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First, some of my fellow Bloghers have launched a blog to celebrate and explore the phenomena of "Mommyblogging!" This week they profile a blogger who I love - Grace Davis. In Mommybloggers dish with Grace Davis and the accompanying paen to Grace, In Praise of Grace, you get a glimpse into the humanity of blogging. Here is a snippet:

Grace, have you always been as irreverent, witty, sassy and funny as you are today? In other words, have you always had your voice? Did you spend some time looking for it? If so, how did you find it (your voice, that is)? Because Grace, you have a voice. WHOO-EEE, do you have a voice.

Grace: When you’re one of six kids from a working class, industrial strength Catholic family, somewhere along the line you must develop a keen sense of snark. It’s a survival tool and a preventive measure, useful in keeping one from a slow death by boredom or turning into one of those stoned teenagers slamming against the high school corridor walls.

I can hardly compare myself with the genius of David Sedaris and the deadpan humor of Bill Murray, but they hail from backgrounds similar to mine. Like them, I am spellbound by the absurdities of every day life and can’t resist hauling the weirdness out of the closet to ask whoever is interested, “What the fuck is with the FLOWBEE, people?”

Indeed, I’ve always been a smartass, and I think that’s what you mean by ‘voice’.

Just for the record, the kid says I’m “hella” more sarcastic than all of her friends combined, and they’re fourteen. I like to think of this as a compliment.

I admire Grace not only for her fantastic blog, but for the work she has done these last months with Hurricane Katrina Direct Relief and Family to Family blogs. Doing what she calls "Kitchen Table Relief," Grace has and continues to make a tangible difference in the lives of families hit by Katrina and Rita. All power to the MOMMIES!

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