January 2012
2 posts
MURK AVENUE: I FOUND ICE CUBES 'GOOD DAY' →
Fantastic! murkavenue:
CLUE 1: “went to short dogs house, they was watching Yo MTV RAPS” Yo MTV RAPS first aired: Aug 6th 1988 CLUE 2: Ice Cubes single “today was a good day” released on: Feb 23 1993 CLUE 3: ”The Lakers beat the Super Sonics” Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release…
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Shut up and write!!! →
Starts tomorrow. Wheee.
SeoulBrother: "Nigger" →
Seeing the word in print, much less as a post title, makes me nauseous. Good.
Our discomfort often leads us to deeper understanding, empathy and respect. Huckleberry Finn is one of the foundations of American Lit, but it should never be an easy read. It belittles subject, theme and author alike.
seoulbrother:
To edit the word from our literature we actually decriminalize the climate and...
Here it is. →
I’ve lost 22+ lbs since Halloween. Weight, health and wellness are potentially incendiary subjects, and I’ve been reluctant to write about this because it can be divisive. Food is important to me…
November 2010
4 posts
Re: Metaquoting, etc. →
Yesterday, I posted about an incident at my local mall, and how I called a salesman on his use of The Neg. If I’d been by myself, I would’ve probably ended up sharply informing the guy I wasn’t…
Deathly Hallows →
Locals: we’re going to the Friday night 7pmish showing at Malco. I’m still improving my Tonks costume, but Rhi’s ready to go as PoA Hermione.
Feminism, Body Image and The Mall: A Teachable... →
I took Rhianna and her BFF to the mall last weekend. It was as awful as I imagined, but the kids were cute. I don’t know if your mall has the kiosks for straightening irons, DIY mani/pedi kits, acne…
"Clicktivism" is Ruining Leftist Activism →
femmefeminist:
sadly, i have seen this first-hand. when it comes to activism the solution to a problem is never to “make the website look better” unless the problem is the website looks crappy.
Digital activists hide behind gloried stories of viral campaigns and inflated figures of how many millions signed their petition in 24 hours. Masters of branding, their beautiful websites paint a...
June 2010
1 post
September 2009
1 post
Benefit for Jackson Police Officer Ivory "Magia"... →
Our friend and Capoeira instructor, Officer Ivory Harris, is with the Jackson Police Department, 3rd Precinct. His apartment caught fire several days ago through a faulty electrical outlet and he…
August 2009
1 post
Inappropriate? Yes AND No. →
Originally published at Shockra. You can comment here or there.
Yogadork recently wrote about how Yoga Journal caught heat from the Universal Society of Hinduism’s Rajan Zed. Zed took…
June 2009
1 post
Whee! →
I haven’t been blogging much, but it doesn’t mean I haven’t been writing. My first food column ran yesterday in the Jackson Free Press. It’s called Salad Days: Avoiding Lettuce Burnout, and…
May 2009
1 post
JFP Chick Ball: July 25, 2009 →
This is my third year volunteering with the ChickBall. I have a lot of reasons why I volunteer, but the most important reason is because I have seen too many wonderful people beaten and emotionally…
April 2009
1 post
My birthday, Best Caturday Ever. →
On May 2nd, I turn thirty-six. I’m not upset or mopey about it. Honestly, it feels more like turning twelve because ZOMG, we are getting two, count ‘em, two wall-kitties for my birthday. …
March 2009
2 posts
Crossporting Weirdness →
Heya, For those of you who only read my LJ, I owe you a story. Until then, allow me to sum up: a crazy feral mamacat climbed 10′ UP along our HVAC duct to bear kittens in our attic. The space…
The Cats in the Walls →
Originally published at BlogOfParadox. You can comment here or there.
For those of you who only read my blog, I owe you a story. Until then, allow me to sum up: a crazy feral mamacat climbed…
December 2008
2 posts
Downsizing →
It’s not you; it’s me. I’ve never really said that before, but I probably should have more than a few times. Everything is just too, too much. I’m bare-nerved and overexposed and the need to “hug…
Jack, 1992-2008 →
Originally published at BlogOfParadox. You can comment here or there.
Jack came home with me in the summer of 1992. I fell in love with the little guy…
November 2008
7 posts
Gratitude →
Originally published at Shockra. You can comment here or there.
It’s strange to be writing this at this moment: we’re at the end of a sort of feline hospice care for my eldest cat, Jack. He’s…
From Pickin' Cotton to Pickin' Presidents →
Strange Maps overlays cotton production in 1860 with the 2008 presidential results. (Thanks, Andrew Sullivan)
Before the wedding I had a last name most people could pronounce. Now it’s Clover? Glowver? Didn’t anybody see Lethal Weapon?
Wow! @jasonsdeli is sending me Michael Pollan’s “In Defense of Food,” gratis. Their commitment to whole foods isn’t just slick marketing.
Obama and the War on Brains →
Barack Obama’s election is a milestone in more than his pigmentation. The second most remarkable thing about his election is that American voters have just picked a president who is an open, out-of-the-closet, practicing intellectual.
