I crawled into a hole with Haruki Murakami at about 3:30 this afternoon. I did not emerge until I had read 100 pages of Kafka on the Shore, napped a bit, and gave myself 2.5…
Posts Published by Jodi Chromey
Cutting back
I was just sitting here in the La-Z-Grrl with my glasses on top of my head and tears pouring down my cheeks. Yes, I was weeping. Oh, I am so embarrassed to admit this. I…
I only have two (or three) things to say about McCain’s speech
Here’s the thing, how can McCain talk about all the change and reform and whatnot that Washington needs (and he will bring) when his party has been controlling the joint for the past eight years?…
Knee-jerk reactions to Sarah Palin’s speech
She almost had me when she started talking about being the mother of a special-needs child and how she would be an advocate for special-needs kids. I even shed a tear or two. I can’t…
How I became a Democrat at the age of 8
My interest in politics started at the tender ago of eight, brought about by the Harbinger of Doom who wore pink ribbons in her blonde pigtails. In 1980 I was in Mrs. Clark’s third grade…