Archive for December, 2008

One giant leap for womankind
December 17, 2008

I am generally not a sports fan, but I would just like to say how proud I am of the Dallas Stars and their treatment of misogynist-extrordinaire Sean Avery. After the hockey player called his ex-girlfriend “leftovers” the organization had this to say: “Sean Avery wil not be returning to the team, after breaking numerous [...]

Scary search terms
December 15, 2008

    Every once in awhile I take a look at the search terms that brought people to my site (information that’s available on the admin end of most web sites). Sometimes I come across some infuriating and a little bit scary search terms. One, for example, was “I was arrested in Dallas/Fort Worth for [...]

Society and Britney Spears
December 5, 2008

Full disclosure: I often get called a hypocritical feminist because I adore Britney Spears. But even if I didnt’ love her music, I would see how unfairly society treats her and revels in her downfalls (along with other young, pretty actresses and pop stars). She’s either “fat” or anorexic, she’s “crazy” or a bad mother [...]

Meet Mij Falcor McBrandt
December 2, 2008

Well, after six weeks of not having a dog to come home to after Gracie died, we just couldn’t take it any more! So we headed to the Humane Society of North Texas web site, www.hsnt.org, and found a photo of the sweetest looking dog, ever. And his description was perfect: under 35 lbs so we [...]