Joel Stein brings up an interesting question in a recent blog post regarding parents writing about their children, writers talking about the people in their lives, etc:

"(From Babble.com): It’s unclear who owns information. If you do something to me, is it mine to write about, or… Read full post »

The exterior temperature sensor on my car wasn’t acting right, and after doing some research on Google I decided to just replace it myself instead of paying the dealer. So I hopped into my car and drove to a luxury car dealership that sells and services the make of car I… Read full post »

I first discovered Edgar Allen Poe while watching a program on PBS that showed reenactments of the "Telltale Heart" and the "Raven". I never found scary movies or books to be even remotely frightening, yet the "Telltale Heart" scared the bejesus out of me. I was around 10-11 years old at… Read full post »

*Author's Notes: in an effort to protect the identities of the victims (or the innocent family members of the villain's enablers) I have changed some tangential details of the people involved to hide their identities. However the specifics of the case with respect to who did what, the reactions of pe… Read full post »

The prevailing "Civil" argument in the Birth Control debate has been: "I shouldn't have to pay for someone else's Birth Control", whether it's through higher premiums or tax dollars. The other piece of that argument is that employers who object to Birth Control shouldn't have to pay for it either. I./… Read full post »

I stumbled upon this today courtesy of the Seattle Weekly's Blog, and I really thought it had to be a joke of some kind. So I clicked through to the source, read several links and came to the conclusion that yes, this is real. A pastor actually said the following:… Read full post »

The aftermath of the Sandra Fluke testimony reminds me of situations from my high school years where the mere rumor of contraception use (let alone the actual fact), could get a young woman labeled as a “slut”, “easy” or just sexually active. I can remember situations where cl… Read full post »

I don't really remember not being able to read; or rather I don't remember not being able to read simple things. However, I do remember that point where I stopped reading simple children's books and started reading novels, or at least novels aimed at young adults like the Hardy Boys… Read full post »

I’m not a member of “Generation Y”, but I suppose I’m near the cusp since many so called millennials are only a couple of years younger than me. In any case I identify and understand the struggles that many of them have in today’s job market, because when I was in… Read full post »

Don't get me wrong, I "mind" the existence of close minded people who want to control others, I just wish they'd admit it or at least posit arguments that make sense. 

Exhibit A: Rick Santorum says he doesn't think insurance should cover birth control at all 

“This has nothing… Read full post »

I wake up clutching my chest, sadness slowly creeping through my body like freshly poured concrete. I’m only partially awake, and my mind is more able to feel than to form coherent thoughts. I roll over but I can’t sleep, I feel emotionally shaken and my body feels foreign to me.… Read full post »