Yesterday, I came across an article in the Guardian that should have shocked me, but sadly did not. (Just to get it out of the way, here is the link to the article. Go on and read it. I’ll wait.) Of course, I knew about all the various point covered in the article, as I have read about each incident separately around the blogs I read, many of which ( Read more... )

A little while back the mom blogs went through a bit of a tiff over a spot on the Today Show that grossly misrepresented the issue of mothers having a drink at playdates. Basically, the mothers would get together, their kids would play and everyone would eat lunch together. At these gatherings the mothers would have a glass of wine with lunch, say ( Read more... )

From NPR today: "Flanked by veterans and their families, Bush accused the Democrats of political theater."

I was just reading through this post on Punkass Blog - okay, really, I read the comment thread more than the actual post, because the comment thread was really the bit that I found remarkable. I liked the post. I agreed with the post, but the comments really blew me away. Most of them not in the good way. In a "Oh my word, do people really think ( Read more... )

Maybe someone has thought of this stuff, but Homeschooling is such a sudden sensation (I know it's been around a long time, but has, in recent years, become much more widespread, to, I think, unprecedented levels) that I'm imagining there are a lot of cracks to fall through. Plus, my neighbor across the street recently switched over to ( Read more... )

I called today and arranged for a salvage yard to come pick up the old, ugly car out of my driveway. Tomorrow at 9am, I move up in the world. Just a little.

Black Snake Moan makes me angry. On so many levels. I haven't even seen it, nor will I. But I am righteously indignant.

I realized I hadn't put out a plug for Chris's new blog yet, despite my great enjoyment of it, to date. He manages to say profound things in simple enough ways that it draws me in. He's also well educated on the subjects he speaks on (mostly atheism and religion in general, with plenty of historical reference and touches of socialism and popular ( Read more... )

It's not good news for this post.

I read the article and ran the numbers and it seems like one in nine inmates in Texas Youth detention centers is being/has been sexually abused by adult staff of the centers. Apparently, a Texas Ranger told the TYC (Texas Youth Commission) about an incident related to this two years ago, and nothing was done ( Read more... )

NPR is making me angry (again) talking about Cuba and how oppressed its people are. Talking about how oppressed people living under communism are, in general. And I just keep thinking "I wonder how many destitute homeless they have." In fact, I'd almost bet America has more than 11 million destitute/homeless people living here, which I totally ( Read more... )