Life with a Dude - The Pursuit of Harpyness

Maintaining the Mystery...

Posted by PhDork in Thoughts on 11 10th, 2010 | 28 Comments

Do not, I repeat, DO NOT maintain this Mystery. I don’t check it often, but I occasionally fall down the vortex of advice columns at the Washington Post, reading Ask Amy and Carolyn Hax. A question from a column last week piqued my interest, and I thought it would be interesting to survey our readers...

Friday Fun Thread: Home Remedies...

Posted by PhDork in Friday Fun Thread on 09 3rd, 2010 | 35 Comments

We’ve been busy this week, with several of us starting school again and/or planning our last weekend of summer loafing, but even though–or rather, especially because–I will be languishing in the hellhole known as the Kings County Prospective Juror Playpen all day (please, please send...

I Ain’t Sayin’ You’re ...

Posted by PhDork in Thoughts on 09 1st, 2010 | 40 Comments

I suppose I shouldn’t expect much from a discussion about women, men, and money that includes the authors of Unhooked Generation: The Truth About Why We’re Still Single and Smart Man Hunting: A Fast-Track Dating Guide for Finding Mr. Right. Correction: I shouldn’t expect much more...

Women Mourn, Men Replace?...

Posted by PhDork in Harpy Seminar on 08 24th, 2010 | 31 Comments

I remember my mom saying “women mourn, men replace” years ago, but I don’t remember in what context. I put it in the same mental box as “a daughter’s your daughter for all of your life.” (That would be the “harrumph!” box.) Anyway, here we are however...

SarahMC does cohabitation...

Posted by SarahMC in Thoughts on 06 23rd, 2010 | 27 Comments

Hello folks. I apologize for my absence ’round these parts lately (if you missed me, that is). My manpanion and I moved into a new apartment together over the weekend and I am still totally beat. We don’t have television or Internet yet, which is a real drag. But we are making progress and...

Help Me, Harpies!...

Posted by PhDork in Help Me Harpies!, Reader Request on 03 29th, 2010 | 23 Comments

Caveat: you get what you pay for. So, today we’re introducing what might become a regular feature here at Harpyness. We have on any number of occasions received comments or private emails from readers asking for advice, input, or an impartial opinion. We’ve done our best to respond thoughtfully...

Pancake Politics...

Posted by PhDork in Thoughts on 01 19th, 2010 | 26 Comments

Awwwwwww Yeeeeeaaaaah. Via digiyesica @ Flickr The Dude and I enjoyed a leisurely late breakfast out this weekend, and while lingering over our plates, we started swapping stories about all the pancake breakfasts we went to (willingly or not) while growing up as Midwestern Protestants. There were church...

Unmarried to Each Other*...

Posted by PhDork in Solo Flying, Thoughts on 12 8th, 2009 | 72 Comments

Via Franco Folini @ Flickr. There has been lots of news–mostly bad–about the fight for marriage equality in the States.** Not only do I feel for my many friends who are prevented from legally wedding, I believe that institutionalizing same-sex marriage is crucial if we’re going to...

What I Didn’t Learn on My Summer Vacat...

Posted by PhDork in Thoughts on 08 19th, 2009 | 38 Comments

via Mutasim B. Pritam (EWU) @ Flickr.At the risk of provoking further masculine ire (oh noes), I’m going to go ahead with another post in this series… Yesterday I noted the gender discrepancies in household work I witness when I visit the Dude’s family (my parents are divorced, so this doesn’t...

What I Learned on My Summer Vacation...

Posted by PhDork in Reader Request, Solo Flying, Thoughts on 08 18th, 2009 | 23 Comments

Via quacktaculous @ Flickr. I’m home, and since school is about to begin, I thought I’d get out my No. 2 pencil and write that time-honored back-to-school essay. My next few posts will be related to the concerns that arose during my vacation, away from the feminist /progressive /urban /pointy-headed...

The Unjolly Green Giantess...

Posted by PhDork in Solo Flying, Thoughts on 04 23rd, 2009 | 18 Comments

Via Cayusa @ Flickr. Yesterday was not only Administrative Professionals’ Day, it was also Earth Day, which got me thinking. The point of any “Day” (or “Month” or whatever) is to raise awareness for a cause or a group, as we are likely to forget about it/them, or devalue...

Necessity is a Mother....

Posted by PhDork in Solo Flying, Thoughts on 02 5th, 2009 | 27 Comments

Be sure to add "Smash the Patriarchy." Via JD'na @ Flickr. I’ve got a few things on my To Do List that have been hanging out there for far too long. Things like “Wipe old laptop hard drive,” “Take bottles to LORL*,” and “Fix corner of kitchen table.” I’ve...

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