When you rub your eyes during a crying jag, they often get sore. Then the tears start to sting.
“Ya ever get that feeling that life doesn’t get any better and that you’re the luckiest person in the world? Yeah, me neither.” Monday was the worst day of my life. So far anyway. Which probably means I lead a charmed existence, but it doesn’t seem that way right now. Therefore, I must take a [...]
Fallout from a post about baseball
“It’s all because of me and my old man. God, I fucking hate him. He’s like, he’s like this mindless machine I can’t even relate to anymore. ‘Andrew, you’ve got to be number one. I won’t tolerate any losers in this family. Your intensity is for shit. Win! Win! Win!’ You son of a bitch. [...]
It’s a fucking game
After two weeks of practice and a few rain delays, game day is finally here. The sun is playing peek-a-boo behind just a few clouds in an otherwise clear and bright blue sky. An autumn breeze doesn’t lower the temperature too much, still in the high 80s, but I sit in the shade and feel [...]
Republicans for rape and other fun issues
Republicans to American Women: Bros Before Hos A few weeks ago, Darling Rachel talked about Senator Franken’s first course of action – an amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act. This piece of legislation prohibits our government from contracting with companies (coughHalliburtoncough) that prevent their employees from utilizing the U.S. justice system when they’ve been raped or [...]
Hybrid Mom in the news
Working moms – we need all the support, validation, and open bars we can get. A friend of mine asked why people don’t use the term “working dad” too often? For the same reason “moderate Muslim,” “Christian thinker,” and “feminist with a hot body and great sense of humor” doesn’t come rolling off the tongue. [...]
A crazy costume idea for Halloween
Of all the wacky costume ideas for Halloween, this takes the cake. From a few years ago… Talked with dear friend Matthew* the other day. Went a little something like this: “So what’s your little boy going to be for Halloween?” I asked. “Anthony* is going to be a Crusader.”
How to flatter a working mother who’s been happily married to the same man for almost 15 years
From time to time, men hit on me. Not a lot, but enough. How about that? I no longer repel. Either smiling more than scowling, losing all that baby weight, getting in shape, figuring out what to do with my hair and discovering clothes that fit actually makes a difference, or middle-aged guys are goddamn [...]
Single-payer healthcare is still alive and gaining support
Everyone is saying that single-payer, guaranteed healthcare, is a lost dream. What about HR 676? National groups of nurses and unions are endorsing HR 676 and so should you. The alternative, a profit-driven healthcare system, is not acceptable.
What is Columbus Day all about?
I’m sick of people berating Christopher Columbus for being a tyrannical, abusive, aggressive rapist. He was Italian, for Christ’s sake. Haven’t you ever seen The Sopranos? Dude wouldn’t last five minutes in Jersey. Even if he *could* find it.
One of the dangers of having your own website…
Is that you sometimes run the risk of writing a post that’s too personal. I’ve done that from time to time. In the very beginning, I actually posted entries from a diary I kept in the mid to late 1980s. (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, and 1990 – go ahead and read them. You’re [...]
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