I haven't done a lot of ranting here on LJ lately, and in some cases I feel like I'm tapped out. It's exhausting to to be high dudgeon for long periods of time. However, this past week has just been one long WTF after another in a world wide level ( Read more... )

1. I realized today that I hate the term "urban homesteader" or "homesteader" in general. There are just a lot of connoatations that go along with the word that annoy me. Similar to the Pioneer Woman series I feel like it fetishizes an era of hard work and deprivation so that privileged middle class people can feel accomplished. It also seems to ( Read more... )

Johnny Carson: Don't you think a man really likes intelligence when looking for a woman ( Read more... )

Really happy to see something like this in the NYT. Yes, at times it reads like an infomercial, but it does manager to address positive female body images.
This kind of cheerleading is not about girl power. This message of empowerment is resolutely intended for adults who wish their lingerie to reflect their age and station. No woman in her 40s ( Read more... )

On the one hand rent a wife seems like it could be a great opportunity for women (or type A personalities like mine) to make some side cash doing what you do. On the other...WTF! Couldn't we call this something else?! I mean, if I'm planning your party in lieu of hiring a party planner or event coordinator, then it's a lot more than a normal ( Read more... )

“Aren’t you lucky! He helps around the house!”

Yup. He helps. Because picking up his laundry, cooking his meals, paying his bills, and raising his child is by rights my job. Of course, my laundry and bills and meals are my job, too. Along with the playdates and the grocery shopping and scheduling babysitters. But he helps! Wow!

Hair, for women in the black community is always a touchy issue to navigate. In some cases, to me at least, it seems like a lot of identity politics for black women is wrapped up in their hair. Even in my own family its been an issue, with my mother being the stereotypical 'light skinned' girl with 'good hair' and my aunt...well...not ( Read more... )

Gaga continues to slowly win me over.

Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.

A Woman of Independent Means semi inspired by my post a few days ago regarding retirement planning. It's written as letter's written by the narrator to her family over a period of time, so the novel format is novel (I couldn't resist). Still toward the beginning of the book, and while I'm hopeful it will continue to be an enjoyable read, I worry ( Read more... )

This article regarding women and retirement is slightly disturbing. Some alarming statistics include:

# Women, on average, earn 76% of what men earn, resulting in an average lifetime earnings differential of $250,000 ( Read more... )