Full disclosure #1: I’ve never written a book review before. I apologize in advance. Full disclosure #2: The publisher sent me the book for free, but I was not compensated in any way to review it. Full disclosure #3: I don’t have a third one, but I kinda feel a list should have at least […]
The Catch-22 of Blogging
So, my previous Patch editor and I have had several discussions about the fact that while bloggers are valued and becoming more spotlighted on Patch (due to site-design changes), they remain unpaid for publishing there. Or on the Huffington Post. Or on the Daily Kos. Very few of the big sites pay their bloggers, as […]
Who’s THAT guy?
Once upon a time, there was a man named Dr. Benjamin Rush. Never heard of him? Not surprising, even though he was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and helped ratify the Constitution of the United States. He was beloved in his time, spent much of his medical career helping the poor, was an […]
Four More Years…Please?
I want Barack Obama to continue as our president for the next four years. “Oh, my goodness, I am SO SHOCKED to hear this!” said no one who has met me ever. Reasons range from shallow to profound, and from micro-specific to enormously broad. Let’s start with the obvious. 1. Obama is a friend of […]
Hey, Ann Coulter –
Dear Ann Coulter, I will keep this short, and use small words so that you have a chance of understanding getting what I’m saying. As the author of the following tweet from last night’s debates, you should be ashamed. For your edification improvement er, info, the word “retard” is defined by Merriam-Webster here. It has many legitimate acceptable um, […]
Fun With Words Friday!
My friend, Estelle, of Musings on Motherhood and Midlife, is starting a weekly feature on her blog called “Fun With Words Friday.” She gives us a topic (this week, it’s women and politics, in honor of the debates) and challenges us to write a short poem or limerick on that topic. You know me. I […]
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