Oh Dan Savage…
Angry readers respond to his advice to the pro-choice girl whose anti-choice boyfriend refused to have sex with her. I’m laughing out loud in an internet cafe, and people are looking at me like I’m crazy — so read it. Favorite parts: Dan’s excuse: I thought my response last week to the guy who wanted [...]
...read moreThe Nanny Diaries
Or, why I don’t blog about my summer job. The premise is this: a Park Slope nanny kept a personal weblog, which she showed to her employer. Her employer followed the blog “obsessively,” and was so offended by what she wrote that she eventually fired the nanny — and then wrote a piece for the [...]
...read moreLegislating Time
Apparently the government controls time as well as reality, so goes the bipartisan bill that passed in Congress to extend Daylight Saving Time by two months. March through November, they say, to “save energy.” “The more daylight we have, the less electricity we use,” said U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who co-sponsored the measure with [...]
...read moreWeekend Reads
Ms. Musings: A Feminist Conservatives Could Love Ginmar: Excuses, Excuses Pesky Apostrophe: Behold the Power of the Penis Kim Procrastinates: Post-Partum Baby Blues Dr. B.’s Blog: It’s a Damn Shame The Drunken Lagomorph: There’s Always a First Time Big Brass Blog: Double Super Secret Background (the movie) An Eighth: Standardised Exams Suck Ass but Make [...]
...read moreSouthern Rock Ain’t Dead
Michael Berube posted today that Southern rock is dead. Extinct. Amanda disagrees with a long post detailing some of the finer modern artists putting out Southern rock music today. I’m with Amanda. It may not be what it used to be, more folk, more punk, more rock, or more rockabilly, but it sure isn’t dead. [...]
...read moreWhat You Might Be Doing If You Only Blog About Cats
You probably haven’t been wondering what I’ve been up to since I haven’t been blogging of late, but I’m going to let you in anyway. First I’ve been knitting like a madwoman. The alternating heat and rain have compelled me to sit around with a load of wool on my lap, ’cause you know wool, [...]
...read moreFriday Cat Hair Blogging
Pablo refuses to make an appearance after the vigorous brushing I gave him, though if you zoom in you can see one of Doug’s hot gams. Doug, as usual, is killing something. Mostly yarn.
...read moreEmail Etiquette
I’m irritated that I even have to post about this. But it’s become necessary. I am truly grateful to readers who email me with interesting articles, blog posts, or replies to something I’ve written. I’ve gotten emails from NYU Law alums offering their help, people who disagree with my views offering an alternate perspective, and [...]
...read moreFriday Random Ten – The “To Hell in a Handbasket” Edition
If it’s Friday somewhere it’s time for the Friday Random Ten. If you don’t know what to do by now I’ll fill you in on the festivities. You have these excellent music files on your computer called mp3s. You select all of them, every one, and load them into your mp3 player. Winamp, iPod, whatever, [...]
...read moreMy Own Private Hurricane
The hurricanes down south have been pushing thunderstorms our way. The last storm ravaged my garden and I spent all day today cleaning it up and clearing out the plants that were damaged beyond repair. Tonight at the grocery store there was a bit of telltale lightning. We were there late after dining with the [...]
...read moreDepressed over the SCOTUS Nomination?
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...read moreClean Up Your Desktop!
And you thought my usual round-ups were big? Ha! Some of these links may be considered vintage, as they have been waiting for me to write on them since before my pilgrimage to Graceland. Consider it my duty to spread the intellectual wealth. Feminism Pinko Feminist Hellcat breaks from the blogging big boys and others [...]
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