2016-03-19 18:53
Live, Live, live! "Life's a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!" - Auntie Mame
The above quote was written by Patrick Dennis, and it is one of my most favorite quotes, w… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
I had my first Roller Derby Bout last Sunday, and I had a ball. Since I banged up my knee really bad at the beginning of the year, I was worried about its ability to perform well. Alt… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Wikipedia Commons
In
my book, Writing the Diaphragm Blues,
I discuss the need for a male version of the birth control pill. I also discuss
how research and technology is available and read… Read More
2012-04-17 21:58
I got an e-mail today from the AAUW (American Association of University Women) regarding equal pay in the US. This email reminded me of a recent conversation I had with a dear fri… Read More
2012-04-17 21:43
It is the start the new term, which means I take the time to explain to many of my composition students that I am dyslexic. I used to avoid having this conversation, simply because i… Read More
2012-04-12 20:31
Moveon.org is promoting this Lady GaGa Parody Video on women's suffrage that is brilliant (read about the video and Soomopublishing). They are also asking people to sign a petition d… Read More
2012-04-06 20:00
2012-04-02 17:00
Justice Should be Blind, Not Stupid
Erin Solaro over at the Seattle PI's Civic Feminism blog wrote
a delightful post about the
Politics of Contraception. I
left a comment t… Read More
2012-03-31 21:16
I am starting a new series on the blog called the Friday Funny. This is in the spirit of this series, but I will start the series officially next week. Regardless, a frien… Read More
2012-03-29 01:35
Image linked to from the Poetry Foundation: Adrienne Rich.
"The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming forces… Read More
2012-03-29 00:50
In Washington state, there has been several news articles about men who have elaborate camera set ups using shoes and iPhones, to look up women's dresses. The most recently publicized case… Read More
2012-03-26 17:30
Chapter one in Writing the Diaphragm Blues and Other Sexual Cacophony's,
looks at the question: where do babies come from? When I was a kid,
before my mom had the opportunity to give… Read More
2012-03-25 23:06
Marriage Hygiene (single ladies not allowed)
Today, I thought I would venture into the exciting land Douches and Menstrual products. Since I was a little girl, and after I was introdu… Read More
2012-03-23 17:32
These Make Excellent Space Ships for Child's Arts & Craft Projects
Conservatives slash the budget by denying women birth control! .... Right?
War, unemployment, and catching terrorists… Read More
2012-03-23 17:30
I wanted to write a quick blog post about the problem of search engines and advertisers targeting ads, and search result information specifically to each of our individual needs. I wrote ab… Read More
2012-03-04 19:11
Sometimes it is best to let others do the talking. Here is what is being said about Rush Limbaugh today, filtered only by his name:
#Rush #Limbaugh
R Read More
2012-02-27 22:56
I spent the morning reading Google's new privacy policy, which becomes active on March 1, 2012. After reading the policy and also reading other views on the policy, such as Lifehacker… Read More
2012-02-23 23:28
Dear Fine and Clean Individuals Offering Employment to Writers,
Hello there! My name is Rebecca and I am responding to your Craigslist advertisement looking for “a naturally f… Read More
2012-02-21 01:24
The Question and Objection to the Occupy Movement
One recurring complaint/ question I have heard from the
media, as well as those who oppose or confused about the Occupy
protests is… Read More
2011-12-23 17:23
I grew up as a rink rat, a term originally given to young kids who hung out at hockey rinks to meet the players, but the vernacular now simply refers to "a person alw… Read More
2011-11-15 18:31
I do not normally post on food at this blog, but my sister got me into the no-knead, refrigerator bread. Indeed, dough that can be stored for up to two weeks in your frig, and quickly… Read More
2011-11-10 01:02
As many of you know, my husband and I attempted to live off the grid (to some degree) and start full-time RVing a year and a half ago. If you followed our journey, you know that we lo… Read More
2011-10-17 21:21
Last week I posted on the motivation for Occupy Wall Street and explained, or attempted to explain, to the talking heads the motivation of the protesters. Now that this movement has gone gl… Read More
2011-10-07 20:54
I have been waiting simply to hear a news organization, any news organization, to report on the Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Seattle, Occupy Portland and all the other protests happing around… Read More
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