ok, i admit, i read "Our Bodies Our Blog". you know, by the organization that brought you "Our Bodies Our Selves" and kick-started women's political participation on issues of sex and health?

i don't want to create a big snit, but i thought these two commentaries of "Live Free or Die Hard" were amusing. Die Hard's Patriarchic Message for the ( Read more... )

this boggles my mind. :(

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the jist is that countries with national healthcare systems have a shortage of doctors, and therefore hire more foreigners than a country with private healthcare. probably true. then they posit that foreign doctors are "mostly" from muslim countries. perhaps, but that doesn't make them terrorists. also that a terrorist ( Read more... )

despite being only reluctantly american.. i made a point to go down to the river to watch the 4th of July fireworks in Boston. seemed like the thing to do! it was rainy, and a little cold, but we were well prepared and brought our bikes and sweaters and raincoats and snacks and a waterproof blanket down to the esplanade. ok, actually, i had no ( Read more... )

i saw a wild turkey on the drive home from work yesterday. he was standing up on a concrete bridge railing, driver eye height. and i didn't process that it was a REAL LIVE GIANT FRICKIN' TURKEY until i was right next to him. just goes to show how tuned out i am on the highway. maybe he was suicidal? it surprised me that a turkey would want to be up ( Read more... )

In the very best kind of last-minute planning, Seth and I decided to tackle Mt Washington on Saturday.

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it seems the box of Tazo Chai at work has been packed up without the strings on the teabags. the teabag has its little staple.. and there's even a little paper tag with a matching staple. but they somehow got away without putting the string in. three tea packets in a row, no strings. for some reason i find this immensely amusing.

Just finishing Stumbling on Happiness . I definitely recommend this one over the Paradox of Choice. It's more substantial, more fun to read, less preachy and propaganda-like. It has sort of the same idea, that your brain is tricking you. Your memories of the past and your predictions of the future are seriously inaccurate, by "design". The end ( Read more... )

This article has some good and well-articulated thoughts about women's discomfort in online or tech communities. They may not be new ones, but it's worth reading because it's a good stab at removing the emotion and feminism from the problem. I get all tangled trying to express what it is that can sometimes be uncomfortable in male communities and ( Read more... )

my brain's been wandering around in the background on this concept of "easily verbalized ideas". i wonder, can anyone recommend something to read on the way English compares to other languages in its handling of emotion(happiness, grief, the broad definition of love, connection to others). seems like it would be a nearly impossible thing to attempt ( Read more... )

The Paradox of Choice , Barry Schwartz ( Read more... )