Friday Fun? Thread: Someday We’ll...

You might have noticed that I wasn’t around here yesterday.  Or maybe not.  Anyway, I’ve gotten a little distracted, as I was informed yesterday a little before lunch time that my building has eleventy-six violations that the owner has been derelict in attending to, and so, to show him,...

Ex Sex: The Ultimate Recycling...

My latest (and mercifully uncontroversial) post from Bed, Bitch and Beyond blog at Bitch Magazine, in which I ponder–and overshare about–the pleasures and perils of having post-breakup sex with your ex.

Thought for the Week...

  Via gutter @ Flickr. I’m considering this as a possible regular feature.  Let me know what you think, and feel free to send me those thoughts and quotes that you’ve found useful. I’m starting one of my two jobs this week, and one day in, it feels like I’ve been handed a moth-eaten top...

On Women, Alcohol, and Anti-Feminism...

For weeks now, I’ve been fuming over the misogynist media pile-on that took place after a horrific car crash on New York’s Taconic Parkway, in which Diane Schuler killed herself, her daughter, her three nieces and three men in another vehicle. An autopsy showed that she had drunk 10 shots...

What Confused Me On My Summer Vacation...

Baroo? Via pigpogm @ Flickr. I’m fairly certain that this will provoke somebody’s ire, but I’m going to put it out there anyway, and let slip the ring-bearing dogs of war. While we were visiting the fam, Sister Dude asked her brother if he would stand up for her at her wedding, which...

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

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...

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...

Reader Request: In Praise of Great Bosse...

You know who you are... We got so many good ideas from the comments in our Six Monthiversary post!  Thank you so much for taking the time to tell us what you’d like to hear–we’re always open to suggestions, so keep ‘em coming. Here is the first of what we’ll call “Reader...

Group Therapy (the closest I’ll ge...

Hi, I'm PhDork, and I've just about had it. Via Tilton Lane @ Flickr. If you live in the New York area, you’ll know what I mean when I say that my mood recently has been reflected in our weather.  If you don’t live around here?  Well, it is unseasonably cold, grey, and rainy. ...

One Flew Over the Harpy’s Nest: An...

My Ollie pup looks as tired as I feel. photo via sarah.of.a.lesser.god Let me preface this post by saying: I have not slept since waking up Wednesday morning, well over 24 hours ago. So this may be a bit nonsensical. You have been warned. Here’s the thing: your brain starts playing weird little...

On Yeast, and Not The Kind You Bake With...

Via funkybrownchick @ Flickr. If you happen to be male, you may want to skip this post.  Especially if you are one of my male relatives or friends who has griped about being squicked out by previous vagina-related posts. Guess what, fellas? You need to grow the fuck up. This is a women’s website...

On Younger Men: An Overshare...

Ladies, I have come to a startling realization. It has been creeping up on me for some time but in the past couple weeks it’s been smacking me between the eyes on a fairly regular basis and now I can no longer ignore it: there are some hot men out there who are too young for me. I turned 34 earlier...