...don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. It seems like I am not alone in bidding au revoir, good riddance, and GTFO to 2013- I know lots of the folks in my social circles, as well as plenty of folks I know only tangentially, have had a rough time … Continue reading So Long, 2013…
Essay
The Big 3-0
Today is my 30th birthday. Yep. 30. Thir-teee. People keep telling me I should feel something about this, but frankly? I don't. Part of it is just the arbitrariness of it all- every single day of my life I'm one day older than I was before- why fuss with marking any one of those days … Continue reading The Big 3-0
Invasion
Last night my husband and I got home to work to see our front door standing open. I knew, with the immediacy that you know terrible things, what had happened. I was right. We'd been robbed. Someone took a crowbar, pried the framing of our front door off, and ransacked our house. They couldn't have … Continue reading Invasion
#BARTstrike
For those of you not living in the Bay Area, you may or may not have heard about our exciting transit strike- or, if you have, you may be wondering what all the fuss is about. Basically, the union of BART trainworkers, ticket takers, etc, all the folks who make BART run, have gone on … Continue reading #BARTstrike
January 28, 1986
27 years ago today, the space shuttle Challenger blew up less than two minutes after take-off, killing all on seven persons on board. Today we remember them, unwitting victims of bad communication and departmental hubris, and brave heroes who dared to squeeze their fragile flesh into a super-accelerated metal tube. I was not quite two … Continue reading January 28, 1986
Progress, In Theory
So, we had a lovely New Years- had a great time playing games and drinking and hanging out for a few hours with a friend in Oakland, then came home after the fireworks and gun-fire had calmed down. New Year's Day was nice- we got a lot more unpacking done. It's the little bits left … Continue reading Progress, In Theory
Oh, Thank Heaven (Some Christian Nation pt. 1)
Thank Heaven we live in a Christian Nation! An idyllic country founded on God's Own Laws, where we revere Jesus and all his teachings, hold to the sanctity of life and blessedness of humankind, especially Americans, above all others. We were founded in freedom and truth, on Biblical principles, with liberty and justice for all. … Continue reading Oh, Thank Heaven (Some Christian Nation pt. 1)
Plus! Perfect New Jeans!
Bought the fall style watch issue of People magazine a few days ago, and read it. (Yes, I can build a campfire from scratch, and yes, I also like to know what the fall nailpolish trends are. Sue me.) Was happily reading along (ooh, cap toe shoes! ew, neon!), and then came to the "Play … Continue reading Plus! Perfect New Jeans!
Afflicting the Comfortable
The priest at the church where I became an Episcopalian lo these many years ago had a favorite saying that has always stuck with me- "The role of the Church is two-fold: to comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable". I'm sure she got it from somewhere else; it has the ring of one of … Continue reading Afflicting the Comfortable
Superhero Undies For All
Let me say before I begin that I do recognize that there are larger issues than this in the world, including in the world of gender equality. However, I do think this particular and somewhat trivial incident speaks to some larger truths about gender roles in our modern society. So, I've always been a geek, … Continue reading Superhero Undies For All
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