So in the wake of RaceFail 2009, John Scalzi rethinks his reflexive “no way am I putting my hand in THAT blender” position, and invites Mary Anne Mohanraj to write a guest blog post. Which she does in a thoughtful, kind, non-blaming, We Can Work It Out sort of way full of linky goodness. And [...]
If you feel compelled to preface a discussion with “I’m not a lawyer, but…”, even in abbreviated form, chances are the next thing to come out of your mouth is going to be a horribly-manged misunderstanding and/or generalization of the law that will make anyone with a JD clutch their ears and howl in agony. [...]
The main difference being that cockroaches don’t have the ability to whine loudly about how you’re shining light on them. Share and Enjoy:
Tip for public servants: if you’re going to pimp your rig, at least make it look beige. “Backup server” won’t fly. Share and Enjoy:
The cat seemed a little scruffier than usual last night, but as I was pretty tired from a three-hour drive and dealing with a very sick Kid Peligro, I didn’t pay that much attention. Today I took a closer look and noticed that the left side of his face was about twice the size of [...]
Amanda blogs about a Dr. Helen post, the essence of which you’ve all heard before, i.e. men aren’t getting married because evil, gold-digging women only give it up for rich guys, then divorce them and take all their money. Share and Enjoy:
John Scalzi writes a cheerful and entertaining report about his long-promised visit to the Creation Museum. The take-away message: Even evolution-denying, Talmud-ignorant, metaphor-tone-deaf, pretzel-headed Christian literalists are forced to acknowledge and honor the utter coolness of dinosaurs. Share and Enjoy:
The short version: As soon as you start whining about how coddled Kids These Days are and how overprotecting [other] parents are, you have officially become a blathering old fart, and you might as well have a disclaimer slung around your neck: “Please disregard the above as fatally tainted with half-assed nostalgia. Also, my memory [...]
Amanda writes about the “ZOMG John Edwards is a trial lawyar!!!11!“ smearing, and unfortunately, as is so often the case, people are reduced to putting “tort reform” into quotes to make clear that the National Association of Manufacturers/Chamber of Commerce/DRI crowd isn’t about actually reforming the tort system. Yet it’s hard to find a good [...]
Because we expect a little paranoia and overreaction from brand-new parents with brand-new babies. From a parent with two school-age children, you expect a little better than this: Share and Enjoy: