This week's featured guest is known for her quick wit and knack for providing links to sites that are funny, thought-provoking, rage-inspiring or simply bizarre. We are happy to introduce you to a self-proclaimed muthablogga, tracey of sweetney.com. We love tracey's unique view on the world. Outspoken, intelligent, yet charmingly self-effacing, tracey's writing appeals to a wide audience. Through sweetney.com, tracey sends readers on a hilarious treasure hunt. Tracey is an accomplished writer, former university professor, and a published poet. In addition to her fantastic links, sweetney.com also offers thought-provoking essays and rants, and shares glimpses into her life as a 'never lost it' cool mom.

Baltimore is home turf for tracey and her family. Once frustrated by the limited social opportunities for parents who still like to rock, tracey took matters into her own hands. She books local bands and hosts RockNRomp Baltimore, a monthly concert series for parents and kids, in her big backyard.

We admire tracey's style and irreverance as she navigates the wilds of parenting. We know you will love her, too. But don't just take our word for it. We asked some of her friends and readers to share their thoughts on the woman behind sweetney.com. Tracey's fans didn't disappoint.

Styro Kitty took issue with the "mommyblogger" label, but readily acknowledged tracey's transcendent level of coolness.

Tracey is too damn awesome to be considered just a "mommyblogger." The term "mommyblogger" makes me want to puke, however. You should make up a new word for Tracey and it should be something like Awesometastic-kickassticblogger or Blondiewilldestroyyablogger or omgwtfbbqblogger.

Hey, you asked.

Jess shares why sweetney.com is a must-read:

I love sweetney.com because it’s different and exciting and, most importantly, cool. Visiting there, listening in, and occasionally participating in the comments makes me feel like i’m hangin with the cool kids. The links she gives almost daily are always new to me and illuminate my day in some way. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, sometimes informational – always interesting.

Patrick sums up tracey's appeal in a single word:

you know, i keep trying to think of something substantial to say, but i don't have anything. tracey's cool, that's all. i'm surprised she's so nice to a hood like me. but i'm glad.

Debbie, founder of the RockNRomp concept in DC, is full of praise for her friend:

hmmm. this is difficult! i know tracey from before the sweetney days, so my praise is a little biased. tracey is awesome because she's ridiculously smart and well-read, but is not above appreciating the lowbrow. i love reading sweetney because a lot of the time it feels like we share a brain. tracey writes about things that interest me, things that i want to know more about, things that make me laugh and think, " i totally feel the same way!" so, even if we weren't friends, i'm pretty sure that i'd be a loyal sweetney reader. though i must admit, tracey is the person who turned me onto the whole world of blogging in the first place! huh. so, actually, if we weren't friends i'd probably be totally unaware there was a sweetney.com, but i'd be lucky to find it. such is the awesomeness of tracey's blog, sweetney.com.

Supa, another of our favorite cool Baltimore moms, welcomes the escape from Sesame Street:

Tracey has a real talent for finding the bizarre, the interesting, the brilliant, and the obscure, and she's not stingy in sharing it with us. Her blog should be required reading for parents who yearn to think about something -- anything! -- other than diaper rash and Elmo.

Kate tells us more about tracey's connection with her readers:

Sweetney is on my daily must-read list because of her unique style. She blends funny, concise writing about life in general with fantastic links that are always right up my alley. I love her taste in music as well. She made a compilation CD for anyone who wanted one, and I still listen to it in it's entirety in my car several times per week. Sweetney rocks!

Well I've only been reading Sweetney for a short time - a matter of months. She consistantly brings interesting links and tidbits of things to her readers, and her content certainly isn't geared towards a certain target audience.
She's brought us art, music, comedy links, nerd info, and much more, all delivered in such a way that us geeks get it. Why do I keep coming back? Original, thought-provoking content and links I wouldn't normally stumble across, but I enjoy the majority of them.

Danielle points out that although tracey is a mother, she doesn't fit the mother stereotype.

While I know she is amazing with her daughter, I never think of Tracey as 'just a mother'. She is sarcastic, witty, informed, passionate, and incredibly intelligent - that's what keeps me coming back for more.

We first met tracey at BlogHer2005, and we were impressed with her strong advocacy for mothers who blog. When we put out our request for praise, we were truly overwhelmed with the response. We received so much praise for tracey that we couldn't possibly include it all. You've heard our take. You've heard from her friends and fans. Check back later this afternoon when we put muthablogga tracey of sweetney.com in the hot seat.