Missing My Dad on the 4th of July, or, How I Became A Fox News Orphan
Richmond Ramsey penned an excellent essay on Fox Geezer Syndrome, a heartbreaking condition which affects certain older persons later in life. It's a crippling handicap, and it's inspired me to share...
View ArticleIs Rick Perry Already In Violation of the 14th Amendment?
I'm not a lawyer, just a deeply embarrassed Texan who misses Ann Richards and the pre-Bush era, when Texas blood ran blue and true. However (and don't believe those Texas TV stereotypes, I don't own a...
View ArticleRepublican Buyer's Remorse: If only we could bottle and sell it.
Just having a little fun.I never said I was a normal person. Occasionally, when teaching my kids to think for themselves about what someone was telling them, I would hold up two thumbs. One thumb would...
View ArticleA heartfelt plea from a feminist to the men who love us
Okeydokey, before anyone flips out. Yes, I'm a feminist, and yes, I'm in a happy relationship with a man. Yes, I'm a divorced mother, and no, I never saw a fraction of the court-ordered child support,...
View ArticleProud To Be An American, Where At Least I Know It's Free
So much for the notion that country music stars have better patriotic American values than anybody else. The waving flags, the prayers for our troops, the mock-concern for the spiritual direction of...
View ArticleLove and kisses - Free Stuff edition
Part of an ongoing series of Facebook open letters written by my alter-egotist. Contains sensitive language not meant for delicate flowers.My Dear Butthurt Republican Friends,I have to confess. I...
View ArticleHIPAA? We never even met her.
Her name is Marlise Munoz. She suffered what is believed to have been a sudden brain embolism. She died on her garage floor and was dead for an indeterminate amount of time before she was found and...
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