Like my new avatar?  I decided to ditch the Rasputin image in favor of  something a bit less forbidding.  I leave it to those who know me in real life to decide which is a more fitting stand-in for me:  a mad monk or a brahminical orangutan.

I'm still not sure what… Read full post »

From a recent NPR story:

• The Paycheck Fairness Act would make it easier to prove gender discrimination and would toughen penalties. It would also try to erode what advocates say is a paralyzing secrecy around salaries: The bill would ban companies from retaliating if workers talk to each other
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Looks like the mommy wars are heating up here at OS, but I know better than to wade into a debate about breastfeeding.  In addition to the voice from within the whirlwind warning me off, I have the admonishments of my friend Amy G.   Several years ago, during my 3rd foray… Read full post »

After my very first post on OS, I realized this blog wasn't going to go as planned.  I had thought I would create a fun online alter-ego who would be witty and ironic and say all sorts of hilarious and outrageous things that I couldn't get away with in real life.  … Read full post »

It's hard not to give in to optimism on a sunny April day.  Despite all the clamor from birthers, deathers, and the like, and those who egg them on for profit, there have been a few signs in the past decade that political discourse in this country may gradually be becoming… Read full post »

Here's my first post.  I'll skip the part about who I am and where I'm coming from.  I'm going to start off by talking about Bart Stupak, who announced his resignation this week.

Bart Stupak, who voted against the war in Iraq when Hillary Clinton and John Kerry voted for it, is… Read full post »