I really don’t mean to blog about American politics all the time. Actually, I don’t mean to be blogging at all since I have other things I need to write first. But, I DO need to catch up on the news and when google news spits out a story like this, It’s just [...]

Can someone explain to me how the American healthcare system works, please? I think I’m sufficiently bright to understand such things, but I still don’t get how the whole system works. I mean, I understand on a philosophical level why some people believe that private healthcare systems ensure better quality care. I [...]

I’m rather busy at the moment, but I’ll be back at ‘em soon. In the meantime check out this site: dooce. I hope you enjoy it. If not, at least I hope you enjoy the pretty, pretty mastheads.

“Whether it’s race-based or not, if you give your tax cuts to the rich and hope everything works out all right, and poverty goes up, and it disproportionately affects black and brown people, that’s a consequence of the action made,” [Clinton] said. “That’s what they did in the ’80s; that’s what they’ve done in this [...]

Every time I turn off my computer, this picture pops up for some reason. I’ve had it for almost a year, and it still cracks me up.
In kindergarten, we made bookmarks and I made one for my mom, and one for my dad. I think my mom still uses hers. On one [...]

1. I miss doing nothing
2. I miss getting help with the Sunday crosswords
3. I miss eating homemade salads because I’m not capable of making my own
4. I miss a warm body in bed taking up all the room and blankets
5. I miss wondering if that last statement you made was meant for me even though [...]

Break out the credit cards, people. Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania has this ingenious plan to profit from abortion clinic protests one picketer at a time. I hope it works, but I think the irony will escape most of the protesters.