Oh, Poverty

Every once in a while I’ll hear a story about someone living right here in Tennessee that is just so bone-crushingly depressing I almost cannot believe it’s true,
This was the lead story on Fox News last night, about a woman whose house had been condemned by Rutherford County and the trailer she was supposed to [...]

The Butcher Cracks Me Up

“Wouldn’t you like me to go with you to the doctor tomorrow?”
“Sure.”
“And wouldn’t you like me to stay out in the waiting room so that I don’t have to hear about your lady parts?”
“Sure.”

Lingering There in the Back of My Mind

I neglected to mention that I heard from the nurse this morning.
She didn’t really say anything, just that I’m anemic and they’re going to put me on an iron supplement and that I need to go in tomorrow to talk to the doctor about my hormone levels.
On the one hand, I guess this is good. [...]

Just Asking

You ever have one of those days when you look like a fatter, less-dead Rebecca Harding Davis?
Okay then, just me.

Where Do Spiritual Residents Actually Live?

Oh, Pith in the Wind, I’m trying to get some work done here this afternoon and instead, I’m finding myself perusing AmeriJerico.
Thanks.
Anyway, I have but two questions.  When you see a site with a bunch of flashing rainbow logos that says “Where Lovers of All Colors are Welcome,” is your first thought really Agrarian Christians?  [...]

Feminisms, Continued

This other idea that I have, which is not quite fully formed, is that another mistake we make is assuming a common timeline for “feminism” instead of recognizing that we’re all in different places.
I most immediately see this with sex positive feminism (though I think we’ve moved away from that dreadful term; I’m using it [...]

When You Assume, You… Well, You Know

The Professor is big into Debate and always telling me all about the different debate strategies and methods that coaches are coming up with and the ongoing discussions about the usefulness and appropriateness of such methods.  So, when I came upon this article in the Chronicle about a mooning incident at a recent debate tournament, [...]

Good Man

Joshua Blankenship has a post up about the new Superman reboot, behind which I must throw my complete support.
The Dark Knight wasn’t successful because it tapped into some secret, special dark place, it was successful because the world of The Batman is inherently dark. It was successful because it was true to form and character.
I [...]

Feminisms

I’ve been thinking about this thread over at Shakesville all evening and even woke up this morning still thinking about it, so I thought I’d mull some things over here.
I’ll just say up-front that I’m not that interested in the specific “WTF, Pandagon?” turn of the comments.  I mean, I think it’s safe to say [...]

How Can This Happen?!

In an effort to accurately render my mental state at any given moment, I have drawn you this picture, complete with motion lines, so that you can see my present mental state.  I don’t know if you’re aware of this, but today is August 25.  This coming weekend is Labor Day.
Which means we’re supposed to [...]