...this is fucking scary. In the "Protect Life Act", A PA lawmaker is proposing a bill that will ban emergency abortions. As in, abortions where the mother will DIE if something is not done. Do they not realize that in many--if not most--cases, the fetus would die also? So you're losing not one but two lives? This bill is NOT pro-life. It's pro ( Read more... )

Do any of you dislike being called "woman"? It irritates the crap out of me. I think it comes off as sexist and outdated, pretty much as if someone was saying "Hey woman, get in the kitchen and make me some pie ( Read more... )

So, against my better judgement, I went to H&R Block last night to get my taxes done for the year. I did it because A: I thought my locals were going to be complicated because of moving halfway through the year and B: I thought it would be quicker and easier to just have a "trained professional" do it ( Read more... )

Has anyone noticed that when someone asks "How are you?", it seems to only be a rhetorical question that they don't expect or desire an answer to?  I've been noticing this a lot, particularly at work ( Read more... )

But today, I was wishing on all things holy that someone would just invent some time/space travel thing where I could just push a button and be where I want to go.

My drive into work was horrible today.  Its always long, and the last part is always a little congested and tedious, but it was even worse today.

The turnpike itself wasn't bad.  Oh, there ( Read more... )

When Did Fiction Become Anything But?

I’ve been reading about a lot of controversy concerning Stephanie Meyer’s “Twilight” series, both in this community and in other friends’ journals.  It seems there are many opinions out there regarding the “message” these books are sending young girls.  Which has me asking, since when does fiction have to ( Read more... )