", one where she had her 4 1/2 children with her.

After seeing some of the messages on the sides of the buildings, did anyone else feel it was unreasonably dangerous or irresponsible to stop and talk with the person writing these messages with their children in tow?

Guesstimate

Once again, we need a new post. There have been a few requests for a timeline. I'll see if I can get that put together over the weekend. In the meantime, let's take a break and do something completely mindless.

Let's guess the newest MckMama baby's birth day and size. Time is not really applicable since she's having a c-section.

Not really in line with what the site is set up to be, but since she won't tell anyone when she's actually due, this will probably range by a lot.

Winner gets Internet-generated cannolis and wine. And should probably buy a lottery ticket soon after.

Focus on the Family

I didn't post this immediately, but I have recently had a lot of requests to post the letter readers received from FOF in a post. There have also been several comments and questions recently about FOF and their relationship with MckMama.

My reason for waiting was pretty simple. MckMama said she had a project coming up with FOF and I wanted to see what she interpreted a "project" with FOF to be when their take was so different from what she was saying.

The reality is FOF severed ties with MckMama. I received several emails and comments from readers who contacted FOF and they were all very similar. Here's one from April 28:

Thank you for contacting Focus on the Family. We value the time you’ve taken to let us know of your reservations about the blogger known as “MckMama” (Jennifer McKinney). We realize that your comments are born of your loving concern for our ministry, and you can be sure that we accept your feedback in the spirit in which it was offered.

In response to your remarks, we’d like to let you know that the information we’ve received from you and others has led us to reconsider future involvement with Mrs. McKinney. We should also clarify that her participation on our recent webcasts took place before we became aware of issues and statements inconsistent with Focus on the Family’s values. Now that we have been alerted to this information, however, we can assure you that we have no plans to feature Mrs. McKinney moving forward. At the same time, as a ministry dedicated to promoting thriving families, we will continue to come alongside the McKinneys to offer our encouragement and help.

Thank you again for writing. We hope this response has set your mind at ease, and we invite you to get in touch again if there’s some other way our staff can serve you and your loved ones. Meanwhile, may the Lord’s joy and peace be yours in abundance!

Kathryn (removed last name)
Focus on the Family

According to MckMama, however, there were still plans to work together:

Marie says:
May 12, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Are you going to be doing another “Focus on the Family” podcast any time soon? Loved the last one!

Reply
mckmama77 says:
May 12, 2010 at 2:58 pm
Yep! I was just talking with them the other day. Am actually involved in another project of theirs, too, that I’ll be sharing about on my blog soon! So thankful for Focus on the Family.

Unless I missed it, she has not mentioned FOF since May 12. Likewise, they haven't mentioned her since April.