I got unfollowed on Twitter one night last week. This is not unusual. Twitter is like a giant, continuous conversation and people tune in and out to one another all the time. What was different about this incident was that…
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.
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25 Things To See In DC
I have two posts today. This one, with a lot of my favorite local things listed. And another one that’s a totally snotty list of things I wish I could say when tourists are particularly rude or clueless. That one…
My Child Is In Daycare. You Can Bite Me If You Don’t Like That
I was recently having an email exchange with a reader who had left some critical comment here at the old blog. We were having what I consider to be a fairly interesting discussion about the scope of government and the…
Extreme(ly) Weird
I didn’t really intend to watch Extreme Couponing. In large part, I objected to use of the word “coupon” as a verb. Not. A. Verb. “Couponing” therefore is not a real word. The proper way to verbally characterize the act…
In Praise of Taxes
It’s tax day*! Yaaaayyyyy! I love taxes! Ok, maybe love is too strong a word. I respect taxes and I don’t mind paying them. Like most people, I pay federal and state income taxes. They come right out of my…
When A Little Boy Wears Nail Polish…
So, the latest tempest in a teacup out here in the internets is that somewhere there is a picture of a little boy wearing pink nail polish on his toes. And somewhere else on the internets is a psychologist who…
What I’m Watching Now: The Worst TV Ever
It’s official. I watch terrible television. I’m actually disgusted with myself whenever I get control of the clicker. And yet, I don’t ever flip over to PBS. No, I hover around E!, and Bravo, and TLC and Style network. Where…
25 Things I Want To Say To Corporate America
Just because I bought something from you once and gave you my email, doesn’t mean we’re besties. Stop sending me stuff! Friday is tax day. I’ll be paying mine. Will you? Charging the same amount for a t-shirt as you…
A Letter to the Weather
Dear Weather, At the writing of this missive, it is 5pm on Sunday and the sun has made its first appearance of the entire weekend. To say I’m displeased with this would be akin to saying Oprah has a few…
