Monthly Archives: June 2012

Of Droughts and Dustbowls

Posted on June 30, 2012 by

Climate scientists have been warning us about global warming for a while now, and one of the things they mentioned was the increased possibility of droughts. Back in 2003 they worried that the changing climate would create stretches of severe … Continue reading →

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Alleluia!

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

The SCOTUS upheld most of the health care law and I am so thrilled about it I could dance a jig. In fact, pardon me while I jig around the room. *sound of jigging and breaking furniture* Ah, that’s better. … Continue reading →

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Discworld

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

I love Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books. LOVE THEM. For one thing, they are some of the most witty, scathing, dead-on social critique and satire I have ever seen. Ever. Jonathon Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” is the a little ambiguous in … Continue reading →

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It bears repeating

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

(I meant to post this yesterday, but my day was filled with a crisis of poo. Spock has decided to take off her diaper when loaded, without telling me first. Moreover, she pooped four times. The Fokker was busy cleaning … Continue reading →

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What we know now

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

On Saturday the Fokkers drove to the not-too-distant city where Sweet Babou and I used to live. The purpose was twofold. First, I would get to see Peter and Peony Parker, children I had babysit from the time they had … Continue reading →

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A response to the racist defending John Henry Spooner’s murder of Darius Simmons

Posted on June 24, 2012 by

Earlier this month I wrote a post about the murder of Darius Simmons, a 13 year old black child, by his racist next door neighbor, John Henry Spooner. I made it abundantly clear what I think of vile racist pus-monsters … Continue reading →

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Again with the fat and the health

Posted on June 23, 2012 by

There is a lot of fat-hate out there. A lot of it. People feel free to say really horrible shit about fatties, especially fat women. I’ve posted about the gendered aspect of fat hate before. I have also written about … Continue reading →

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Of course they did

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

An incident where some nasty-spirited and heartless little twatwaffles from Greece, NY bullied their elderly school bus monitor without mercy has come to national attention. It’s awful. I’ve embedded the video of her harassment but don’t watch it if you … Continue reading →

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Thank you for your support

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

I appreciate everyone who, here or on Facebook or on another site, gave me two thumbs up and a cheer. My sincerest gratitude to you all. There were only two negative comments. One was over on Feministe. Although I disagree … Continue reading →

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Misogynistic drivel disguised as “feminism”

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

Elizabeth Wurtzel recently wrote an article for The Atlantic wherein she claimed that housewives, especially those married to guys in the wealthiest 1%, are the reason for the conservative War on Women. Us parasitic and pathetic women who do not … Continue reading →

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