Polimicks

Leftist commentary from a mouthy bitch

The Power of Magical Thinking

So, I’ve posted before about how I am amazed at the ability of the Republican party to consistently get their constituents to vote against their own best interests, referring to … Continue reading

October 12, 2011 · Leave a comment

Revolutionize this.

So, if you’ve listened to the outro music on the podcast, it has the following lyrics: “I wanna start a Revolution, I can’t get time off from work…” Now, when … Continue reading

October 10, 2011 · 4 Comments

Did You Miss Me?

Sorry about disappearing there.  A couple of weeks ago, my in-laws took us down to southern Oregon for a family reunion of sorts with my husband’s aunt and cousins, one … Continue reading

October 6, 2011 · 1 Comment

The Weight of Being a Female Frontman

I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned over here that the husband and I are in a punk band together.  Possibly not, but I think I did.  Anyway, we and two of … Continue reading

September 15, 2011 · 2 Comments

Living Your Beliefs and the Practicality of Surviving

We’re facing some pretty high vet bills for a beloved kitty who is 14 and, as with many elderly cats, a free cat becomes suddenly very expensive.  And we’re already … Continue reading

September 13, 2011 · Leave a comment

Re-Post from CANOW – Schrodinger’s Rapist and Why it doesn’t say what you thought it did

This appears to have been removed from the CA NOW blog, so I thought I’d re-post it here.   Over at Kate Harding’s Shapely Prose, guest blogger Phaedra Starling wrote … Continue reading

September 5, 2011 · 1 Comment

Poverty is Not a Crime – A Guest Post by Frogmagick

Today’s guest post is by Frogmagick, a long time friend.  In the past few days I have caught reports in the media about laws both proposed and passed and political … Continue reading

September 2, 2011 · 6 Comments

Blogging While Female

I’ve probably posted about this before, at least I’ve alluded to things like this both here and at GeekGirlsRule.net, particularly referencing Jade Raymond or Kathy Sierra, but blogging ain’t easy … Continue reading

August 31, 2011 · 5 Comments

You know when I said I wasn’t always the poster child for HAES/Body Acceptance

My Body Acceptance is at kind of an ebb right now. I’ve been feeling meh and unattractive and unlovely for awhile now.  I know part of it is that we’ve … Continue reading

August 24, 2011 · 2 Comments

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