Monthly Archives: August 2012

Lilo is trying to kill me

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

It’s stealthy. She is trying to give me a heart attack so no one will know it was a homicide. She is a clever, clever girl. Yesterday I went to my daughter’s school to get Lilo and Stitch. There is … Continue reading →

Posted in daughters, motherhood | 11 Comments

We’re gonna need some bigger guns

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

By now everyone knows that Prince Harry got busted (SHOCKER!) being nekkid and partying with a nekkid girl in Vegas!! Imagine a guy in his twenties being interested in such things! Pearls have been clutched. People have fainted. Well, his … Continue reading →

Posted in I like this, dammit. | 7 Comments

Rush Limbaugh is a racist monster

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

Rush Limbaugh is on a constant mission to prove himself to be one of the most disgusting slime demons to crawl across the swamp of racist thought. His latest high note has been his fervent hope that Hurricane Isaac would … Continue reading →

Posted in are you kidding me with this shit?, poli-ticks, racism | 2 Comments

Another “isolated” case of domestic terrorism

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

Oh my God. Another “militia” has been caught plotting a terrorist attack. They’ve already killed at least two people: “Four Army soldiers based in southeast Georgia killed a former comrade and his girlfriend to protect an anarchist militia group they … Continue reading →

Posted in poli-ticks, shit I think y'all should know | 6 Comments

Lovely Ladies Lunch

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

It was a frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! For those who are unaware, Betty Fokker came into being as part of a group of women who all read the same blog, who all had a “Betty name” so that we could … Continue reading →

Posted in I like this, dammit. | 14 Comments

This was cute

Posted on August 26, 2012 by

(I found out about this via a tweet from Smart Bitches/Trashy Books)   Apparently someone has had the clever idea of figuring out, or inventing, your sci/fi or fantasy world birthstone.  You can find out yours over on Stellar Four. … Continue reading →

Posted in I like this, dammit. | 4 Comments

I love the Irish

Posted on August 25, 2012 by

I went to Ireland for 8 weeks when I was in grad school for research purposes and discovered that they were “my people”. The cussin’, the opinions, the warmth, the sarcasm … all of it was Team Fokker. And now … Continue reading →

Posted in I like this, dammit., poli-ticks | 3 Comments

Manly Men

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

As I have mentioned before, the patriarchy ain’t doing a lot of guys any favors. Sure, the men at the top (plus the women and minorities who trade their compliance for acceptance and protection) have power and autonomy, but the … Continue reading →

Posted in are you kidding me with this shit?, Feminism, shit I think y'all should know | 10 Comments

I will remember.

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

Two sheriffs deputies, Brandon Nielsen and Jeremy Triche,were ambushed and gunned down in Louisiana by two members of a far-right domestic terrorist group known as the sovereign citizens movement. The conspiracy theories those nut-job cuntmonkeys believe make the fictional books … Continue reading →

Posted in I've been thinking too much, poli-ticks, shit I think y'all should know | 5 Comments

Akins needs a little update about medical things

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

I am sure you are all familiar with Todd Akins and his massively douchey claim that it’s super rare for woman to be impregnated by a rapist, because in cases of “legitimate rape” the female body can “shut that whole … Continue reading →

Posted in are you kidding me with this shit?, Feminism, health, poli-ticks, shit I think y'all should know | 5 Comments