Monthly Archives: April 2012

I’m all adult and shit

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Do you know how profoundly boring Sweet Babou and I are? We are such freaking homebodies that we had never had to hire a babysitter before last Friday. On the extremely rare occasions when we would want, or need, to … Continue reading →

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How will the far right spin getting a rebate check as a “negative” of Obamacare?

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

Today’s involuntary guest post brings you good news … the fact that “Obamacare” means rebate checks are heading to millions of Americans who have been screwed blue by the jackals of the insurance industry for eons. Sweet Babou and I … Continue reading →

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Again, with firefighters

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

This is the kind of greatness firefighters do: Notice the weeping gratitude on that woman’s face? That’s a look few other professions can bring. Yet firefighters are under attack for being lazy, overpaid, union workers and expected to give up … Continue reading →

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The Nature of Friendship

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

I’ve been very lucky with friends. One of my friendships dates back to 1984. I became friends with Bitsy in seventh grade, when Madonna was wailing that she was “Crazy for You”, and Bryan Adams assured me that love cuts … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Sweet Babou!

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

My Sweet Babou is 36 years old today. Since you are only as old as the person you feel, I still think of myself as in the “mid-thirties” as well. One of the many benefits of cougarhood, y’all. I get … Continue reading →

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The Saga of the Broken Glasses

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

Lilo got a new pair of glasses last Friday. We got a really nice pair of “flexon” frames from the local eyewear place attached to the school of optometry, since insurance covered all but a small portion of the cost. … Continue reading →

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Today, I am a Smart Bitch

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

I did a review of Lucy March’s book, A Little Night Magic, and it is up over on Smart Bitches/Trashy Books. I love it when I have a review up on SB/TB. It makes me feel all cool and famous … Continue reading →

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Team Neville

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

(If you have never read Harry Potter, I warn you that there are some spoilers in this) I’ve always been a big fan of Neville Longbottom, from the very first time I encountered him  in the very first Harry Potter … Continue reading →

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Christianity v/s Mammon Worship

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

I have insisted, repeatedly, that the far right Evangelicals in the US are actually worshiping Mammon, since their merciless attitude to the poor and disenfranchised, in conjunction with their rabid support of the plutocracy that promises to keep non-patriarchy-approved women, … Continue reading →

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It’s not just me

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

There was an excellent article about mothering over on Jezebel. Apparently, now that she is a mother, the author has discovered depths of empathy she had never know. I was born with that kind of empathy, and there are times … Continue reading →

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