Quite a while back, an upper-middle-age black gentleman (I’d put him close to 60) and I were chatting at the office about the Michael Vick case, shortly after that story first broke. At one point during the conversation, he stopped,…
Quite a while back, an upper-middle-age black gentleman (I’d put him close to 60) and I were chatting at the office about the Michael Vick case, shortly after that story first broke. At one point during the conversation, he stopped,…
I’m not really sure who’s the bigger jackass on this one . . . The person who’s ignoring the need to clean up after themselves or the one who wrote this note, the likes of which we’ve ALL had the…
I am full of unmitigated rage at this very moment! If I am told by one more fucking medical professional that proper CPAP compliance is 100% effective in treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), I might just smack him. I sleep…
Something that’s bugged me on and off for a few years now is a theological question upon which I’d like to receive Jane input . . . What is the appropriate name/label for someone who generally believes in the teachings…
My current psychology is evident in my hair. It grows longer and then I hack it off with seasonal frequency. Every few months or so I color my hair from a drugstore box of dye. I’m an old pro at…
Baltimore, MD — A former religious cult member has agreed to an unheard-of plea deal: She has plead guilty and will testify against four others in the starving death of her 1-year-old son but reserves the right to rescind her…
First, they came for the “child molesters,” but I was not a child molester. So I said nothing. Then, they came for the “terrorists,” but I was not a terrorist. So I said nothing. Next, they came for the “conservatives,”…
I bring to your attention (and hope for you discussion!) this StrangeNews tidbit from the St. Petersburg Times: TREASURE ISLAND — A woman has been arrested after accosting her live-inboyfriend with a pink sex toy. Kimberly Lynn Calvert, 45, [address…
I’ve assembled a collection of sexist vintage advertisements as part social commentary, part US sociological history lesson for your consideration and discussion. Sexist Retro Ads Interspersed amongst the vintage advertisements are instructions (we’ve called them “Wifely Notes”) from the 1963…
I’ve discovered another (in addition to TJP) community blog I’d like to share: Operation Beautiful Operation Beautiful’s mission is to leave positive messages on the mirrors of womens’ public bathrooms “at work, at the gym, at the grocery store. […]…
Cultural Dissidence 