My lovely, lovely readers! May I tell you all how thin you look? And your skin! Glowing! Just gorgeous, really. Now get yourself a cup of your beverage of choice and settle in for a few minutes. You may have…
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This Week in WTF: North Carolina
I am cross-eyed with rage about this. Apparently, some bigots in the North Carolina legislature have introduced a bill making Christianity the official religion of North Carolina: Republican North Carolina state legislators have proposed allowing an official state religion in…
New on Babble: What Is Bullying?
There’s a great piece in the New York Times about what actually constitutes bullying and the problems with a defintion that’s too broad. I responded to it over at Babble, using a story from my own school bully experience. I’m…
The Invisible Boy
The first time I saw Max was on a sunny fall day in DC. His mom Maya was a friend from book club and I was warning her that her husband, a Realtor, would be spending the afternoon showing us…
Everything You Want To Know About Sequestration But Were Afraid To Ask
Three days ago, the President signed an order that codified a set of federal budget cuts known as The Sequester. Pundits have been screeching like scalded seagulls over this for weeks, decrying whichever party they feel is to blame for…
In Which I Meet My Governor And He Cares What You (Yeah, You) Think
As a blogger, I am a small fish in a very large pond. If you’re reading this right now, you are among the elite few who partake of my little rants and raves. I don’t have a big audience or…
An Open Letter to the Boy Scouts of America
Dear Boy Scout Leadership, It has comes to my attention that you have postponed making a decision about revising your long-standing policy banning gay people from being scouts or troop leaders. I was really excited when I though that you…
Stop Judging Birth Choices
Ok, this post is going to be the kind of rant I usually keep to myself because I don’t groove on needlessly pissing off other women. However, my reaction has been simmering just below the surface for long enough without…
25 Ways To Be Safer At Home Without Owning Guns
1. Have an alarm system. 2. Have emergency plans and go over them with the whole family. 3. Get to know your neighbors. 4. Invest in windows and doors with secure locks. 5. Join the neighborhood association to get and…
March On Washington For Gun Control January 26, 2013
I know many of you already know about this, but there’s going to be march in DC to demonstrate in favor of sensible gun control reforms. The march is happening January 26, 2013 at 10am, starting at the Capitol Reflecting…
