The Greeks called and they want their name back

Since the 7th century BCE, the Greek isle of Lesbos has been famed as the birthplace of Sappho, perhaps the greatest poet of antiquity, who is noted for her poetry celebrating love between women. In her honor, gay women adopted the label lesbians for their self-identification. I think most of us know that definition of [...]

Kudos for the First Lady of the Press

Helen Thomas is one of my heroes. She’s tough and straight up and takes trash from no one. Even when the one talking it is the President of the United States. She’s so strong that Bush disses her and will no longer take her questions at press conferences. Now, because she’s the only reporter with [...]

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you!

Zip on over to Parts-n-Pieces and wish Billie a happy birthday! Teacher, mother, PhD candidate, photographer, blogger, friend — she’s all those things. Billie, hope you have a great one!

Really, he did all that to himself

Is this 1958 Mississippi? Austin police said Thursday that they are leaning toward a ruling of suicide in the death of a middle school teacher and activist whose body was found Wednesday in Lady Bird Lake with his hands and legs bound and tape over his eyes. Police identified Riad Hamad, 55, at a news [...]

I’m an exception

A couple of days ago while waiting for Tony I listened to an interview with Charles Barber on NPR. He was promoting his new book, Comfortably Numb; How Psychiatry is Medicating A Nation and making the case that antidepressants and other psych drugs are over-prescribed when therapy is more effective and shorter term. While it’s [...]

“Don’t bother wrapping it – I’ll eat it here”

The circle of life doesn’t make exceptions for endangered species status. Particularly when that species is exceptionally tasty. 30 California sea lions, listed as endangered in 1972, escaped the firing squad this week thanks to the Humane Society, who arranged for their evacuation to the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, WA. The comical [...]

They got the beat

Cute Kittens Bop Their Head – Watch more free videos I do the same thing with Rogue with a spoonful of yogurt.

Music meme

I’ll post answers on Saturday. Meanwhile, there’s still a couple of easy ones in there. I’m in the “between drugs wasteland,” so here’s a fun little thing I lifted from Billie. Some of these are really easy and others pretty obscure. I’m not sure how many I’d get if I were taking the test. The [...]

Another day, another crazy med

Since I wasn’t doing great (taking myself off my drugs wasn’t the best idea I’ve ever had), I called my doctor yesterday. “Not doing great” is a bit of an understatement – by the time she called me back at 7 pm I was in a full-blown anxiety attack. I guess it’s good that she [...]

Chag Pesach Sameach!

A joyful holiday to all my friends celebrating the first night of Passover. May your seder be meaningful and your family gathered to you in love. Shalom.

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