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Girls, girls, girls.
So after the little tempest-in-a-teapot that my last blog set off, I realized, thanks mostly to Tony C.’s comment, that it is important to expand a little on my initial assertion that women are the only people who have expectations for … Continue reading
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All the single ladies
Like a lot of women my age, I have a lot of gorgeous, amazing, intelligent single female friends who continually struggle with dating. I see it all the time, and it’s abundantly portrayed in the media: women are waiting for … Continue reading
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Born this way?
I have a problem with this assessment of the reasons behind conservatism/liberalism. The author here asserts that there are hard-wired, genetic reasons that cause “threat-averse” people to be more conservative-minded, and an “exploratory” nature can be cited for liberal ideologies. … Continue reading
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No matter how ready you think you are…
My husband’s father had been battling some kind of illness or another since I’d first met him. He’d lived a rough life, a tradesman’s life, surrounded by chemicals and characterized by long hours and tough conditions in body and paint … Continue reading
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The more things change, the more things change.
I was home yesterday and there was a peculiar little marathon of films on some channel from the 80s regarding women in the workplace. I caught the end: 9 to 5 and Diane Keaton looking flustered for 2 hours in … Continue reading
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Tiny, insignificant bit of carbon.
I find it rather disheartening that in 2011, a man with the talent, wit and philosophical depth of Christopher Hitchens passed away and the facet of his live that so many have chosen to focus on is his outspoken atheism. Yes, … Continue reading
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Bus People, December 5
Crowded again this morning. Always when it’s cold, so many people just need a shelter for a moment, even if it moves, even if they kick you off when it gets to the end of the line. A man with … Continue reading
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Why I think it’s time to stop Occupying and start Doing
So as I was reheating my lunch, my coworker stood on the balcony outside the break room, which affords a pretty amazing view of Civic Center Park. She poked her head into the breakroom, as I stirred my soup. “They’re … Continue reading
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For Halloween, a Zombie Story.
He was a sniper before, in the war before this. In the war that, for all its chaos and meaninglessness, still made more sense than this. On the rooftop now, a breeze blew and it kicked up the scent of … Continue reading
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For the dreamers.
Today was a sad day for visionaries. Today, we mourn the loss of Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth and Steve Jobs. On the face of it, these men have very little in common; an 89 year old civil rights legend and a multibillionaire technology … Continue reading
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