Do you remember in those early post-9/11 days when you were considered unpatriotic and a bad American for criticizing anything George W. Bush and his administration did? It feels like that today. If you don’t…
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All My References Date Me
(Please feel free to sing Pearl Jam’s “W.M.A.” when you read the title to this post. My brain seems to think it’s Weird Al lately, turning everything into a parody song. Last week Bookslut’s Michael…
Nancy Reagan, Regina Morrow, and goodie-goodieism
A few years ago I was at Grumpy’s talking with a writer friend of mine (intentionally vague to protect the debaucherous) about drugs. She was regaling me with stories about all the drugs she took…
An ode to Google Reader: My one true love
About a month ago I was in a meeting with a client and another freelancer. The three of us were talking about the client’s blog, getting her a new WordPress theme and freshening up the…
Death & Taxes: Kind of stream-of-conscious-y
I did my taxes today. It hurt. My standard of living is going to take a decided turn toward the pauperesque for the next few months. This is partly due to the giant tax check…
You are what you post: A warning & a rant
About seventy-eight times in the past few weeks I’ve seen this tweet or Facebook update that basically boiled down to this thought: “I can’t believe X thought Y about me.” The update is usually made…