Where I work, we rent the 24'-26' Penske and Ryder rental trucks so we can haul around product without having to buy our own truck (which is more expensive to buy & maintain, overall, than renting). I work in an area that isn't a demilitarized zone or gang territory. It's in an 8-block section of industrial park, with a lot of bigger, well- ( Read more... )

Women were not allowed to wear pants or trousers on the U.S. Senate floor until 1993.

In 1993, Senators Barbara Mikulski and Carol Moseley Braun wore trousers onto the floor in defiance of the rule, and female support staff followed soon after, with the rule being amended later that year by Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Martha Pope to allow women to ( Read more... )

HIGH SPEED INTERNET AND YOU:

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#STOPTHETWERK

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THE WALKING THREAD:

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This quote from user "evangelos" wins for today's smartest quote, IMHO: "In today's Tea-GOP, most Repubs' capacity for human empathy has to be measured in milliRomneys. Detectable only with the best electron microscopes."

Proving it:

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The 10 second psych evaluation for gay-haters:

For the men: Reading between the lines, you're not *really* against homosexuality. Watching two women together in porn turns you on, and viewing two men together (embarrassingly) gives you an erection you always try to wish away. Clearly, viewing and enjoying gay sex isn't your problem (so long as it' ( Read more... )

A CPC? What the heck is that?

CPC = "crisis pregnancy center". These centers aren't true women's health clinics, but centers for information about abortion and birth control set-up by anti-choice/anti-birth control proponents. Many of these are unregulated and unlicensed clinics that do not respect privacy-protection laws like real doctors and ( Read more... )

Here's the top offenders according to my company's tax accountant:

1. Your Ex Sends Letters to the IRS
2. You have Assets in Foreign Banks
3. You Forgot to Report a Portion of Your Income
4. Exaggerated Charitable Donations
5. Money Losing Businesses

Today, the Supreme Court's going to hear from bosses who oppose birth control and want to refuse their employees contraceptive coverage in their health-insurance plans.

A boss gets to make a lot of decisions, but telling their employees they can't get the health care they need shouldn't be one of them.

Supreme Court justices need to know that ( Read more... )

From NARAL Pro-Choice:

On Tuesday, March 25, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for a case that would give bosses the right to deny their employees birth control coverage just because they oppose it.

Sign our banner that will be displayed outside of the Supreme Court to make sure our voices are heard. I just signed the banner and you can ( Read more... )