Politics, the Economy and Other Serious Stuff

Weiniegate

06.07.2011

Was ever a surname more apt? I cannot resist sharing three links about the much [hmmm, what word shall we use? you fill in the blank] ____________ A. Weiner. For the quite serious news account from, of course, a person of the male persuasion, I give you Michael Barbaro of the New York Times. For [...]

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Politics, Schmolitics–Getting Ready for 2012

06.03.2011

Will the Republicans ever find a candidate they can get behind? Will the Democrats realize that the real races in 2012 are for Congress?

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New Things of the Week

05.16.2011

If you want to know what it’s like to spend some time in my head, you’ll get a sense of that here.

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Election 2010: The Rant

10.31.2010

Protest voters. “Throw the bums out. Anyone but someone who’s in office.” You’re the ones who voted for Ralph Nader and got us instead George Bush. Thanks a bunch.

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Great Minds Think Alike–or, I Don’t Own My Words

10.17.2010

I had some fond, perhaps archaic feelings about my ideas and the words I used to express them–before the internet existed, before everyone and their uncle was a blogger…

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I’m Not Selling My Soul–Just Trying to Keep MidLifeBloggers Going

09.19.2010

I’m stuck in a house worth about $150K less than what I paid for it in a neighborhood that is superb for families with small children, but for those of us who are single women of a certain age–not so much.

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The Weekly Rant: Target in the Bullseye, again

08.13.2010

Here’s what’s P-ing me O, frosting my hide, and generally adding to my disgruntlement this week. Target: Yes, again. I made a trip to Target in Elk Grove yesterday because I needed (a) knickers, and (b) Benadryl. Yes, despite the fact that just last week, I vowed never to darken Target’s door again, which followed [...]

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Diary of a Lost August: Movies, Politics, Target, and Whatever

08.06.2010

Since in this state (i.e., the state of being on painkillers), my brain is floating in the ether, if you’re looking for sense here, turn away.

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The BP Oil Spill: What we’re doing wrong

05.24.2010

Stop saving stupid people… and consider the bigger picture.

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I’m Mad As Hell and I’d Like To Tase The Lot of Them

01.22.2010

Wanted: one taser that works through the television.  If I had had my hands on such a thing last night while watching the Newshour on PBS, I would not have suffered such a migraine headache and three cracked molars from clenching my jaw so as to not scream out loud, at… The Supremes who, in [...]

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