Heather in The WSJ!!
April 10th, 2008 
Tags: dooce®, heather, Wall Street Journal, WSJ
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April 10th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
I saw it this morning!!! ROCK ON!!! And the pic of Chuck with the ladle…priceless!
April 10th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Online link to article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120778656388403417.html?mod=hpp_us_inside_today
April 10th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Awesome! Great photo too. She looks so pretty!
April 10th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Whoa. She looks scary, like she might eat me.
April 10th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
To dd - I only WISH I looked that “scarey”. She’s beautiful!!! The article gave me chills. I am so proud of “our little Dooce!” hahahaha!! Seriously though - what an awesome tribute to the hard work you both do!
April 10th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
This is awesome news! Literally! Congrats!
April 10th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
That’s seriously awesome!
April 10th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
I’ve always really appreciated dooce.com, but this article gave me a whole new level of understanding for the work Heather (and you) put into the website! I’m sad to hear that it can be so overwhelming for her, but that’s important to know as a reader. Thinking about this article will keep me from cursing the next time she takes a weekday off of posting.
Oh, and great earrings Heather!
Thanks to you both for your wonderful websites.
April 10th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Do you ever worry that you’re living in the “Good Old Days”?
April 10th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Just getting the respect she deserves…
Actually, kudos to the both of you, for so very many reasons.
April 10th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
loved the article. just read it. i just started reading your’s and heather’s sites recently and i’ve since become hooked.
kudos to both of you! you’re huge inspiration.
April 10th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Oh, and we knew her way back when…..
April 10th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Dooce got quoted in “The Week” recently also. Although, I think that my wife and I might be the only people in America who read that particular publication.
April 10th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Very cool
April 10th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
You two are the saving grace of Utah. Cheers to the Armstrong family (especially Chuck because, lets face it, he’s awesome reading material!)
April 10th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
I loved it! I couldn’t believe what Jezebel wrote though. I just never understood how anyone could find Dooce anything less than endearing.
Congrats Armstrong family! I think you’re internet famous now.
http://jezebel.com/378398/dooce-proof-that-not-all-our-pregnancies-need-to-end-in-abortion
April 10th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Congrats Blurbodoocery!
Great article.
April 10th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Congrats to you both! The world is finding out how awesome you guys both are - something your loyal readers already knew.
April 10th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Holy crap, that is teh awesome!
April 10th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
I read the article this morning over coffee.
Good for Heather. Good for you guys.
You deserve all good things.
Oh, and the photo of Chuck? Lookout:
Folks might just start to say, “Dooce who?”
April 10th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Right on!
April 10th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
You both make me proud to live in Salt Lake City! My favorite part of the article is “it’s that outrageousness, humility and raw honesty that also feed her bond with readers” Very true.
April 10th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
Cool…just found you through dooce.com…by way of http://www.5minutesformom.com/
Will return often!
April 10th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Great article. I never thought of this as a parenting website. I’m just here for the Chuck. (Seriously, I just like great writing.)
April 10th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
The article is fantastic. Heather looks gorgeous and comes off perfectly smart, funny, humble and utterly human. I honestly never thought about how utterly intrusive her blog must feel at times, particularly when she hears from the haters. I’m just glad that she knows there are so many more of us lovers out here.
Hope you guys are busy celebrating with a bourbon or four (unless she’s still w/ the girls in CA in which case she’s likely celebrating for the both of you). Congrats, Dooce!
April 10th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
I saw a chick at the Oyster Bar tonight reading the article. All I could do not to rip it out of her hands. But I didn’t…sigh.
Very nice and congrats to all of the members of your household! It’s a team effort!
April 10th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Dooce in the Journal! Sweet!
Wish it happened when I was still working there, but that was 10 years ago.
Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!
I wore my Dooce T-shirt on my birthday - pictures sucked but here’s one.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/imelda/2400559355/
April 10th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
You both make is seem so natural that I never stopped to think that you would feel pressured by the blogging. You’re always witty and your house is edgy, your kid’s adorable, your dogs are cute, and you’re always funny, that shit’s easy, right?
April 10th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
I’m with DrKoob - never once have I thought of Dooce as a “mommyblog” (and what a dismissive term that is…). I just love the way she tells a story. Actually, I love the way you both write.
Congrats on the big article!
April 10th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
sooo. cool.
nice work, guys!
April 10th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
Loved the article, and know that even if she takes a vacation and has the most severe writer’s block, I would come back and read all the other posts until she was back.
Congrats on the WSJ article! Always knew that Dooce was an awesome website and Heather’s the most excellent writer in the blogosphere… well you both.. since she would probably say she wouldn’t be where she was without you
Congrats blurbodoocery!
And Leta and Chuck and Coco!
April 11th, 2008 at 1:08 am
Awesome article! Frame that immediately… if only for the Chuck pic (though Heather looks great, too).
Re: Violent Acres and Jezebel– I guess vitriolic backlash is the inevitable result of success in ANY field of endeavor; I think you and Heather handle it admirably. And you guys should oh-so-smugly comfort yourselves with the fact that your attackers haven’t the vaguest concept of proper grammar (my recent favorite illiteracy from VA? “After all, if I would have saw her name, I would have…” GAAH).
April 11th, 2008 at 5:00 am
Great article, and it only makes me respect you both even more. Well done, and keep up the great work
April 11th, 2008 at 6:21 am
YAY! And Chuck too!
April 11th, 2008 at 7:07 am
If possible, I have MORE respect for you and Heather now.
Give her a hug from me. Really! Go up to her, hug her and say “this was from a total stranger who thinks you rock!”
April 11th, 2008 at 7:17 am
To hell with that. Heather has had her 15 minutes.
Chuck in The WSJ!!
April 11th, 2008 at 7:49 am
Have been a fan for over 2 years……and I am a grandmother of 3! Wonder if Dooce knows how valuable her insight is to all ages…am really proud for her. She deserves the recognition. Of course Chuck needs an extra treat today since he made the WSJ too!
April 11th, 2008 at 8:33 am
outstanding!
April 11th, 2008 at 8:41 am
Love you both…tune in everyday. Kudos to you both, hope it continues for years to come!!!
April 11th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Reading your post today (4/11/08), it would be nice if the link to the article worked. All the traffic must be killing the WSJ, or I need to subscribe to read it. Possibly someone could cut-and-paste it somewhere else.
April 11th, 2008 at 11:05 am
@ eric… try this:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120778656388403417.html?mod=pj_main_hs_coll
April 11th, 2008 at 11:42 am
You guys are awesome. Great article.
Tim, we subscribe to The Week, love it. I saw the bit about “being dooced” in there as well.
Good news week for the blurbodoocery.
April 11th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Way to go, Heather & Jon! I’m so thrilled that dooce has been recognized in the Wall Street Journal. Like a previous commenter - I don’t read it because it’s a parenting blog, I just love Heather’s offbeat humor and writing. Plus your combined photography efforts are awesome. Love those racoon pics and the ongoing life of Chuck, Coco and friends.
April 11th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
I have loved and read Dooce for a long time and bounced over here a while ago and love it as well. Thanks for making what is obviously (per the WSJ story) a tough job seem so effortless. Your honesty and humor is awesome. Plus - Chuck. I mean, words don’t do him justice. Quite often my poor officemate has to her me randomly squeal “CHUUUCK” when a particularly cute pic has been posted.
April 11th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Congrats on the success, which is well deserved.
I sometimes wish Heather would open comments on the daily Chuck, cuz the one she’s got up today (Bo and Coco’s tug of war with Bo looking every bit a war-weary military commander) is my desktop photo today. I feel compelled to let her know how how grateful I am for the cuteness and the ‘tude she manages to nail every time.
Have you guys considered retailing portraits of the animals in your community? I realize you have the calendar of Chuck, but small portraits (like the ones including Bo of late) would be awesome.
April 11th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Great article - I’m a huge fan of Dooce and Blurbomat. I cannot believe some of the comments you and Heather get, and my heart goes out to you - there are a lot of strange, angry people out there. Both of your sites give me a smile and/or something to think about every day, and everyone I’ve told about your sites love you too. I’m glad you go on despite some of the negative, badly written comments.
I agree with the commenter above - please let us comment on The Daily Chuck!
April 11th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
p.s. I completely related to the “SQUEAKING. SQUEAKING. SQUEAKING.” thing - my crazed young beagle and my friend’s Wheaten Terrier pup enact this scene constantly. Usually at 60 mph speeds!
April 11th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Jon, Leta, Chuck and Coco, you must be so proud. It should definitely be burritos and tequila for dinner tonight! Congratulations to you all! Oh yeah, you too Heather.
April 11th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
That’s great! Congrats to both of you! I never buy that paper but will do so if this issue is still available at the local bookstore.
April 11th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
She was in the Anchorage Daily News also! It was the same article on the front page! OF THE ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS in ALASKA! Yeah, I was pointing to it all day saying, “I READ THIS BLOG EVERY DAY!”
April 11th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
That is a great photo….you must be so proud!!
April 12th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
It’s kind of weird to think of Dooce with writer’s block. I thought she was, like, the bionic woman of blogging or something.
It makes me feel better.
April 14th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
I think that was a very great article as well. I’ve been reading dooce since the kitchen remodel at the old house… and I must say I’ve always wondered about what goes on behind the scenes, ie does Heather ever get writers block? Or does she write the bits of convo we read down as it happens, or is her memory THAT great?
I think what you two have done is quite amazing. Cheers to you both, I hope to have the pleasure of reading for a loooong long time.