Shilling

This has nothing to do with anything, really. I just read this article today that talks about mom-bloggers (a term I loathe, but not as much as if you add "-my" to the end of "mom"-- talk about a condescending term) who make money hawking products on their blogs. I just want to say, for the record, that while I would love the extra cash that would bring, I couldn't do that. I've even hesitated to write about products I'm in love with just because I didn't want it to sound like a commercial. I've found really cool blogs and stopped reading them as soon as they put up a reader contest to win some crap. That's not what this one is about. Besides, product placement within my writing would take the focus off my self-absorption, and I wouldn't want to do that.

But if the Dr. Bronner's peppermint soap people ever wanna cut me a check, I wouldn't turn them away. I'm just sayin'.

PS: unrelated: it was my last day teaching summer camp today and a kid threw up in the hall. This turned my classroom upside-down and there was chaos for a good 20 minutes while kids called their moms to come pick them up and such. I caught one girl just as she was on her way out the door with my desk-cleaning sponge to try to clean it up. I can laugh now, but ugh... those of you who teach elementary school? Just so you know... Teaching high school is terrifying. Teenagers are huge, and they mouth off every day. Sometimes they back us into corners, cowering. They all do drugs and carry weapons. (there, that oughta keep you thinking you have the better deal.)