Dreadful Penny

Last night, my husband and I stood on our deck and watched the fireworks nearby.   The trees blocked much of our view, but standing in the dark with his arms around me was a better viewing experience than sitting on folding chairs in the middle of a crowd.
We just ran outside to watch a pair […]

Philosophically, I’m libertarian.  Politically, I’m registered Libertarian.  I was heartened by the amount of attention garnered by Ron Paul this year, though I disagreed with him on several topics and didn’t think he’d make a good president (too sadly earnest, too used to being the underdog, too incapable of a more workable policy of limited […]

Hey you!  Yeah, you.  Guy eating Sunday breakfast with his wife at a coney, with a Bluetooth cell phone earpiece clipped in place.  YOU.
You’re an asshole.
And you.  Don’t give me that look.  You’re at Red Robin with your family, but you’ve got your Bluetooth headset on.  That’s it, make sure your family understands just where […]

I am not a devotee in the Cult of the Teacher. I don’t buy into it being a noble and overworked profession, with brilliant, caring, self-sacrificing saints slaving away to educate and inspire our precious snowflakes. Even when I was in school myself, I recognized that there were a few excellent teachers, a […]

Slate article: The end of summer vacation (via Instapundit, as the links that I want to babble about so often are). And now: a long, convoluted story that will eventually get to my point.
I spent years working 60-70 hour weeks at a large company. I’d be at the office 10-11 hours each day, […]

I’ve been switching over to more whole foods this year, so the article Raw Milk Rebellion on Reason Online caught my attention. Many years ago on a stop in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, my family had milk and eggs for breakfast, straight from the farm. I think it’s the only glass of milk that […]

Michelle Malkin has a comprehensive post about a recent ad for Beyoncé’s new line of clothing for the well-dressed kindergarten whore (via Rachel Lucas). Oh where to start?
Look, I was a kid in the 1970s. I wore crop tops and short shorts and minidresses when they were the style (and probably, knowing my […]

That’s our rain barrel; one of three that we put in place this year. Apparently we’re trendy — there were two vendors selling rain barrels at the city plant and flower sale yesterday. One was proudly offering ugly recycled containers for $300 installed, which is a lot more than we paid, though it […]

Yesterday, Dr. Helen linked with disgust to a Men’s Health article - written by a woman - entitled, “8 Things She Hates About You — Don’t know why she’s angry? Now you do…” I read it and had too many thoughts to jot down at the time, so I bookmarked it for a fisking […]