As a follow up to my earlier post, Why gender should matter to men, I would like to share an article published this morning over on the grownup, professional side of the Salon, I will put my little boy in pink pants. The author describes his efforts to raise a son… Read full post »

I have a confession to make: I couldn't give a rat's ass about Earth Day. Really.

 Maybe it's that I have more than a bit of agoraphobia and that wide open spaces give me panic attacks (seriously)?

Maybe it's that I am from the New Jersey, where "nature" ceased to… Read full post »

By now, everyone on the face of the Earth has seen the video of Susan Boyle, the homely, aging virgin with the voice of an angel. With dreams of stardom, she went on Britian's Got Talent and utterly floored Simon Cowell, the mean sprirted American Idol judge who usually crushes dreams.… Read full post »

I had another thought about the Sarah Palin selection, one that didn't occur to me until after my previous post, and one that I think magnifies and amplifies the Hail Mary pass McCain threw yesterday.  Let me state clearly and for the record- this is entirely conjecture.  I have no inside… Read full post »

We have our final four.  John McCain has picked Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate.

On its face, this selection makes no sense.  She has about twenty months in office and no experience dealing with any national issues; and she governs a state with fewer people than Austin,… Read full post »