Lynn Comes so Close

Representative Lynn says
It is very difficult for me to understand why if a woman requests to be treated professionally, and needs assistance to make that happen, she is later condemned as though she was the perpetrator.
Hmm.  Yes.  Why is that?  What would be the cause and the mechanism that would a.) make a man think [...]

Those Stories We Need to Hear Over and Over Again

Coates has the inaguration poem up as his Friday poem.  Reading it, I think I like it better than I did hearing it, though, as you remember, I thought it was a perfectly fine poem.  The thing that strikes me is that still, still, a public American poem sounds so Whitman-esque.  You’ve got the run-down [...]

Shillings

Oh, I forgot to tell you the most exciting news going on in my life right now–the Shill is, as we speak, attempting to have a baby.
Um, I mean, the baby is already made and just needs to come out.  I love that woman and have known her my whole adult life and we’re close, [...]

I Actually Don’t Recommend Public Fisting with Your Spouse

But I’m no Fox sex expert.

(h/t Shakesville)

Nashville Jumps

My favorite thing about Nashville is how ridiculous it is.  It’s also my least favorite thing, so there you go.  But Nashville is the kind of place where, since no one seems sure of how things are exactly supposed to go, there’s always the possibility for them to go all kinds of ways.  All kinds [...]