Monthly Archives: March 2012

OMG The Stoopid

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

Recently, a big-ass sturgeon washed up on a South Carolina beach and people called it a Sea Monster … mainly because it was huge and ugly and could it possibly be something new and creepy. I can dig that.  I’d … Continue reading →

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Blues Battles

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

I’m having another blue-tinged day, so I am going to focus on some HAPPY things, times when people show that humanity has a lot going for it, to remind myself that good can prevail.   For example, this guy jumped … Continue reading →

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Lilo is Seven Today

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

My eldest daughter, the golden sun in my sky, turns seven years old today. It’s so hard to let go of thinking of her as if she is still a baby. She isn’t. She is a little girl who has … Continue reading →

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The Hunger Games and viewer racism

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

Here there be Spoilers. Good news. The movie is excellent and very similar to the book. Bad news. That means it is every bit as gut-wrenching as the book. Which means when Katniss volunteered for her baby sister to save … Continue reading →

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Feeling weird and bluish

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

There are many, many reasons I heart The Bloggess all the way to googolplex plus four. One of those many, many reasons for my hearting is that she also suffers from the depression and anxiety disorder that plague me. That … Continue reading →

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Review: Tawna Fenske’s new release, Believe It or Not

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

Fenske and I were metaphorically braiding each other’s hair one day when she brought up her newest novel, Believe It or Not. “How would you feel about writing a review of my latest opus, my darling Fokker? And have I … Continue reading →

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When did Rolling Stone become more credible than CNN?

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

Seriously, when Rolling Stone is the source of some of the best journalism (that old school shit with “facts” and whatnot) in the USA, there is something wrong. Newspapers and newscasts should be debunking myths, exposing lies, and in general … Continue reading →

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When does self-delusion cross into mental illness? (updated)

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

This a repost, but it has this update: Deryl Dedmon has been sentenced for the murder if James Craig Anderson. It’s not the death penalty, which I will bet you money he would have gotten if he was a young … Continue reading →

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Justifying atrocities

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

The war on drugs is mostly a war on common decency, y’all.  There is the overarching bullshit of using drug charges in concert with systemic racism to force young black men back into slavery for greedy private prisons that are … Continue reading →

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Liar, Liar pants on fire

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

I hate to keep talking about Rick Santorum, but the man is driving me too crazy not to rant. The asshat now denies that he has EVER said anything about contraception. Bullshit. Too bad no one ever told him about … Continue reading →

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