You know who you should listen to? Me. A boring, frumpy housewife who, back in the day, made phone calls and worked for Obama in the primaries. Who stood outside a stadium in Portland, OR, because over 70,000 had already packed it and every vantage point around it, just to hear his voice. Because I believed he would b

I've only known you guys since 1994, and here's what I have observed:In that year, SH's bio dad contacted him. You had a fit. You claimed it made you throw up blood and visit the ER. He found three brothers and one sister that he was never allowed to know he had and you know what? He freaking LOVED the

Twenty years ago today, I left Southern California and never looked back. Although my former husband, for whatever misogynistic reasons, begged me to stay and rent a crappy, unsafe apartment nearby, all I could think was that I was FREE! My dad came down, my friend's husband came over, they packed me up and, in my 1987 Hyun

The more I learn about fame, the less I'd ever want it for myself or anyone I love.When I was little, of course I dreamed of being famous. Maybe the next buck-toothed sensation on Little House on the Prairie. When Eldest was younger, she wanted to be a famous singer and tour the world.

I read Sam Harris years ago and found him to be amazing at laying out, in plain speech, why it's time, if someone is ready, to evolve past belief systems that no longer make sense--and keep us from realizing our potential towards each other, the earth and future generations. If not, he's still a fascinating read:

Several signs of the impending apocalypse have appeared lately. One is that my friend, Row, has gotten on Facebook. The other is that The Guy didn't post today.There are certain things that reassure you that all is still well, in spite of what the news tells yo

My blog. My rules.Other people's blogs have other rules. But this one is mine. As such:1. Sometimes I will say things that are very temper-tantrumish. I think it's important that everyone have a place where they feel safe doing this. This is my place.2. I don't have to write well, I don't eve

In six short hours, SH will be on his way to his new job. Friday night was spent at a packed Fort George Brewery with tons of well-wishers from all over the county. These were the people he was going to miss. Now, today, it's on to the U of P to see how the commute will work, what challenges the network will present, what h

During the 70s, there was a movement afoot to make men extraneous, unnecessary. But the older I get, the more I appreciate balance, and the more reports I type involving fatherless children, the more I realize how important a good male role model is to daughters and sons alike.I think back to the male role model

Over the last couple of days, for one reason or another, I seem to be running into more tweakers than usual. I hope it's just a coincidence, and that it'll pass, but in a word, "eww."I parked facing a a couple in an obvious Tweak-mobile last night at the gas station. The driver had obviously been tweaking the lo

While watching the State of the Union address, I found myself a different person than I was a year ago. Much more subdued. I have adopted a wait-and-see policy as to whether or not change is even possible in our corrupt government. And with the recent Supreme Court decision to let corporations spend like giddy heiresses on