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Just When You Thought They Couldn’t Get Any Less Compassionate…

It’s getting hard to come up with titles for these posts that aren’t just a random bunch of characters as I bang my head repeatedly on the keyboard, longing for … Continue reading

May 27, 2011 · 1 Comment

Shame on you, Tennessee.

So, the Tennessee Senate, in a stunning display of nineteenth century moral outrage, has passed the “Don’t say Gay” bill, barring teachers from discussing homosexuality in the school setting, even … Continue reading

May 25, 2011 · Leave a comment

Why Do I Ever Watch CNN?

Because the TVs at the gym don’t have MSNBC as an option when you’re on the exercise bikes. So, yeah, I’ve been going back to the gym, which is a … Continue reading

May 20, 2011 · 1 Comment

Dear French Media,

Get bent. No, really. You’re upset because the US media did something that is Standard Operating Procedure, and showed Dominique Strauss-Kahn being led out in handcuffs.  So, in retaliation… You … Continue reading

May 19, 2011 · 4 Comments

How do they keep their brains from imploding?

I have to admit to a certain befuddlement on my part when it comes to people who claim to be for small government, but at the same time want the … Continue reading

April 7, 2011 · Leave a comment

The 100th Anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

March 25, 2011 is the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, which claimed the lives of 146 young immigrant women, who worked in a sweatshop in New York.  Here … Continue reading

March 25, 2011 · 2 Comments

WRITER’S BLOCK SUCKS!

This announcement is brought to you by my complete and utter inability to string two freaking sentences together to save my life. Actually, this isn’t entirely true.  This is more … Continue reading

March 17, 2011 · Leave a comment

It’s the Lying I Find so Hurtful.

I know, I know, I’ve used that Black Adder quote before, and truthfully, I don’t find it hurtful so much as infuriating. So, today while at work, I had the … Continue reading

February 23, 2011 · 3 Comments

Why I am Kind of in Awe of the Republican Party.

Because I don’t know how they manage to get their base to vote against their own best interests so consistently. I’m not being facetious, or snotty.  I’m serious. The base … Continue reading

February 21, 2011 · 2 Comments

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