Category Archives: Ranty

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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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 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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Things that used to matter that don’t matter anymore

In the past five years I’ve noticed a distinct process going on in my life. I imagine I’m hardly the first person to realize that the overall view from one’s own mind becomes more diffuse, broader, less myopic over time. … Continue reading

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Adventures in administrative work

So… yeah. The thing about administrative work is that it is basically not all that hard, but there are a surprising number of people in the world who either outwardly refuse, or lack the technological prowess, to do basic office … Continue reading

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