Blues Women

So, I’m flipping through Publisher’s Weekly, and I see that there’s a new book coming out: Delta Blues: The Life  and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music by Ted Gioia.  And I’m immediately irritated by the PW review.
Now I want to be clear.  I haven’t read Gioia’s book and it seems to [...]

Bwah ha ha ha

Thanks to Mack, we will no longer be calling my cooter a ‘cooter’ but will, from this day forward, be referring to it as my Cystine Chapel.
I’ll wait here while you finish laughing.

A Change in the Terms of Use

The Terms of Use have been modified as follows:
Edited again to add: If you are commenting on a subject and your IP address reveals that you might have a vested interest in the subject you’re commenting on–for instance, if you write in support of ICE or in support of the Sheriff, and your IP address [...]

Good News for Pregnant Women in Jail

Oooo.  I just saw this over at Tiny Pasture’s.  Thanks to the international attention brought to the plight of Juana Villegas DeLaPaz (driven, I would say, by bloggers, so hurray for us), pregnant inmates in the Davidson County Jail will no longer be shackled during labor!

Hurray, Clinton!

Before we get started, can I just ask if I’m the only one who was reminded of both a high school football coach and Orville from The Rescuers by Brian Schweitzer, up there flapping his arms around?  God that tickled me.
The main thing about Clinton’s speech last night that sticks with me is how very, [...]