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What...peas AGAIN?What...peas AGAIN? I got nothin' this week. Tons of behind the scenes work on a new project (that I HOPE will blow your socks off) has kept me occupied. If you notice a flurry of music showing up on my Blip/Twitter...

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Love:  Ain't it a wonderful, terrible, crazy old bitch?Love: Ain't it a wonderful, terrible, crazy old bitch? Okay, so it's Valentine's Day...the day that we are to celebrate in all ways possible the "Great L'Amour". The day on which chocolates have no calories, millions of flowers give their lives for our pleasure...

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Baby loves Disco, Llamas, Patrick AND Eugene So you think your baby can disco-dance like a llama...? Well, if you're in NYC next Sunday, you can find out. The popular kiddie dance party, Baby Loves Disco, is descending on (Le) Poisson Rouge...and...

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And Now For Something COMPLETELY Different...And Now For Something COMPLETELY Different... Comedy. _________________ I know the post about Morgan was much heavier than the normal fare served around here...but, it's important. I'm going to leave the badge on the sidebar, and I ask you all...

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Ode to a Candy Hangover, or The Post Made Out of Song Titles...Ode to a Candy Hangover, or The Post Made Out of Song... Halloween, 1997. It was a dark and Stormy Night. Harold decided he was going to Trick or Treat, even though he was technically two years past the age limit. (He was fairly underdeveloped, so he was...

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About

So…who is “Ri”…?

…and what kind of name is “Ri”, anyway??

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Her nose isn't really that big.  It's the camera angle.  Seriously.

My nose isn't really that big. It's the camera angle. Seriously.

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Folks, Ri is short for Maria.  (Not pronounced like the bread.)

And Ri O’Laughlin is The Music Savvy Mom.

Now, lest you think she’s arrogance personified, you should know that the name “Music Savvy Mom”…and in fact, this whole blog and concept, was born of a night of boredom whilst her dear husband was watching baseball.  (And during which she was drinking Scotch.)  But regardless – she’s no more music savvy than the next gal; she just refuses to believe that her love for music need be put on the back burner while parenting a Pre-Schooler.

The two should not be mutually exclusive.

Prior to Music Savvy Momdom, Ri was gainfully employed in the corporate world as a notsomild-mannered Management Analyst.  She sat at her desk with dual computers flashing multiple projects simultaneously,  headphones on & music blaring.  She often snarled when interrupted.  Now a SAHM to Liam, her feisty three and a half year old…well, things haven’t changed much, really.  Except spreadsheets have now become blogs and she doesn’t need the headphones – because the kiddo loves good music, too.

Ri has a passion for writing, and has been told for years that she’s fairly humorous.  Though she’s not yet realized her dream of being paid to combine the two, she has full confidence that one of you dear, dear readers will be in a position to change all that.  Seriously.  Make her an offer.

In her own words, Ri describes her life thusly:

“My interests are many and varied.  Some of them include pie.  My husband is wonderful, our kid rocks, and life is good…even when there’s no pie.”

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