My newest column is up at the Washington Time Communities page! I’m writing about my stretch marks! I’m not a collector’s edition Barbie doll that has never been taken out of the box. I’m the Velveteen Rabbit, so worn and…
Author: Rebekah Kuschmider
I'm a mother with an over-developed sense of irreverence, ADD, socialist tendencies and a blog. All my opinions are entirely my own and not representative of anything officially sanctioned by my political party, my mother, or arbiters of common sense and good taste.
25 Reality Shows I Would Totally Watch
Real World: Supreme Court (This is what happens when the Justices stop being polite) Gay Bridezillas The Really Simple Life where the Kardashians go live like the Amish House Hunters Section 8 where a single mom on welfare tries to…
Eye on the Ball
As usual. the mainstream media is being annoying. The is probably partly my fault since the only news article that I’ve read in its entirety this morning is a story about an upcoming remake of Dirty Dancing. I won’t lie:…
25 Things I’ve Done Today Instead of Writing
The problem is not subject matter I have great ideas for posts here and for my column at the Washington Times Communities. The problem is the fact that they are buried in my head and need to be extracted one…
A Little Something New
I’m very proud to announce that I will now be having a weekly column on the Washington Times Communities Website! The column will be called So Here’s the Thing and it launched today! This will be a place where I…
Debt-Mania!
OK, so after weeks of wrangling, Congressional leaders and the White House came up with a plan to increase the federal debt ceiling. Well, actually, no. That’s not what they did. They came up with a plan for lots of…
My Thoughts On the Debt Limit Issue
This is going to be brief. The debt limit needs to be raised. If you have a Member of Congress is part of the bloc who is refusing to authorize any plan to raise it, don’t just vote against them…
This Week in WTF: Babies, Birth Control and a Headache
I’ve been feeling bitchier than usual this week so forgive me if my reaction to some of the WTF that I’ve seen is…well…bitchy. I suspect the heat is to blame. This weather makes me want to kick a climate change…
Review: “Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement”
I just finished reading Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement by Kathryn Joyce and I can’t stop thinking about it. The whole book was fascinating and hard to put down even though Joyce has one of the same writing flaws…
25 Guilty Pleasures
Chef Boy-R-Dee ravioli Looking at the gunk on a Biore pore strip when you peel it off Wearing bright colored eye-shadow Toddlers and Tiaras Cheez-Its Reruns of Charmed Gossip magazines Katy Perry The 40 Year Old Virgin Vampire books Pringles…
