I want to live in Australia
And not just for the koalas. Because they have exclusive news coverage like this:
...read moreTuesday Travel Blogging – Basata
Basata is a tiny, eco-friendly tourist village on the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea in Egypt. I was blessed to have traveled there about a year and a half ago on a trip to Egypt. It’s a phenomenal place, and my pictures don’t do it justice. More photos here, and below the fold. [...]
...read moreWhy I Love Bob Herbert, part 8472
This. With Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s win in New Hampshire, gender issues are suddenly in the news. Where has everybody been? If there was ever a story that deserved more coverage by the news media, it’s the dark persistence of misogyny in America. Sexism in its myriad destructive forms permeates nearly every aspect of American [...]
...read moreWhoda thunk it?
Seems that if you give poor people the means to pay for fresh, healthy food and access to fresh healthy food, they buy fresh, healthy food.
...read moreClass and weight issues in a cup
Starbucks is, apparently, introducing something called “The Skinny Platform,” which proposes to simplify ordering by designating as “skinny” drinks with the following characteristics: skim milk, sugar-free syrup, no whip. I have some issues with the perpetuation of the idea that a drink should be designated “skinny” (because the ones with whole milk are “fat” or [...]
...read moreStuff to Read
Loads of good stuff out there: Huckabee calls for wifely submission Senator’s Inquiry Into Megachurch Money Hypocrisy Sparks Church-State Showdown Abortion Clinic Violence: Is “Pro-Life” Murder An Oxymoron? Teen Moms Say: Too Little, Too Late The Secret Ballot (a little elction “fiction”) I’m a FEMALE Male Chauvinist – a little something to raise your blood [...]
...read more
Recent Comments