In my head, the punchline's always dirty: No longer wrapped in it's own buns

Every time I look at this picture, I laugh. Why? Because I am a 15-year old boy trapped in the body of a curvalicious, highly sophisticated 37ish lady? Maybe. But mostly because this bad boy was parked outside of a hotel housing 473,000 blogging women and 14 men wearing shirts that said stuff like "Show Me Your Tweets" (no joke) and attending a session referring to them as "vaginally-challenged" (also no joke).

I also laugh because I cannot for the life of me figure out why the wiener is nakey these days. Didn't used to be lovingly and safely encased in gushy white buns? Or was it always speeding around on a skateboard toward...ohhh, I don't know...a willing and ravenous griller?

Just asking. Please resume whatever hot dogging you've been heretofore doing on your...umm...own.

Yeah, I'm done now. Thanks.

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Now if only we could all meet up for (more) lattes and gimlets

Are you tired of reading about my gallavanting about during BlogHer? Too bad, there's more. But I cross my heart that I'll keep it simple. I just could not let another post go by without offering up a word about some of the amazing women I saw last weekend. And when I say "a word", I really mean a word.

This time. Normally, I'd promise that but then go on and on until your drink was dry and the reasons to excuse yourself from the conversation were Rollodexing through your mind. Just this once, I mean it.

If you are not already reading these women's writing, please do. They are hilarious, clever, insightful, amazing. I loved seeing them in person and have delighted in getting to know their blogs for the first time or all over again. You must meet them, through words. Or if you are lucky like me, in person.

Chris from Notes in the Trenches - Gigglesister

Veep Veep - Tweetalarity

Mike Adamick - Cussbrilliant

Marcie from Grown In My Heart - Mustanglusty

Sahar from Fat Fighter TV - Inspirationlovely

Kristen from a bezillion blogs - OMGcrazyfun

Crazed Parent - Soulspeaker

Grace D (she gets two words, don't argue) - Forgiving, forgiven.

Did you get all that? Not to worry. You will when you read.

When you figure out which of these bloggers is pictured above, shout it out. She wore the wig so she deserves the love.

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The Ford event redux: I wore flats for this, friends. Please pay attention.

A week ago, I asked you to tell me what you want in a car. I promised that I would pass your comments along when I met with the people from Ford and toured the plant. You came through and darlings, I kept my promise,  with your smart and savvy suggestions. I was so pleased that the many representatives from the company paid rapt attention at the What Women Want event. They wrote your stuff down, lovelies. On dry erase boards and big pads of paper. It was serious stuff.

Quite honestly, I went to this event both excited and skeptical. I was thrilled to spend the day with a group of amazing women bloggers -- some of whom I know well, some of whom I met that day but have admired for ages, and some of whom I was introduced to for the very first time. I was happy to see a car plant -- so far out of my realm and speaking to a geeky, techie part of me that I don't often reveal. I was also interested to hear what Ford is up to and, frankly, why as a woman I should care.

Then there was the skepticism. I am willing to listen but I am also a label-reader, a researcher, a person who was raised by her father to never opt for the bullshit unnecessary warranty. I went in to the event with that attitude -- open and also analytical.

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