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Archive for July, 2006
Photo by Tidy Faster, who apparently blames me for this eloquent display
The kid Rotel, to whom I am spinster aunt, succinctly expresses her opinion of the patriarchy and tofu-detractors.
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Thanks to my pal and ex-sister-in-law Liza, who sent me an excellent Cook’s Illustrated vegetarian recipe book as a convalescence gift, I was able to wolf down this delightful pineapple-glazed tofu and spicy cucumber salad for dinner last night.
Liza also sent me a hilarious book called Stiff, which is about human cadavers. The first chapter […]
Irreparable damage, argues Carol Sarler in this article on the hollow promise of Girl Power, was wrought upon womandom by the Spice Girls. She connects various dots from vapid girl group worship to teen drunkenness to impoverished single motherhood:
It would be absurd, of course, to lay every teenage pregnancy, every inebriated ladette or every cheap […]
The reasons to appreciate PZ Myers are many and varied, but today I focus on his having revealed to me the existence of the Tesla Roadster, an electric sports car that is actually in production and will be available for purchase by mortals next year.
Big whoop, you say?
Look, if I have made a secret of […]
Stagmomantis carolina lurking in the Twisty Compound, July 2006
Quoth Drees and Jackman in A Field Guide to Texas Insects: “The lore related to female mantids eating the heads of males in order for them to successfully copulate has more recently been questioned. Apparently, the original research was conducted with starved specimens.”
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[Gracias, Hedonistic Pleasureseeker, Pony]
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White Male Privilege In a Nutbag. I Mean Nutshell.
Published July 20th, 2006 in Patriarchy-blaming. 73 CommentsWhy didn’t anybody tell me that the President of the United States of America stealth-groped Angela Merkel? Oh, never mind why. It doesn’t matter. I can’t lounge around in a drugfog for a week and then cry like a baby when it turns out that I’ve completely missed one of the most beautiful and hilarious […]
The Uniboober, sent in by the blaming Burt family
First, my heartfelt thanks to everyone who sent their tokens of esteem down here. Ensmellulated soap! Muffins! Mary Oliver! Queen Lucia! CDs of your music! Space pen like on ‘Seinfeld’! The Uniboober! The depth of the blaming community’s generosity knows no bounds.
To those of you who have […]
There are many gazongal truths, girls. Here’s mine.
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