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"I write a column in the Boston Herald
on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
You can read my humorous observations about
stuff in the news, life's idiosyncrasies (and my own)."

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Read

From Here to Maternity: The Education of a Rookie Mom

(Broadway Books 2005).

Beth Teitell's Columns

 

 
10/26/2006 Humane labels offer up food for thought Click Here
10/25/2006 Think you’re really a size ‘Subzero?’ Fat chance Click Here
10/24/2006 Lose your voice and gain a winning personality Click Here
10/18/2006 Everyone’s anteing up to play fame game Click Here
10/17/2006 ey, Mitt, don’t you like us anymore? Click Here
10/12/2006 Coffee maker that forecasts weather? Our cups runneth over Click Here
10/11/2006 The secret to business success is in the garage Click Here
10/5/2006 Walking Wings isn’t one giant step for baby-kind Click Here
10/4/2006 Posh rehab center lets you kick habit with celeb addicts Click Here
9/28/2006 Pakistan prez Musharraf’s tour of duty: Promoting his book Click Here
9/27/2006 New study may mean breakfast is toast Click Here
9/26/2006 Behind successful ‘Work’ author stand doubting Jewish parents Click Here
9/21/2006 Doctors add new wrinkle to Botox addiction claim Click Here
9/20/2006 Growing fantasy league lets fashionistas call the plays Click Here
9/19/2006 Falling gas prices: Think of it as going on sale Click Here
9/14/2006 Add the overly pampered to no-fly list Click Here
9/13/2006 Anti-aging shampoo gets to root of hair problem Click Here
9/12/2006 Hollywood celebs won’t loosen their principles to tie the knot Click Here
9/7/2006 Smokers Airways: It’ll take your breath away Click Here
8/30/2006 What’s the latest workout craze? Facial fitness Click Here
8/29/2006 On highway, there’s a breakdown of society Click Here
8/17/2006 Coloring outside the lines inspires entrepreneurship Click Here
8/16/2006 Xena the warrior planet knocks Pluto out of orbit Click Here
8/15/2006 Things could get ugly with plane ban on grooming aids Click Here
8/9/2006 McCartney’s long and winding road leads to a locked door Click Here
8/8/2006 Eating locally gives new meaning to ’takeout food’ Click Here
8/3/2006 Escape the heat, but beware of frostbite Click Here
8/2/2006 Raising city revenue no accident under councilor’s proposal Click Here
8/1/2006 Demon alcohol dooms Gibson to public relations purgatory Click Here
7/27/2006 Face it, pouty lips are tip of the iceberg Click Here
7/26/2006 Head butts ram home message that someone’s grouchy Click Here
7/25/2006 Space travel is final frontier for big spenders Click Here
7/21/2006 Duct tape, for all your tunnel needs Click Here
7/20/2006 Supermodel’s cheating hubby could not be reached for comment Click Here
7/12/2006 TomKat, no baby pictures? Suri, you jest Click Here
7/6/2006 Paris lobbies for new role as mommy dearest Click Here
7/4/2006 Food labels serve up heaping plates of guilt Click Here
6/29/2006 Mommy dirtiest, what were you thinking? Click Here
6/27/2006 These girls are really good at being ‘Bad’ Click Here
6/22/2006 Out of step: Faulty step-counters make fitness fans go the extra mile ... or three Click Here
6/21/2006 Check this out: Hotels shorten our weekends Click Here
6/20/2006 Sweet deal: What’s the skinny on Nestle-Jenny Craig partnership? Click Here
6/15/2006 Soda lovers, beware: No sugarcoating ‘fat tax’ Click Here
6/14/2006 Don’t use that tone with me kiddo: Now kids can tone out parents Click Here
6/13/2006 What’s the skinny on post-baby celebs? Click Here
6/8/2006 Storage fit for a king, or a Kennedy Click Here
6/7/2006 Intermittent explosions drive the rest of us crazy Click Here
6/6/2006 Daddy Donald puts stock - and bonds - into baby Barron’s bedtime reading Click Here
6/1/2006 Safety recalls needed for what we eat, wear? Click Here
5/31/2006 All these years, I’ve been shopping for the wrong persona Click Here
5/25/2006 Leotard making a comeback? What’s next, leg warmers? Click Here
5/24/2006 New Dolls: Don’t cha want to be a slut like me? Click Here
5/23/2006 Fast-food chains bringing the trough to America Click Here
5/18/2006 We can’t work it out: McCartneys blame split on fans, media Click Here
5/16/2006 After the deluge, we wonder where did our spring go? Click Here
5/11/2006 Job searching at work? That’s multitasking Click Here
5/9/2006 Suspicions blossom over Tom’s Mother’s Day gift Click Here
5/4/2006 Passengers’ day nosedives without airplane food Click Here
5/3/2006 Toddler ’tude: Pimpfants pushes tyke-trash style Click Here
5/2/2006 A victory for white trash everywhere Click Here
4/27/2006 Attack of the depressing coffee-table books Click Here
4/26/2006 Driving a hard bargain - what a gas Click Here
4/25/2006 Speaker in pillow drowns out marital harmony Click Here
4/19/2006 Planning your summer vacation? Join the rat race Click Here
4/12/2006 Brad Pitt carries off fatherhood in high style Click Here
4/11/2006 Suggested Fenway Park changes give new meaning to ‘cleanup hitter’ Click Here
4/6/2006 Katie, how can you dump us after 15 good years? Click Here
4/5/2006 Without TV for tots, moms may turn into Oscar the Grouch Click Here
4/4/2006 Laura Bush-whacks Hillary over House-keeping Click Here
3/29/2006 Kerry’s celery shtick reveals more than his inner toddler Click Here
3/28/2006 Do sex kittens have nine lives? Click Here
3/23/2006 Baby calling cards show playing is serious business Click Here
3/22/2006 Oh, ultra-trendy jeans, why must you toy with us? Click Here
3/21/2006 Fashionistas learn the hard way that ‘lug’ is root word of luggage Click Here
3/16/2006 Airlines must prepare to fly the costly skies Click Here
3/15/2006 Sleeping pill’s side effects could cause rude awakening Click Here
3/14/2006 Beverage consumption guidelines are hard to swallow Click Here
3/9/2006 The truth? Lying workers help make world go ’round Click Here
3/8/2006 Sushi warning opens a big can of worms Click Here
3/7/2006 Oscar’s bag grab: Tax man sets sights on Academy Awards’ lavish gift baskets Click Here
3/2/2006 Southern Comfort’s TV ad hopes to create big buzz Click Here
2/23/2006 “Apprentice” magnets play the feud Click Here
2/22/2006 Living longer doesn’t mean you’ll be living large Click Here
2/21/2006 Old-fashioned Olympics don't have leg to stand on Click Here
2/16/2006 We will be answering to cellphones of future Click Here
2/14/2006 Hiring a pro for marriage proposal sells oneself - short Click Here
2/11/2006 Competition fierce for spot on Olympic gossip podium Click Here
2/9/2006 Globes set the record straight: Gays get farther with women Click Here
2/8/2006 In-flight dating is just plane wrong Click Here
2/2/2006 Mutuel friends clash over Derby scheme Click Here
1/31/2006 We hold this truth to be self-evident: Oscar nods trump State of Union Click Here
1/26/2006 When it comes Dowd to the wire, it’s all in the asking Click Here
1/25/2006 Internet offers safety of running with e-pack Click Here
1/24/2006 How’s a celeb supposed to make it in Hollywood? Click Here
1/19/2006 Sadly, celeb trio rules the magazine universe Click Here
1/18/2006 There she goes: Miss America pageant driven to CMT by us know-it-alls Click Here
1/5/2006 Investing in bargains pays off Click Here
1/4/2006 Storm coverage rains down gloom Click Here
1/3/2006 Man in film trumps Man in Black for this moviegoer Click Here